Brazil - France at the FIFA World Cup Quarter - Finals

Brazil big guns, Kaka and Emerson, will be loaded for France.

Brazil midfielders Kaka and Emerson are expected to recover from knee injuries and take their place for the quarterfinal against France in Frankfurt Saturday.

The two Italian-based players missed training Thursday but team doctor Jose Luiz Runco insisted they had a better than even chance of making the game.

''They're improving,'' he said. ''I'd say they are about 70 percent into the recovery process. There's still some pain, but we think they'll be able to train.''

Although both Kaka and Emerson received knocks to their ankles during the last 16 match against Ghana, the pain is now affecting their right knees.

''There's no damage,'' added Runco, ''so if we can relieve the pain, they will be able to play as normal. It will be up to the coach (Carlos Alberto Parreira) to decide.''

Brazil knows that France will be their toughest test yet.

''This will be our hardest match at the World Cup,'' said Brazil midfielder Juninho, who has scored with 29 free-kicks for Lyon - impressive even by Brazilian standards.

''They play excellent football and are a good team who are dangerous, and they stick together as a unit and fight together,'' Juninho adds.

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