Brazil coach Carlos Alberto Parreira predicted on Thursday that the world champion would beat host Germany again if they meet at the World Cup.

"It would be excellent, really good, if they had the chance of a rematch, but we would win again to show that we are the best," Parreira told reporters.

Brazil beat Germany 2-0 in the 2002 World Cup final to win a fifth title and defeated it 3-2 at the Confederations Cup held in Germany last year.

Parreira, who will name his 23-man squad for the tournament on Monday, was reluctant to drop any hint, although they are not expected to be any major surprises.

"Everybody knows which players will be picked and that's a good sign because it shows that we've done a good job over the years and that we've been coherent," he said.

Source: Xinhua