Brazil manager Dorival Junior has outlined plans to use friendlies against Mexico and the United States to test as many players as possible ahead of the Copa America.

Brazil will meet Mexico at Kyle field in College Station, Texas, on Saturday before a clash with the United States in Orlando next Wednesday.

"The intention is to use the highest number of players possible for the two games," Dorival told a news conference on Friday.

"After the games we will have a clearer evaluation of the squad for the Copa America."

Brazil will begin their campaign against Costa Rica on June 24 before also meeting Paraguay and Colombia in the group stage.

The five-time World Cup winners are hoping to rebound from a difficult two-year period, which included the team's quarterfinal elimination from the 2022 World Cup in Qatar and three successive World Cup qualifying defeats late last year.

"We are young, but I have no doubt that we will grow in confidence as we compete," Dorival said. "We have already shown some very positive signs and it's only a matter of time before things start to click."

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