With the tournament just one month away, Brazil announced their 23-man World Cup squad on Monday.
Sadly, an untimely injury means that Dani Alves will miss out of representing his country at a third World Cup, thus opening up a right-back berth for one of his understudies.
Indeed, it was Corinthians defender Fagner who claimed Alves' vacated spot, and the moment the 28-year-old found out he was going to Russia with the Selecao was a moment of pure joy.
O que falar desse vÃdeo! Esse pulo de alegria e da pessoa que chorou comigo nos momentos difÃceis que meu deu forças e que acima de tudo merece estar e ser exaltada no momento de maior alegria da minha carreira. Amo vc meu amor e a famÃlia maravilhosa que construÃmos obrigado por estar ao meu lado! Rússia