Richard Wendel and Gabriel Justen to play for Brazil Under-17s | OneFootball

Left-back Richard Wendel and defensive midfielder Gabriel Justen were called up this Friday (09/04) to the Brazil U-17 national team. The Moleques de Xerém will play in the UEFA Friendship Tournament in Switzerland as preparation for the World Cup in Qatar, scheduled for November.

Brazil is in Group B of the friendly tournament alongside Canada, Ivory Coast, and Spain. Colombia, Egypt, England, and South Korea are in the other group. The matches will be played between September 24 and 30.

Second in the standings and boasting the best defense in the Brasileirão, Fluminense has two players among the 22 selected by coach Carlos Eduardo Patetuci. Richard has been a regular with the Seleção since the U-15 level, while Justen wore the No. 10 shirt in the 4-0 and 1-0 wins over the United States in June at Arena das Dunas in Natal (RN).

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