FIFA 18 World Cup Ratings Reveal: Neymar gets rating upgrade as EA Sports releases Brazil squad
With the 2018 FIFA World Cup fast approaching, EA Sports' reveal of all of the updated ratings of the international teams is going strong. On Saturday, they released the ratings of the Brazil national football team. Unlike England's squad, though, the most of the Brazilian players received upgrades over their normal cards in FIFA 18 Ultimate Team.
Spearheaded by the likes of Neymar, Coutinho, Gabriel Jesus, and Willian, who have all been in form ahead of the mega tournament, the Selecaos certainly have a chance of doing well in Russia.
As one would expect, Neymar is the highest rated player in the line up with an overall of 93, which sees his original rating getting a slight boost. What makes him almost unstoppable in the game is his 93 pace, 95 dribbling and add to that an 84 shooting, and 84 passing. Phew!
However, he is the only player rated over 90 which reflects just how much Brazil will depend on him at the World Cup. Despite that, they do have talent all across the pitch.
Barcelona's Coutinho has received an 88 overall, with 81 pace, 92 dribbling, 79 shooting, and 85 passing. Accompanying Neymar and Coutinho in the forward line are Willian and Gabriel Jesus, both of whom have 85 overall.
At the back too, Miranda has been upgraded to 87 from 86, while Marcelo is also rated at 87. Amidst all these upgrades, though, the big surprise is Thiago Silva getting a downgrade to 86 from his usually 88 rating. Another surprise is Roberto Firmino's overall rating who despite a strong season with Liverpool has been rated at 84.
Brazil squad and ratings on FIFA 18 World Cup update
Neymar - 93
Coutinho - 88
Miranda - 87
Marcelo - 87
Paulinho - 87
Dani Alves - 86
Casemiro - 86
Thiago Silva - 86
Felipe Augusto - 85
Marquinhos - 85
Gabriel Jesus - 85
Luis - 85
Willian - 85
Alisson - 84
Fernandinho - 84
Roberto Firmino - 84
Sandro - 84
David Luiz - 84
Oscar - 83
Hulk - 83
Ederson - 83
Giuliano - 83
Douglas Costa - 83
Fabinho - 83
Jonas - 83
Alves - 82
Lucas Lima - 82
Taison - 82
Lucas - 82
Felipe - 82
Note: The in-game squad differs from Brazil's official World Cup 2018 squad as of this moment.