Brazil captain Thiago Silva has backed international teammate Neymar to be the star of the World Cup this summer.
The former Santos attacker made a bright start to his Barca career after moving from Brazilian football last summer, but struggled to make his mark in the second half of the campaign.
However, Paris Saint-Germain defender Silva believes that the 22-year-old will be the "star" of the competition, which gets underway this month.
"Our strength has always been the collective quality of our group," Silva told a Brazilian newspaper.
"But certainly Neymar is a triumph of individuality. We're good as a team, we're ready and we hope to have a great World Cup. Neymar will be the World Cup's star."
Neymar has scored 30 times in 44 games for his country.
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Matt Law
Matt Law
