Brazil coach Tite admits he was wrong snubbing Liverpool striker Roberto Firmino during the World Cup.

Tite has admitted during an interview with Spor that he made a mistake in selecting Manchester City's Gabriel Jesus over Firmino during the World Cup.

Firmino didn't start any of Brazil's games before the Selecao were dumped out by Belgium in the semi-finals and Tite regrets his decision to snub the Liverpool star.

“He had played all the qualifiers next to Neymar and Coutinho and I thought [Jesus'] presence would facilitate their task," Tite said.

“Then vs Mexico, he was able to play on the left so we could use Neymar in a central role."