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The Selecao's Technical Coordinator Edu Gaspar admits the Selecao will be among the front-runners in Russia and insists their tournament stars now

The Selecao have arrived at their Granja Comary training complex for a week of preparations ahead of their Brasil Global Tour friendlies in June

The five-time winners are understandably one of the front-runners for Russia 2018 given their impressive qualification campaign and talented squad

Over 1,200 players have found the target on the grandest of footballing stages, but only 13 have reached double figures in the competition's history

Since football’s global showpiece was first staged, eight nations have got their hands on the grandest of prizes. Will new kings be crowned in 2018?

The Reds great is confident the returning Coutinho will receive a warm welcome when the Selecao take to Anfield in June on the Brasil Global Tour

As the World Cup gears closer, teams will have a last opportunity to make last-minute preparations with friendly fixtures – but who will they face?

The 21-year-old attacker has nine goals in 15 outings for his country and believes he is peaking at just the right time for Russia 2018

The 1994 world champion says the attention must switch away from the individual and to the group as a whole as the Selecao head to Russia

There were no new faces in the 23 as coach Tite added to the 15 players he had already confirmed would form the bulk of his squad in Russia

The PSG man will miss out on Russia after picking up a knee injury last week - but he's not the first late casualty the Selecao have suffered

Selecao boss Tite has already announced the majority of his squad for Russia, but Monday will see the remaining names revealed

The PSG defender has seen a knee injury rule him out of this summer's showpiece in Russia, but he says he remains a "happy motherfucker"