World Cup 2022 – Brazil match preview

In the first match of this championship, Brazil managed to defeat Serbia with Neymar, then they had to do without him, but even then they secured the prospects of promotion in peace in the duel with Switzerland and Cameroon. And the most followed player of him is already completely healthy in the most propitious moment, that is for the playoffs. In the round of 16, the Canaries face an unpredictable battle with South Korea.

The Asian selection eventually leapt to second place in a frenetic group stage finale, surprisingly managing to overcome Portugal to leave Uruguay behind. And perhaps most of the Brazilian fans were cheering, because the Korean Tigers appear at first glance to be a weaker opponent on paper. On the other hand, they undoubtedly represent a more illegible juice than would be the case for Uruguay. The Brazilians have much more experience with it from continental battles, while South Korea, on the other hand, is pretty uncharted waters that haven’t often got their feet wet.

On the other hand, it wasn’t long ago that the two teams met in a friendly showdown. And the duel was clearly in favor of the South American team, who recorded five accurate hits. In June 2022, Neymar himself played a significant role in the victory. It is quite unfortunate for the South Korean that he was only able to get into the match now after suffering a minor ankle injury.

Well, at least such information was somewhat confirmed by Tite himself, the main boss of the A Selecao bench. “He’ll train this afternoon. And if he’s okay, he’ll start” he revealed to reporters on Sunday. “I’m not telling you fake news. Again, if he’s doing well in training and everything goes right, he’ll play.” He added.

If Neymar’s recovery is definitely positive news, then it’s more difficult to talk about the health of forward Gabriel Jesus and defender Alex Telles. Both suffered knee injuries at the end of the group stage and will not be available until the end of the tournament. “We are both extremely sorry,” Tito said. “Both Neymar and Thiago Silva have talked to them. But their pain cannot be erased. All we can do is try to strengthen them and make them feel better.”

Thanks to his goal, Lionel Messi progressed to the quarter-finals with Argentina on Saturday, Kylian Mbappé the following day with France via Poland, scoring twice. Neymar, of course, intends to emulate this much-loved trio at club level from PSG and not tear the group apart. And although he has definitively lost two of his teammates, he is certainly happy to be able to play together with Danilo, who has overcome his health problems. Alex Sandro should also be fit, afflicted with minor muscle problems.

South Korea could be fully booked for the clash, assuming defensive stalwart Min-chae Kim recovers fully from his calf problem. “I’ll do everything to be able to enter the pitch. Even at the cost of possibly worsening my injury” he said with determination. “We will have to face world-class players” knew Paulo Bento, coach of the Taegeuk Warriors, who will return to the bench after the card punished for the last game with the Portuguese. “But we’re not afraid of any of them. However, I think it’s not entirely right to play again only 72 hours after the previous match finished.” he also complained about the scheduled schedule and little time for rest.