Scotland's McGinn the troublemaker for Brazil - Silva

Silva spoke to BBC Scotland while in Edinburgh going through his A Licence course with the Scottish FA, a destination he was pointed towards by Porto president Andre Villas-Boas.

The former Paris St-Germain defender now plays at Villas-Boas' club after returning to Europe in the hope of sling-shotting himself into Ancelotti's World Cup plans.

Sadly for him, that's not paid off, with Silva unsure what the future may hold for him.

"A little bit, a little bit," he said when asked if he was disappointed not to be going to the World Cup.

"But it's normal. It's decisions, it's football. So I accept this. So now I need to... put my mind to the course as well. It's better for me. After, I need to enjoy it with my family.

"[Scotland] is a big 11. It's a good team, they play well. But Brazil, for me, is better, in this moment.

"But in this level, you need to wait. Speak before, it changes nothing."

You can watch behind the scenes of Thiago Silva's A Licence course here, external on the BBC Scottish Football YouTube channel.