Brazil fitness coach Fábio Mahseredjian has explained the omission of Aston Villa midfielder Philippe Coutinho from World Cup selection.

Mahseredjian says Coutinho injuries and form couldn't warrant a place in their squad for Qatar.

He explained: "You have to reward and value mainly competition at a high level to choose who has been called up. The information has reached us, we have seen all the matches of the weekend, of all the squads, to have a final broad definition. That's when the guy got injured and he couldn't fight for a place.

“I spoke to him yesterday, he was very, very shaken up, very sad. We all are, the pain passes for us. That was the feeling I had, because we love him so much, as an athlete and as a person.

A thought of him, and we should talk again in the coming days."