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Soccer-Brazil's Ramires in for Hulk, Mexico unchanged

FORTALEZA, Brazil, June 17 (Reuters) - Brazil midfielder Ramires was drafted into start Tuesday's World Cup Group A match against Mexico as a replacement for Hulk, who will start on the bench. Otherwise, the Brazil side was unchanged from the one that started their 3-1 defeat of Croatia in the opening match of the tournament, with Neymar and Fred leading their attack. Mexico fielded an unchanged side following their 1-0 victory over Cameroon. Oribe Peralta, their goalscorer in that match, will start up front alongside Giovani dos Santos. (Reporting by Gideon Long; editing by Justin Palmer)