RIO DE JANEIRO, Sept. 25 (Xinhua) -- Midfielder Bruno Guimaraes has been cut from Brazil's squad for a friendly against Tunisia because of a thigh problem, the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) said on Sunday.
The 24-year-old was an unused substitute in Brazil's 3-0 friendly win over Ghana in Le Havre, France, on Friday after picking up the injury while training with the national squad earlier in the week.
He was due to return to England on Monday to begin treatment under the supervision of Newcastle's medical staff.
Guimaraes, who joined Newcastle from Lyon in January, has had an injury-interrupted start to the Premier League season, having returned from a hamstring tear in Newcastle's 1-1 home draw with Bournemouth on September 17.
The CBF did not immediately name a replacement for the former Athletico Paranaense playmaker.
Tuesday's clash with Tunisia in Paris will be the last chance for Brazil manager Tite to test his players in match conditions ahead of the FIFA World Cup in Qatar, which begins on November 20.
Brazil have been drawn in Group G alongside Serbia, Switzerland and Cameroon. ■
