3 notable exclusions from Tite's guaranteed players list for the World Cup 

Brazil national team manager Tite has announced the list of 15 players of the 23-man squad for the 2018 World Cup and there have been some notable exclusions.

The privileged players are Alisson, Dani Alves, Marquinhos, Thiago Silva, Miranda, Marcelo, Casemiro, Renato Augusto, Paulinho, Fernandinho, Willian, Philippe Coutinho, Roberto Firmino, Gabriel Jesus and Neymar.

Most of his selection was expected, although many would feel that he has left out some names who deserved to be in the first eleven, while Tite normally sticks with players he personally trusts and at times that take precedence over form as well.

It is unclear who the remaining eight players could be, but places are certainly up for grabs in his squad and anybody could make a late push for inclusion if players performed admirably for their team.

Here is the list of 3 plenty more talented Brazilians who will be left sweating in the wake of the informal announcement:

#3 Filipe Luis

Filipe Luis's positioning and ability to read the game was second to none

Although Real Madrid star Marcelo remains first-choice and ever since Tite’s June 2016 arrival, Ateltico Madrid left back Filipe Luis has been his first reserve.

The 28-year-old has produced some wonderful performances for the Spanish club and has been one of the most consistent full backs in Europe for years. Many would argue that he deserved a place in the squad ahead of Real Madrid left back Marcello.

One of the key players behind Atletico Madrid’s success this season, Filipe Luis has been solid in defence. Filipe Luis was seen to offer less attacking thrust than Marcelo, but greater defensive solidity, apparently making him the perfect choice for Brazil who are often blamed for their leaky defence.

Luis also faces competition from Juventus left back Alex Sandro who is strong, athletic, and having improved defensively since his switch to Turin.

#2 Ederson Moraes

Ederson is now the world's most expensive goalkeeper

Brazil have been blessed with a number of world class keepers in recent times, and arguably none have been more impressive this season than Manchester City's star man Ederson.

The youngster has kept 11 clean sheets in 27 appearances and has certainly contributed to many of City's wins this season with some match-winning saves and terrific performances.

However Tite prefers AS Roma keeper Alisson over Ederson. Although Alisson has conceded just once in six games for Brazil under Tite, his lack of playing time at club level has him under pressure.

There has, however, been increasing calls to more closely examine the position of goalkeeper. Alisson has started all six qualifiers under Tite and is expected to retain his place for the World Cup clash at Russia 2018 but his serious lack of minutes with Roma have called his place into question.

#1 Douglas Costa

Douglas Costa has ability to both score and create goals

One of the best wingers in the world, Douglas Costa also failed to fit himself in Tite's guaranteed squad. Costa with regular first-team appearance under previous coach Dunga, providing fine performances under Pep Guardiola for Bayern Munich left many scratching their heads after Tite's announcement.

Douglas Costa arrived at Turin not 100 percent fit having missed most of season as his transfer from Bayern Munich dragged on.

The Juventus man's international hopes suffer from one injury blow after another, missing place in Tite's guaranteed squad. He has been left mostly cursing his bad luck over the past two years, as every time Douglas has been called up he had suffered an injury. Good news for Douglas is that Tite is still trying to find a reserve for Neymar and that could be Costa.