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Tite: Mark Neymar all you want - he's just one piece of Brazil's puzzle

Trying to contain the Barcelona star will only afford space to his Selecao team-mates, the coach warned after qualifying for World Cup 2018

Having secured a berth at the 2018 World Cup, Brazil coach Tite has welcomed the attention Neymar receives from opponents, claiming it creates opportunities for other players to score.

The Selecao defeated Paraguay 3-0 in Sao Paulo on Tuesday, a result which, combined with Peru's 2-1 win over Uruguay, guaranteed the five-time champions a place at next year's finals in Russia.

After missing a penalty, Neymar netted the second at Arena Corinthians, Liverpool's Philippe Coutinho having opened the scoring and Marcelo supplying a late settler.