Roberto Firmino has been named in Brazil's 23-man squad for the World Cup.

The Liverpool forward will be part of coach Tite’s group for the forthcoming tournament in Russia, which gets under way on Thursday June 14.

Brazil are in Group E and face Switzerland (June 17), Costa Rica (June 22) and Serbia (June 27).

The 26-year-old has scored 27 goals in 53 appearances for the Reds this season.

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