Brazil coach Tite is ready to comply with the lead of France and relaxation key gamers for his or her last World Cup group sport towards Cameroon on Friday with their place within the final 16 in Qatar already safe. The World Cup favourites meet Cameroon on the Lusail Stadium needing only a draw to safe high spot in Group G after beginning their marketing campaign with wins over Serbia and Switzerland. Even a defeat wouldn’t cease them topping the part as long as the Swiss fail to win on the similar time towards Serbia, however France have already proven that altering most of your beginning line-up doesn’t essentially work out.

The holders made 9 modifications for his or her last group sport towards Tunisia on Wednesday and put in a disjointed efficiency in a 1-0 defeat.

“I can only measure the players based on what they do on the field. It is a risk, yes, but it is an opportunity for them to show their quality,” Tite mentioned when requested concerning the pitfalls of creating too many alterations.

Brazil will nonetheless be with out Neymar and right-back Danilo, who each suffered ankle accidents towards Cameroon, whereas left-back Alex Sandro is dominated out too.

Tite is anticipated to relaxation the likes of goalkeeper Alisson Becker, centre-back duo Thiago Silva and Marquinhos, Casemiro, Lucas Paqueta, Vinicius Junior and Richarlison towards a Cameroon aspect who must win to face an opportunity of progressing.

Among the gamers set to return into the aspect are Manchester City goalkeeper Ederson, Liverpool midfielder Fabinho, and veteran right-back Dani Alves.

The resolution to incorporate the 39-year-old Alves, who made his worldwide debut in 2006, within the squad was criticised in some quarters in Brazil.

Alves, who missed the 2018 match as a consequence of harm, ended a second spell at Barcelona on the finish of final season and is now taking part in membership soccer in Mexico.

“I have been playing for Brazil for many years and it gives me great satisfaction to be able to close out this cycle by playing at a World Cup,” mentioned Alves, who may very well be joined in Tite’s line-up by the likes of Antony and Gabriel Martinelli, who’re aged 22 and 21 respectively.

“I have been here for 16 years and this is the most balanced squad we have had in that time,” he mentioned.

“Age doesn’t matter in football. Whether you are the youngest or oldest, all that matters is if you are good enough.”

Brazil have misplaced simply as soon as within the first spherical of the World Cup since 1966, and that defeat in 1998 to Norway got here after that they had already sewn up high spot within the group.

If they high the group, they may play their last-16 tie on Monday towards the runners-up in Group H, which options Portugal, Ghana, Uruguay and South Korea.

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