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Brazil is the home to some of the greatest wing-backs that have graced the football pitch. Be it Jorginho, Dani Alves or Marcelo, there has never really been a dearth of world-class full-backs from Brazil.
Hence, choosing one right-back was a difficult endeavor. In the end, Cafu finds his place here ahead of Dani Alves and Jorginho. The World Cup winning captain was the extra attacker in Brazil’s system and also did his defensive duties admirably.
Picking up 2 players for the center of the defense wasn’t as hard as choosing the full-backs was. While Brazil have produced some outstanding center-halves, the amount doesn’t reach even close to the number of legendary midfielders and attackers Brazil have had.
In the right center-half position, tough-tackling Lucimar da Silva, aka Lucio, finds himself stationed. Whereas, his partner on the left center-back is 1994 World Cup winning defender, Aldair.
Both of them might never have played together, but they would certainly complement each other because while Lucio was one of the best tacklers in the game during his peak, Aldair relied more on positional instinct to avert danger.
Finally, for the left-back spot, there can be no debate since Roberto Carlos beats each every left-back by a long margin. He is the greatest attacking full-back of all time and his inclusion needs no explanation.
