Douglas Costa secures Brazil recall for Japan and England friendlies

Douglas Costa has secured a recall to the Brazil squad for friendlies against Japan and England in November, while Alex Sandro has been selected ahead of Filipe Luis.

Costa, on loan at Juventus from Bayern Munich, was left out of the Selecao set-up for their final four World Cup qualifiers by Tite but has been granted a chance to stake a claim for a spot at Russia 2018.

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