• With 101 international appearances, Alves is the most capped player in the current Brazil squad
• He has played in every match since Tite took over as coach, bar the home win over Paraguay in March, which he missed through injury
• The full-back gives his view on Argentina’s Russia 2018 qualification hopes

Brazil are currently enjoying their best spell of form in many a year. Fresh from booking their place at the FIFA World Cup Russia 2018™, they have just reinstalled themselves at the top of the FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking.