reporter Hanbing reported In the face of real strength, there are no miracles or unpopularity. Even though Neymar just recovered from injury, Jesus and Tres withdrew from the game due to injury, as long as there is no off-court factor interference, the gap in strength between the two teams will still prevent the miracle from happening. The Samba Legion led 4-0 in just 35 minutes, which is the real gap between the top favorites in the championship and the top Asian teams. After the game, the probability of a perfectly performed Brazil team winning the championship also increased significantly, leaving behind major competitors such as France, Argentina and England.
Although Jesus and Tres retired from the competition seriously injured, Neymar's injury was enough to bring Brazil back to the championship level. Titt went all out for the knockout stage, Neymar started due to injury, Militon continued to serve as the right back, Danilo was transferred to the left. Previously, Danilo was left-back in , Manchester City 40% of the games, and Titt obviously drew on Guardiola's experience. Casemiro continues to partner with Paqueta in the midfield, and the four-man attack combination in the frontcourt is still Vinicius, Neymar and Rafinia support Richarison.
Neymar needs to prove himself in the knockout round. He had only 2 goals and 3 assists in the 10 knockout matches of the World Cup, Copa America and Federation Cup 3 events, and Brazil won 6 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses in the same period. This is Neymar's fifth World Cup knockout match. He scored his only goal in the 1/8 final of the Russian World Cup just four years ago.
Nemar conducted ball training for the first time last Saturday, and scored a goal last Sunday and was in excellent condition. Originally, Neymar could have recovered earlier, but the recovery speed was delayed because the "flu" in Brazil reduced his immunity and . For this return, Neymar expressed his feelings directly with the lyrics of the famous song "I Got You" by James Brown on his Twitter account: "I feel good, I know I will definitely do it now." Then he posted an expression.
Korean team coach Paul Bento believes that Brazil is the number one favorite to win the championship, and cannot avoid the 1-5 defeat to Brazil in June's warm-up match, but only emphasizes the difference between the warm-up match and the World Cup. Neymar, who had a platinum hair color, had a new look, and Brazil's performance in the first half was also unstoppable. In the 7th minute of the game, Rafinia knocked back from the right in the reverse triangle, and Neymar easily assisted Vinicius to bring a fantastic start. After the goal, the Brazilian players danced in a circle to pay tribute to Brazil's traditional Jogo Bonito beautiful football.
Just 4 minutes later, Richarlisson was tripped by Zheng Yourong in the penalty area, and Neymar took the penalty and hit it. The Paris striker's last six national team goals were all penalty kicks, with three consecutive World Cup goals following Pele and Ronaldo. Neymar's total World Cup goals reached 7, surpassing his predecessors Rivellino (6), and the national team's goals also reached 76, only 1 less than the goalkeeper Pele.
The third goal scored by the Brazilian in the 28th minute further demonstrated their dominance in this game. After Richarlisson headed the ball in front of the Korean penalty area, he played with Huang Renfan , and then completed a triangle pass with Marginhos and Thiago Silva - two central defenders stepped forward near the penalty area to create a one-on-one opportunity for Richarlisson. Of course, the center of Tottenham will not waste the kindness of his teammates. After scoring the goal, he even ran to the Brazilian team bench and pulled coach Tit to dance with his teammates.
In the 36th minute, Neymar launched an attack again. Vinicius passed Paqueta on the left and tore through the Korean team's defense for the fourth time. In the 80th minute, Brazil allowed third goalkeeper Weverton to play, completing the World Cup record of all 26 players on the roster, allowing everyone in the team to enjoy the sense of accomplishment of playing for Brazil. The team's heartwarming moves are not only that. After Neymar scored a goal, he ran to the stands and hugged Tres, a teammate who was seriously injured and was about to return to , Sevilla's surgery.
The king of football players who was fighting against intestinal cancer before the game sent a blessing video to the Brazilian team, hoping that they would do their best to realize the dream of Brazilian fans.After the game, the whole Brazilian team also put up banners to pay tribute to the king of football, allowing fans to see the inheritance of Brazilian football . Neymar, who played a total of 3 goals, scored 3 goals without any suspense. Vinicius, 22 years old and 146 days old, also became the youngest goal scorer in the World Cup after Neymar in 2014 (22 years old and 127 days old), while Thiago Silva, 38 years old and 74 days old, became the oldest assist in this Cup. The talent iteration advantage of Samba's army is enviable.
Although the German team was eliminated in the group maintained the most stable result of entering the quarterfinals of 8 in 16 consecutive World Cups, Brazil once again regained the title of first in total goals from the Germans with four goals. In addition, Brazil is the team with the most wins (74 times), the most points (240 points) and the most championships in the World Cup, and the football kingdom deserves it. After easily defeating the South Korean team, Brazil will face the penalty shootout in the quarter-finals and eliminate Croatia in Japan. The outside world has begun to look forward to Brazil's team waiting for Argentina to fight against the Netherlands in the semi-finals to avenge the defeat in the final of the Americas Cup final last year. The Brazilian team that has re-owned Neymar is the Samba Legion that has the ability to win the championship.
