Neymar reappears when Brazil vs Korea
* Brazil - Korea: 2pm on Tuesday, December 6, on MetaSports.
At the press conference on the morning of December 4, when captain Thiago Silva was asked if Neymar would play, coach Tite interrupted. He took the microphone and said: "Yes. Neymar will train with the team this afternoon. If he trains well, he will play."
Tite then added that the Brazilian medical team will make the final decision on whether Neymar can play, as he considers the player's physical health a priority. He added: "If Neymar plays, it is because he is in the best shape and ready to play, the whole game without limits. I always want the best players from the beginning."
In the afternoon of the same day, according to O'globo newspaper, Neymar completed the training session with the whole team and will start against Korea. Specifically, Brazil's starting line-up will be Alisson, Eder Militao, Marquinhos, Thiago Silva, Danilo, Casemiro, Lucas Paqueta, Raphinha, Richarlison, Neymar, Vinicius.
Neymar was fouled the most in the first round of the group stage, with nine times against Serbia. As a result, he had to miss the whole group stage, even facing the risk of having to miss the 2022 World Cup. The 30-year-old striker had many problems with his right foot and had surgery four years ago.
In addition to Neymar, Danilo also sprained his left ankle after the match against Serbia and missed the entire group stage. Then it was Alex Sandro's turn with a hip injury in the second round against Switzerland. BILLION
In the last turn against Cameroon, Brazil continued to lose strength when Alex Telles and Gabriel Jesus both injured their knees and had to miss the entire tournament. In it, Jesus takes a month off without surgery, and out for up to three months in case of surgery.
According to some sources, Jesus was injured before the 2022 World Cup, but was still called up by Tite. However, Coach 61 denied this, because doing so was against his "work ethic". "Liars, haters continue to post fake news. Take care of something else and stop lying," he said.
Meanwhile, midfielder Thiago Silva praised Korea for its sharp defense and counterattack with owner Son Heung-min. The 38-year-old central defender appreciated the fact that Korea won against Portugal 2-1 in the last round of the group stage to get through the narrow door and called for the whole team to focus.
