DOHA: Brazil head into Monday’s World Cup last-16 tie in opposition to South Korea preoccupied via the well being of the nice Pele and with trainer Tite questioning whether or not to recall the Selecao’s present quantity 10 neymar after an ankle damage.
Tite used his press convention previous to Friday’s last team sport in opposition to Cameroon to pray Pele a fast restoration after the all time nice was once admitted to health center in Sao Paulo all the way through the week.
The three-time World Cup winner, now elderly 82, has been present process a “re-evaluation” of the chemotherapy he had following surgical treatment to take away a colon tumor in September final 12 months.
Brazil enthusiasts additionally unfurled a banner with a recuperate quickly message for Pele forward of the Cameroon sport, which the Selecao misplaced 1-0 as they went all the way down to their first defeat within the team level since 1998.
There can be no higher method for Brazil to pay tribute to their largest ever participant than via occurring to win a record-extending 6th World Cup on December 18, and the draw seems to have unfolded favorably for them.
They crowned their phase in spite of scoring simply 3 objectives in 3 video games in Qatar, their worst appearing in entrance of objective within the team level of a World Cup since 1978.
Brazil have a worried vary of attacking choices, even with Gabriel Jesus having long gone house injured, however they’ve scored simply as soon as since Neymar got here off with a sprained ankle of their opening 2-0 win over Serbia on November 24.
He watched the Cameroon sport from simply in the back of the Brazilian bench on the Lusail Stadium and on Saturday he was once again coaching together with his teammates, elevating hopes he can be at the box in opposition to the Koreans.
“I feel good, I knew that I would now,” he wrote on Instagram on Saturday with a connection with James Brown.
“With his return the whole team will improve,” mentioned Richarlison, scorer of each objectives in opposition to Serbia, on Friday.
“I hope he comes back. Everyone saw how much we missed him in the last two games. I think him coming back will make me better.”
On paper Brazil may by no means have requested for a kinder draw at this level than South Korea, who certified for the final 16 because of a last-gasp winner via Hwang Hee-chan in opposition to Portugal.
If they win at Doha’s Stadium 974 they are going to advance to a quarter-final in opposition to Japan or Croatia, with a last-four showdown in opposition to nice opponents Argentina nonetheless at the playing cards.
Korea have been the second one lowest-ranked facet to make the knockout level and Paulo Bento’s facet have fresh revel in of the way chastening an revel in it may be to tackle Brazil.
The groups met in a pleasant in Seoul in June and Brazil romped to a 5–1 victory with Neymar scoring two consequences.
“They are an aggressive and strong team. We can’t afford to make mistakes,” warned Richarlison, who was once additionally not off course in that pleasant conflict.
Brazil are determined to rediscover the shape in entrance of objective that noticed them ranking a outstanding 26 instances of their seven video games previous the match, however apart from Neymar they’ve damage considerations in defence.
Alex Telles, who changed Alex Sandro at left-back in opposition to Cameroon, is out of the match with a knee damage.
Alex Sandro himself has been getting better from damage whilst, then again, right-back Danilo may make his go back from an ankle drawback.
“All going well, the expectation is that he will be available for the next match,” mentioned Rodrigo Lasmar, Brazil’s staff physician who frequently seems ahead of the media to supply updates at the well being of the staff’s stars.
Yet the truth is that whoever performs can be anticipated to be too robust for South Korea, despite the fact that in Son Heung-min the Asian upstarts have their very own famous person attacker.
Tite used his press convention previous to Friday’s last team sport in opposition to Cameroon to pray Pele a fast restoration after the all time nice was once admitted to health center in Sao Paulo all the way through the week.
The three-time World Cup winner, now elderly 82, has been present process a “re-evaluation” of the chemotherapy he had following surgical treatment to take away a colon tumor in September final 12 months.
Brazil enthusiasts additionally unfurled a banner with a recuperate quickly message for Pele forward of the Cameroon sport, which the Selecao misplaced 1-0 as they went all the way down to their first defeat within the team level since 1998.
There can be no higher method for Brazil to pay tribute to their largest ever participant than via occurring to win a record-extending 6th World Cup on December 18, and the draw seems to have unfolded favorably for them.
They crowned their phase in spite of scoring simply 3 objectives in 3 video games in Qatar, their worst appearing in entrance of objective within the team level of a World Cup since 1978.
Brazil have a worried vary of attacking choices, even with Gabriel Jesus having long gone house injured, however they’ve scored simply as soon as since Neymar got here off with a sprained ankle of their opening 2-0 win over Serbia on November 24.
He watched the Cameroon sport from simply in the back of the Brazilian bench on the Lusail Stadium and on Saturday he was once again coaching together with his teammates, elevating hopes he can be at the box in opposition to the Koreans.
“I feel good, I knew that I would now,” he wrote on Instagram on Saturday with a connection with James Brown.
“With his return the whole team will improve,” mentioned Richarlison, scorer of each objectives in opposition to Serbia, on Friday.
“I hope he comes back. Everyone saw how much we missed him in the last two games. I think him coming back will make me better.”
On paper Brazil may by no means have requested for a kinder draw at this level than South Korea, who certified for the final 16 because of a last-gasp winner via Hwang Hee-chan in opposition to Portugal.
If they win at Doha’s Stadium 974 they are going to advance to a quarter-final in opposition to Japan or Croatia, with a last-four showdown in opposition to nice opponents Argentina nonetheless at the playing cards.
Korea have been the second one lowest-ranked facet to make the knockout level and Paulo Bento’s facet have fresh revel in of the way chastening an revel in it may be to tackle Brazil.
The groups met in a pleasant in Seoul in June and Brazil romped to a 5–1 victory with Neymar scoring two consequences.
“They are an aggressive and strong team. We can’t afford to make mistakes,” warned Richarlison, who was once additionally not off course in that pleasant conflict.
Brazil are determined to rediscover the shape in entrance of objective that noticed them ranking a outstanding 26 instances of their seven video games previous the match, however apart from Neymar they’ve damage considerations in defence.
Alex Telles, who changed Alex Sandro at left-back in opposition to Cameroon, is out of the match with a knee damage.
Alex Sandro himself has been getting better from damage whilst, then again, right-back Danilo may make his go back from an ankle drawback.
“All going well, the expectation is that he will be available for the next match,” mentioned Rodrigo Lasmar, Brazil’s staff physician who frequently seems ahead of the media to supply updates at the well being of the staff’s stars.
Yet the truth is that whoever performs can be anticipated to be too robust for South Korea, despite the fact that in Son Heung-min the Asian upstarts have their very own famous person attacker.
