Brazil holds its breath. Without its star Neymar, injured since the first match of this 2022 World Cup, the Brazilians have managed to climb Round of 16 of the World Cup where they face a surprising team from South Korea. But will Neymar be postponed as the final phase begins?
“He will train and if he is well, he will start”
On the eve of the match, Brazilian coach Tite wanted to be reassuring. “I don’t like to anticipate so as not to transmit information that is not true. I want certainty. He will train and if he is well, he will start, did he declare. Enough to reassure Seleçao fans?
To hope to go to the end, Brazil will need its star. While a potential quarter-final against Croatia and a semi-final against Argentina seem to be taking shape, the PSG star will not take any risks in this first knockout match.
Brazil – South Korea, the probable composition:
BRAZIL. Alisson – Militao, Marquinhos, Thiago Silva, Danilo – Paqueta, Casemiro – Raphinha, Neymar, Vinicius Jr. – Richarlison.
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SOUTH KOREA. Seung-gyu Kim – Moon-hwan Kim, Min-jae Kim, Young-gwon Kim, Jin-Su Kim – In-beom Hwang, Woo-young Jung – Hee-chan Hwang, Kang-in Lee, Heung-min Son – Gue-sung Cho.