Brazil coach Tite opened a news conference on Monday by responding to U.S. President Donald Trump's recent criticism of his team's World Cup performance, holding up his left hand to signify the five titles Brazil has won over the history of the competition.

Trump joked with a reporter during a ceremony at the White House last month that Brazil "had a little problem" in the World Cup, referring to the national team's quarterfinal loss to Belgium in July.

But Tite, whose team will face El Salvador at FedEx Field in Landover, Maryland, on Tuesday, began his news conference after a training session at Audi Field in Washington with a rebuttal of Trump's comments.

"My response to Trump is that we have five world titles," Tite said. "Perhaps historically, he can better inform himself."