There are only 11 days left before the ball starts rolling in Qatar, and while some teams choose to wait until the deadline to submit their squad, many others have already announced their lists. The latter is the case of Brazil, which, hand in hand with Tite, announced in the past few hours who will be the 26 players who will go in search of the long-awaited six-time championship.
Some surprises arise in the call-up: from the call-up to Dani Alves, who will compete in his fifth World Cup; Until the absence of Gabigol, which seemed to have a safe place on Tite’s list. The truth is that more than one figure of the canary he will remain with the desire to set foot on Arab land. One such player is Matheus Cunha, who has already sent a message on the networks.
It is known that the striker who wears the Atlético de Madrid colors is not having his best moment. In this semester he has lost a lot of ground in the consideration of Cholo Simeone, and in recent engagements he has just added a few minutes by coming off the bench. In the friendlies against Ghana and Tunisia in September, he barely appeared as a replacement for Richarlison.
The reality is that the call-up for the last FIFA date before the World Cup and his outstanding work at the Tokyo Olympics have excited the striker with the possibility of being among the 26 who will travel to Qatar. Eventually, the DT took another path and Cunha had to learn that his name was missing from the list with his family.
Just as many of the squad members recorded their reaction upon receiving the call-up to the World Cup, many others had to remain eager in front of the cameras. Matheus Cunha, for example, in the last few hours has taken it upon himself to upload a video to his Instagram, where he can be clearly seen saddened not to be part of the Brazilian squad for the World Cup.
In the cutout, the Paraíba native is seen in what appears to be the patio of his home, with the sadness on the surface at being left at the gates of what would have been his first World Cup. The footballer accompanied the video with the following words: “Folks, to all those who don’t stop texting. Thank you. It was hurt, it was painful, but it’s part of football.”.
“Our team is spectacular and the competition is fantastic. Thank you very much to the fans, we will support a lot to get the six-time championship”, concluded Cunha, who was one step away from joining a list that will finally be made up of the following strikers : Neymar, Vinicius Junior, Rodrygo, Richarlison, Raphina, Gabriel Jesus, Antony, Gabriel Martinelli and Pedro.
Now, the striker will have to put all his energy into the last matches that Atlético de Madrid will play before the start of the World Cup. In the last week’s commitments, Cunha joined the substitutes’ bench and only played a few minutes. Today Simeone’s men will face Osasuna from 17:30, broadcast by ESPN. In principle, Cunha would be a substitute.
Source: Clarin
