South Africa: Brazil Name Strong European Contingent for Bafana Bafana Match

The Brazil Football Federation have selected 16 players from Europe for the friendly match against South Africa at FNB Stadium on March 5, 2014. The match which will kick off at 19h00 will see Barcelona's Neymar leading the 2014 FIFA World Cup hosts' attack.

The remainder of the Players will be selected from Teams in Brazil which will be announced within the next few days. Goalkeepers Julio Cesar - Queens Park Rangers Defenders David Luiz - Chelsea Dante - Bayern Munich Thiago Silva - PSG Daniel Alves - Barcelona Marcelo - Real Madrid Rafinha - Bayern Munich Midfielders Luiz Gustavo - Wolfsburg Paulinho - Tottenham Hotspur Fernandinho - Manchester City Ramires - Chelsea Oscar - Chelsea Hulk - Zenit Bernard - Shakhtar Donetsk Willian - Chelsea Attackers Neymar - Barcelona

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