Paris Saint-Germain forward Neymar was named the permanent captain of Brazil by coach Tite.

The head coach scrapped his rotation policy which saw Thiago Silva, Miranda and Marcelo wear the armband during the World Cup in the summer, revealing the 26-year-old star as skipper of his Selecao team on the eve of a friendly against the United States.

After a turbulent time in Russia, Neymar is relishing the challenge and believes the responsibility of leading Brazil will be good for him.

"I accepted again because I've learned a lot and I will learn much more," he said. "And this responsibility will be a good thing to me.

"My responsibility is even bigger now due to the captaincy but if you don't play [good] football there's no need of it."

Reflecting on their World Cup quarter-final exit to bronze medallists Belgium, he apologised to the fans saying the team had set their sights on the trophy.

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