Brazil must take advantage of having Neymar in his best mode at the World Cup, according to captain Thiago Silva.
Neymar heads to Qatar in supreme form. He has directly contributed to 26 goals for Paris Saint-Germain, scoring 15 and setting up a further 11 this season.
His tally of goal involvements is the joint-most in the top-five European leagues, along with Erling Haaland (23 goals, three assists) and club-mate Lionel Messi (12 goals, 14 assists).
With 75 international goals to his name, Neymar needs just three more to overtake Pele and become Brazil s all-time leading scorer.
Neymar s injury in the quarter-finals of Brazil s home world cup in 2014 is often cited as a major factor in the 7-1 thrashing to Germany that followed in the last four, while h…