Match Previews

Alves is injured while Neymar is considered a doubt.

Suffered a deflating start of the World Cup campaign after letting Switzerland fight their way back from a goal down to earn a 1:1 draw in Rostov on Sunday. The Samba Boys started brilliantly and took a deserved lead but seemed to get a bit too complacent.

The equaliser by the Swiss came out of nowhere in the second half and really knocked Brazil out for a bit. There was a late surge from Tite's men but they just could not muster enough in the final third and were left with just a point for their efforts.

Now have no option but to hammer a limited Costa Rica side to get back on the winning trail. The manager will not be making too many drastic changes after one sluggish performance but will be expecting his men to deliver more energy and attacking drive when needed against an opponent that will pack five at the back and will look to waste time by any means.

It was a full squad for the game against the Swiss as a number of players overcame minor knocks to be available in the squad for the clash. Only Dani Alves remains sidelined for the long term but otherwise Tite has no injury headaches at the moment. That said, Neymar was spotted limping after training during the week but looks set to be fit for the game and Tite is likely to name an unchanged 11.