Neymar, Gabriel Jesus and Philippe Coutinho all made compelling cases for inclusion in World Cup Fantasy squads on Sunday.
They grabbed the goals in the Selecao’s final warm-up game ahead of this summer’s finals.
We’ve got everything you need to know about the match.
AUSTRIA 0-3 BRAZIL
Brazil rounded off their World Cup warm-up campaign in some style as they waltzed to a 3-0 victory in Austria.
In the 38th minute Gabriel Jesus scored the opening goal, pouncing on the rebound from Marcelo’s blocked shot from range.
Neymar, making his first start since February, doubled the Selecao’s lead in the second-half after some typically impressive skilful play.
The Paris Saint Germain forward has now scored in his last two Brazil matches following his return from injury.
Philippe Coutinho added the third and final goal of the meeting, assisted by substitute Roberto Firmino.
The only personnel change to Brazil’s starting XI from the side that beat Croatia earlier this month was Neymar’s return in the left-forward position of a 4-3-3.
He replaced Fernandinho, who is not expected to be starting player in Brazil. Paulinho dropped deeper than the right-forward role he has fulfilled of late to sit in the midfield three, as did Coutinho.
That allowed Willian to play in a more advanced role, resulting in his assist for Neymar’s goal.
The defence of Marcelo, Joao Miranda, Thiago Silva and relatively budget-option Danilo remained unchanged.
Brazil XI (4-3-3): Alisson; Marcelo (Filipe Luis 67’), Joao Miranda, Thiago Silva (Marquinhos 60’), Danilo; Coutinho (Taison 76’), Casemiro (Fernandinho 61’), Paulinho; Neymar (Douglas Costa 84’), Gabriel Jesus (Roberto Firmino 67’), Willian.
Further Analysis
Group A – Egypt, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Uruguay
Group B – Iran, Morocco, Portugal, Spain
Group C – Australia, Peru, France, Denmark
Group D – Argentina, Iceland, Croatia, Nigeria
Group E – Brazil, Costa Rica, Switzerland, Serbia
Group F – Mexico, Germany, Sweden, South Korea
Group G – Belgium
Our editor’s Fantasy World Cup tips as told to Proper Sport
Fantasy iTeam
Fantasy Football Scout is supporting Fantasy iTeam, a free World Cup game available on a number of mobile devices, including iPhone, iPad, iPodTouch and Android. We have an official Fantasy Football Scout League open to UK users only, with a £1000 of Amazon vouchers to give out, split between the top three performers. There’s also the small matter of £10k worth of prizes available in the main competitions: Overall World Championship and Manager of the Gameround.
Click here for details and here to sign up.
Our League name is Fantasy Football Scout and the pin is 1887.
Please note, users must be over 18 and based in the UK to join our league.
World Cup Data
We’re delighted to offer World Cup data as an early addition to our regular season offering to help those playing Fantasy games over the summer.
We’ve secured Opta data, not only for the tournament itself, which begins on June 14 but also from the Qualifying Rounds for Europe and South America and for international friendlies involving the participating nations. This includes all the matches played right up to the tournament kick-off.
Just to stress, this World Cup offering comes packaged with the regular Fantasy Football Scout membership.
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