Brazil in full power for a strong World Cup start

Brazil has shown all the signs they can rule the world yet again in Russia but they must make their excellent preparations count in their World Cup Group E opener against a resilient Switzerland side today in Rostov.

The five-times winners look to have returned to their thrilling best under coach Tite and were the first team to qualify for the tournament after ripping their way to finishing top of the notoriously difficult South American qualifying phase.

They have continued that rampant form in their warm-up games and forwards Willian, Roberto Firmino, Gabriel Jesus, Philippe Coutinho and talisman Neymar all looked in good shape in wins over Croatia and Austria.