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Brazil boss Tite has already named 15 of the 23 man party he'll be taking to the World Cup in the summer, according to reports in South America.

The five-time world champions will be one of the favourites for success in Russia, and Tite's selection so far includes four Premier League stars according to Brazilian news outlet UoL Esporte .

Liverpool forward Roberto Firmino makes the cut after a stellar season which has seen him score 20 goals for the Reds in all competitions.

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He's joined by the Manchester City pair of Fernandinho and Gabriel Jesus, as well as the Chelsea winger Willian.

The 15 men who will "definitely" be in Brazil's World Cup squad Alisson (Roma) Dani Alves (PSG) Thiago Silva (PSG) Marquinhos (PSG) Miranda (Inter) Marcelo (Real Madrid) Casemiro (Real Madrid) Fernandinho (Manchester City) Renato Augusto (Beijing Guoan) Paulinho (Barcelona) Willian (Chelsea) Philippe Coutinho (Barcelona) Gabriel Jesus (Manchester City) Roberto Firmino (Liverpool) Neymar (PSG)

The remaining 11 players are the Paris Saint-Germain quartet of Neymar, Dani Alves, Marquinhos and Thiago Silva, Barcelona duo Philippe Coutinho and Paulinho, Real Madrid pair Marcelo and Casemiro, Roma goalkeeper Alisson, Inter Milan defender Miranda and Beijing Guoan midfielder Renato Augusto.

Tite has also hinted that he could include the Brazil-based duo of Jadson (Corinthians) and Edilson (Cruzeiro) in his squad.

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The Manchester City pair of Ederson and Danilo and Chelsea's David Luiz were not named in Tite's initial 15, although there's no indication that they won't make the final cut.

Brazil face two friendlies against Russia and Germany next month as well as a pre-tournament clash against Croatia, before taking their place in World Cup Group E with Switzerland, Costa Rica and Serbia.