Fred and Militao named in Brazil team against Switzerland
Fred and Eder Militao replaced the injured Neymar and Danilo in the Brazil team for their FIFA World Cup Group G match against Switzerland on Monday.
Neymar and Danilo have been ruled out of the group stage by ankle injuries suffered in the team’s opening 2-0 win over Serbia.
Brazil coach Tite went for power over finesse, choosing to pair Fred with his Manchester United team mate Casemiro to strengthen midfield, pushing Paqueta forward into a playmaking role, instead of bringing Rodrygo in up-front alongside Vinicius, Richarlison and Raphinha.
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Real Madrid’s versatile central defender Militao will replace Danilo at right back.
Swiss coach Murat Yasin made one change to the team that started the 1-0 win over Cameroon with Fabian Rieder replacing Xherdan Shaqiri.
Brazil: Alisson; Eder Militao, Thiago Silva (c), Marquinhos, Alex Sandro; Casemiro, Fred, Lucas Paqueta; Vinicius Jr., Raphinha, Richarlison.
Switzerland: Yann Sommer, Silvan Widmer, Nico Elvedi, Manuel Akanji, Breel Embolo, Remo Freuler, Granit Xhaka, Ricardo Rodriguez, Djibril Sow, Ruben Vargas, Fabian Rieder.