Arsenal striker Gabriel Martinelli's Brazil World Cup selection has been slammed.

The news was not well received by former Brazil midfielder-turned-broadcaster Neto, who labelled it a "calamity" and said Tite's "shame" at overlooking Flamengo star Gabigol in favour of Martinelli is proof he shouldn't be the manager in Qatar.

"This is a shame, a joke! I feel ashamed! Not because of Dani Alves' story. What is Martinelli's story? 33 career goals," Neto, speaking on Os Donos da Bola, said.

"This is a shame, a lack of respect for football.

"Doing this with football shows that you don't deserve the position you are in.

"Calling up Martinelli and not calling up Gabigol is a lack of respect. The biggest shame of all the call-ups."

Neto continued with his furious takedown of the Arsenal youngster and added that "nobody knows who he is" back in Brazil.

"Calling up Martinelli shows that you, Tite, shouldn't hold the position you do, because you're not fair to Gabigol," Neto continued.

"The guy (Martinelli) who scores five goals in the season, who walks around the mall here, nobody knows who he is… And not taking Gabigol, the guy who scored the goal of the Libertadores title, who scored 29 goals in the season."

He added: "What has Martinelli done in European football? Arsenal are not even in the Champions League. This is a calamity!"