Brazil name squad for 2018 World Cup
Neymar fitness. Brazil dominated South American qualifying, but it chances in Russian Federation will likely depend on the fitness of Neymar, who has been recovering from foot surgery in March.
Brazil head coach Tite released his squad of 23 players at a news conference in Rio de Janeiro on Monday, and it included only three Brazilian-based players: Corinthians' Cassio and Fagner and Gremio's Pedro Geromel.
Brazil team doctor Rodrigo Lasmar said Neymar is making "great progress" after undergoing surgery to fix a broken metatarsal in early March.
PSG players Neymar, right, and Dani Alves hold their French League One winners trophy after the soccer match between Paris Saint-Germain and Stade Rennais at the Parc des Princes stadium in Paris, Saturday May 12, 2018.
The 30-year-old, who played only five minutes in World Cup qualifying, has been named as one of four forwards in Tite's squad.
The Brazilians will play friendlies against Croatia in Liverpool on June 3 and Austria in Vienna on June 10.
Tite accepted that his team would be among the frontrunners to win football's flagship event for a sixth time.
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Brazil will open their 2018 World Cup campaign Switzerland on June 17, while they will also take on Costa Rica and Serbia in the group stage of the competition.
"We will be much stronger with Neymar doing well, but for him to do well the rest of the team has to be well, too", he said.
The others are Paris Saint-Germain star Neymar, who is still recovering from a foot injury, Liverpool's Roberto Firmino and Manchester City's Gabriel Jesus.
Likewise, Brazil's coaching staff is mulling over whether to use Barcelona's Philippe Coutinho on the left or in a central midfield role.
"At first, Gabriel Jesus is our starter".
"Coutinho can play in the middle and in the flanks, he is versatile", Tite said.
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