Felipe Scolari announced a list of 23 players for the World Cup 2014 Brazil

After coach Felipe Scolari announced a list of 23 players for the World Cup 2014 Brazil , specializing in financial newspaper Valor Brazil has priced this team up to half a billion euros .

Specifically , according to financial consulting firm Pluri Consultoria , Brazil squad announced by Scolari is worth 514.23 million euros . A statement in April were valued team of about 470.2 million Brazil , behind world champions Spain ( 486.9 million ) and Argentina ( 474.1 million ) .

Expensive , but still controversial

Argentina striker Lionel Messi is the player most overvalued before the World Cup kicks off : 138.1 million . Messi 's rival Cristiano Ronaldo were 107.3 million euro valuation . Whether it's a star very successful in terms of advertising , the value of Neymar also thought to be around 67.4 million euros .

However, this expensive squad still controversial . Mr. Scolari has both types of a number of former players Kaka and Ronaldinho World is the brightest attacking midfielder Lucas Moura , and striker Robinho : " Felipao nurture a team of ambitious " - Estado de Sao Paulo newspaper headline . Folha de Sao Paulo also welcomed the " new family " of Brazil , with only one team has 6 players attended previous World Cups .

The average age of this team is 28.4 , older than Scolari's team has won the World Cup and 2002 ( 26.7 ) , with Ronaldinho , Ronaldo " fat " and Rivaldo . This team is very different from Brazil was champion Confederations Cup on home soil last year , after a beat Spain in the final fatigue .

Folha de Sao Paulo in contact with the squad for the Brazil team was inexperienced in World Cup 1950 tournament that Brazil lost to Uruguay in the final in Rio de Janeiro . In 2002, some players do not play in the previous World Cup is only 10 people . Now that number is 17 people . But the newspaper also said that the players Scolari was " young and ambitious " than those outside the 30 players were on the other side of the slope now .

Mission history

However, this team does not lack experience at the highest level , with the players who won the national championship in 11 countries ( if Fernandinho may be crowned with Manchester City on Sunday ) , from Spain to Portugal , England , Germany , Belgium , Russia and the Ukraine .

While the 2002 World Cup squad built mainly based on the players playing in the water , the current squad is only 4 people playing in Brazil , the two strikers Fred - Jo and goalies Jefferson and reserve Victor . 11 years ago , the Brazilian World Championships fifth time in history ( as well as champions for the first time in Asia ) , the Corinthians and Sao Paulo are two more clubs provide players for the team 's championship years .

Now new Chelsea is the core of the team , with four players David Luiz , Oscar , Willian and Ramires . The remaining players believe that Scolari has since led Brazil to second . In addition to veteran players like Ronaldinho or Kaka , Scolari did not summon defender and left midfielder Felipe Miranda , who is playing very well in Atletico Madrid shirt or PSG defender Marquinhos .

12 years ago , the choice of Scolari has also caused a lot of controversy , but Brazil still won the Gold Cup fifth time in history . Now, the Brazilian hopes that history will repeat .