Raphinha and Vinicius Junior are the leading lights in attack but the latter had a penalty saved in the draw at Venezuela last time out. The duo of Lucas Paqueta did well off the bench and Gabriel Martinelli could start to give Brazil extra directness.

Brazil is back, and they're bringing the Samba magic to Maturin this Thursday as they face Venezuela in a World Cup qualifying showdown. After a strong October run, the Seleção will look to keep the momentum rolling as they step into this David vs. Goliath battle in CONMEBOL.

Still, they are heavily favored to beat Peru and with seven games to go in qualifying they are looking extremely comfortable to grab one of the six automatic qualification spots. That said, Argentina have won just one of their last four World Cup qualifiers to allow the chasing pack to gain ground.