Neymar returned to a full training in mid-May after undergoing the surgery on his fractured right foot in March. Last time PSG forward went out on the green on February 25.

"He [Neymar] will start the match on the bench, because he continues his rehabilitation... He will enter the game after the half-time break. I don't know who will replace but that's the idea," Tite said.

He added that Neymar have to become a hero for his country and other players should also work hard.

Brazil will face Croatia in Liverpool on June 3. Both national teams qualified for the 2018 World Cup Finals set to take place in Russia between June 14 and July 15.

Croatia will play Argentina, Iceland and Nigeria in Group D, while Brazil were drawn to Group E along with Switzerland, Costa Rica and Serbia.