The following are the teams. Brazil: Alison; Eder Militão, Thiago Silva (c), Marquinhos, Danilo, Casemiro, Lucas Paqueta, Neymar, Vinicius Júnior, Rafinha, Richardson. South Korea: Kim Seung-gyu, Kim Moon-hwan, Kim Min-jae, Kim Young-gwon, Kim Jin-su, Lee Jae-sung, Jung Woo-young, Jeong Woo-yong, Hwang In-beom, Son Hyung -Min (Captain), Hwang Hee-chan, Cho Gye-sung.
No coach would want to face Neymar as an opponent. So, Bento’s statement was not surprising at all. Especially as the memory of the last match between these two sides is still fresh in Bento’s mind. Not only the World Cup, Brazil and South Korea have never faced each other in any tournament. All the […]
Brazil’s Neymar to play against South Korea: Tite
“They are in a process of development. Our focus is on the match against Cameroon today and then we will enter the decision-making process,” Xavier told a news conference. “There is already a well-crafted plan by our medical staff for the return of the injured players. They will be re-evaluated on Saturday.” Juventus left back […]
Lionel Messi may be playing his last World Cup in Qatar but compatriot and former Paris Saint-Germain head coach Mauricio Pochettino says the magic forward is still capable of guiding Argentina to a third World Cup title. Pochettino, who is well aware of Messi’s game-changing abilities having worked with the 35-year-old last season, said he […]
Lassmar said both are still undergoing treatment and trying to recover for the knockout stages. Neymar did not join his team-mates in the stadium on Monday due to a mild fever, which Lassmar said was under control and not affecting treatment for his ankle problem. Several Brazil players were ill on Sunday, including midfielder Lucas […]
Brazil midfielder Bruno Guimarães admitted the FIFA World Cup favorites lacked some of the usual enthusiasm as they needed a late Casemiro strike to beat Switzerland and seal a place in the last 16. The five-time World Cup winners knew that a second consecutive win in Group G on Monday would seal their place in […]
“Mbappe is a player who still hasn’t understood that the people who play with him in attack are more of a phenomenon than he is,” Alves, 39, told La Gazzetta dello Sport. “Neymar and Messi are unique: they see and do things that no one else can see or do. A great player must know […]
Neymar’s World Cup was ended after suffering an injury in the quarterfinals. What happened after that in Brazil’s semi-final match is an anomaly in FIFA World Cup history. I don’t think you need any more pointers to remind you of the match that ended with a 7-1 scoreline. It is also clear why the incident […]
Swiss coach Murat Yassin made one change to the starting line-up in a 1-0 win over Cameroon, bringing in Fabian Ryder for Sherdan Shaqiri. Brazil: Alison; Eder Militao, Thiago Silva (C), Marquinhos, Alex Sandro; Casemiro, Fred, Luke Package; Vinicius Jr., Leaf, Richardson. Switzerland: Yann Sommer, Sylvan Vidmar, Nico Elwedi, Manuel Akanji, Brill Embolo, Remo Freiler, […]
The versatile 21-year-old forward played in Neymar’s position in three Brazil practice games in Turin in the week before the World Cup. Another option would be to link Fred with his Manchester United teammate Casemiro to strengthen the midfield and bolster West Ham player Lucas Paqueta’s position as a playmaker. However, the biggest question is […]
Another option would be to link Fred with his Manchester United teammate Casemiro to strengthen the midfield and bolster West Ham player Lucas Paqueta’s position as a playmaker. However, the biggest question is about Danilo’s replacement, as 39-year-old veteran Dani Alves is the only right back available. The former Barcelona player played his last game […]
