China's Brazilian bunch eye world cup reward

With less than five months to go until the 21st edition of the FIFA World Cup in Russia, Brazil coach Tite is looking beyond his country's domestic top flight and Europe's major leagues to fill his squad. One of his targets is the Chinese Super League, which in 2017 featured 25 Brazilians, many of whom lit up the CSL with trademark flair and plenty of goals. Here, Xinhua gives you the lowdown on seven of those who have caught the eye and will be looking to cement a place in, or play their way into, Tite's 23-man squad when the new CSL season kicks off in March.

Renato Augusto (Beijing Guo'an)

Barring injury, Beijing Guo'an midfielder Renato Augusto, whom Tite coached at Corinthians in 2013, is likely to be one of the first players named to the 56-year-old's World Cup squad.