Brazil's playmaker Kaka trained for the first time with the national squad on Tuesday as the five-time world champions prepared for the World Cup.

Twenty-eight-year-old Kaka - the 2007 world and European footballer of the year - had been suffering from a groin injury which forced him to miss out on Tuesday's session.

His appearance allays fears that he might be a doubt for the opening Group G match on June 15 against North Korea.

On Wednesday the Brazil squad, who finished top of the South American qualifying group, will travel to Brasilia where they will meet the country's president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva before flying to Johannesburg.

They are due to play two friendlies on June 2 and June 7 against Tanzania and Zimbabwe respectively.

Aside from North Korea, the Brazilians will also face the 2006 semi-finalists Portugal and African giants Ivory Coast.

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