Adenor Bacchi

Adenor Bacchi The attitude of LeBron James on the big stage is what Tite has attempted to instil in his Brazil squad.

Philippe Coutinho Correia Philippe Coutinho and potential Barcelona team-mate Paulinho inspired Brazil to victory over Ecuador in Porto Alegre.

Carlos Lampe Porras Carlos Lampe thwarted Brazil in CONMEBOL World Cup qualifying on Thursday and he earned praise from Brazil boss Tite.

Adenor Bacchi Tite insisted CONMEBOL winners Brazil will not be doing favours for any country in the final round of World Cup qualifying.

Neymar Brazil - amid a nine-game winning streak since last year's Copa America Centenario - benefited from Peru's 2-1 win at home to Uruguay.

Adenor Bacchi They may have received a kind draw for the 2018 World Cup, but Brazil coach Tite said it would not impact preparations.

Róbson de Souza Dudu scored the only goal as Brazil overcame Colombia in a friendly for Chapecoense, but Tite was not concerned about the result.

Adenor Bacchi Despite Tite's Brazil going out of Russia 2018 after a 2-1 defeat to Belgium, two-time world champion Ronaldo says the coach should stay.

Neymar Brazil coach Tite defended Neymar's World Cup performances, underlining how quickly the forward had recovered from injury to play in Russia.

Marcelo Vieira da Silva Júnior After struggling with a back injury since Brazil's final group game, Marcelo could return for the quarter-final against Belgium on Friday.