France striker Thierry Henry has total respect for five-time World champions Brazil, as Les Bleus prepare for the World Cup quarter-final in Frankfurt.

The two teams have won the last three tournaments between them, with France seeing off Brazil 3-0 in the 1998 final in Paris, and Henry is well aware of the riches of talent at the Selecao's disposal.

He said: "They have five stars on their jerseys, you have to recognise what they have achieved since the dawn of time.

"They are fearless and like to attack.

"When you see what Juninho does in Ligue 1 and you see he can't get into the starting line-up, it makes you think.

"They are good players whom we know well - sometimes you can see a weakness in defence, but that's normal when a team attacks like they do. They play good football and win while doing it.

"Brazil have an identity to defend and if they don't play good football it's treated like a disaster even if they win 3-0. It means they are never far from a final."