the brazilian star Neymar assured this Monday that the team “is focused on getting the title” in Qatar 2022after the comfortable 4-1 victory against South Korea that qualified them to the quarterfinals.
“It was the fourth game, there are three to go, but we are very prepared, with our heads focused on getting this title,” said the Paris Saint-Germain striker, scorer of one of the goals (from a penalty) in the ‘verdeamarelo’ win, in statements to the Globo TV.
The “Canarinha” will face Croatia on Friday in the quarterfinals, which earlier defeated Japan 3-1 on penalties after a 1-1 draw in 120 minutes.
“The highlight of the match today was the team,” he said. Neymarat a press conference, after being chosen as the best player of the match.
“It’s very difficult to award a man of the match award because we all played well,” insisted the Brazilian striker, “very happy to have played well again.”
Neymarin his third World Cup appearance, said that “the time has come to go further” than in 2014 and 2018, when Brazil fell by the wayside in the semifinals and quarterfinals, respectively.
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Neymar reappeared against South Korea
The 30-year-old forward returned against the South Koreans after an ankle injury in Brazil’s debut in Qatar, which sidelined him for two games.
“I was afraid, because I believed a lot in myself, I came from a very good season, and suffering an injury like the one I had was very painful,” he admitted. Neymarwho confessed that he spent that night “crying a lot” and was able to recover thanks to long days with the physiotherapist.
“All the suffering is valid so that in the end we can achieve such a beautiful thing that is going to happen,” added the player, assuring that “today I did not notice anything in the ankle.”
Neymar Lastly, he wished improvements to “King” Pelé, who has been hospitalized in Sao Paulo since last Tuesday.
“I hope he gets better as quickly as possible, and that we can comfort him with the victory and with the flag that we dedicate to him at the end” of the match.