Casemiro, Marcelo join Brazil squad

LONDON (AP):

Brazil's 23-man World Cup squad was completed yesterday, although it remains a guessing game as to how the team plans to line up at the tournament.

Real Madrid teammates Marcelo and Casemiro joined the group at Tottenham's training centre following the Champions League final, meaning coach Tite has all 23 players at his disposal ahead of Brazil's first pre-World Cup friendly against Croatia on Sunday.

But Tite isn't giving anything away when it comes to which players he'll use for that game - which could mark Neymar's return from injury after almost 100 days on the sidelines - or in Russia, for that matter. Tite once again only allowed media to watch just 30 minutes of yesterday's training session and has been mixing up his line-ups frequently during the 10 days of practice sessions in Brazil and London.

It's unclear whether Tite will rush Neymar straight back into action against Croatia as he steps up his recovery from a broken bone in his right foot, with the Brazilian star having said he still feels some discomfort when he's on the field.

Brazil will stay in London for training until June 8. The team will then travel to Vienna to play its last pre-World Cup friendly against Austria.