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Newcastle supporters react to Bruno Guimaraes omission but it could offer Brazil selection hint

Newcastle United midfielder Bruno Guimaraes has once again been named on Brazil's bench for their final World Cup group stage game against Cameroon.

Brazilian coach Tite has opted to start Manchester United's Fred and Liverpool's Fabinho ahead of Guimaraes for their final group stage game, with the Seleçāo having already qualified for the round of 16.

Manchester City's Ederson starts in net with Dani Alves, Bremer, Eder Militao and Alex Telles named in defence. Fred and Fabinho start in midfield with Rodrygo, Gabriel Martinelli, Antony and Gabriel Jesus selected in attack.

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While Guimaraes was an unused substitute in Brazil's World Cup opener against Serbia, which they won 2-0, he did come on off the bench to face Switzerland in their second group game.

It is worth noting that Tite's XI to face Cameroon is a heavily rotated one with Brazil having already qualified for the round of 16, which could mean Guimaraes is in line to start in the knockout stages.

Should they win Group G, they will face off against South Korea, who booked their place in the round of 16 with a dramatic 2-1 win over Portugal earlier today.

And while his decision to keep Guimaraes on the bench could mean he will start the midfielder in the next round, not all Newcastle supporters are pleased with Tite for selecting Fred over the Magpies maestro...

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