Brazil international Neymar, making his first appearance in Paris since suffering a season-ending foot injury in February, struck in the 10th minute
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This they did by pelting the bus of the team, which included Neymar, with stones
“It’s an embarrassment for soccer that so much time was wasted on one player,” Osorio said in Spanish at his postgame news conference. “The officiating was very biased and the players got tired of that.
But the title talk has been drowned out in much of the world by a debate over Neymar’s play acting.
After a goalless first half, Neymar soon gave Brazil the lead
After finishing top of Group E following a slow start, five-time winners Brazil are now looking to reach the last eight for the seventh straight World Cup.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that 16 teams qualified for the knockout stage of the FIFA World Cup to jostle for the eight quarterfinals slots, while the other 16 teams, including the Super Eagles, that did not qualify for the round of 16, have since departed Russia to their countries
Tite’s men left it late to beat Costa Rica on Friday, as Philippe Coutinho and Neymar came to the rescue to send Brazil to the top of Group E
The five-time winners seemed poised for another frustrating draw, especially after a penalty awarded to Neymar was overturned by referee Bjorn Kuipers after consulting VAR.
The PSG star, who broke a toe four months ago, limped out of training during the week with an ankle injury but is expected to retain his place for Friday’s game in St Petersburg.
The Brazil striker was seen wincing and covered his face with a hand in distress, sparking fresh fears about his fitness.
Switzerland had the first opportunity of the match inside the first three minutes, but Blerim Dzemaili – who had been found by Xherdan Shaqiri – could only lift the ball over the Brazilian crossbar from close range
The five-time champions look to have returned to their best under head coach Tite and were the first team to qualify for the tournament
He had fractured a metatarsal and sprained his ankle playing for Paris St Germain in a French league match against Olympique de Marseille.
The world’s most expensive footballer had been a doubt for this summer’s World Cup in recent months due to an injury, but he showed little signs of rust with a fine solo effort to fire Tite’s side to the win on Merseyside.
Willian played with the two star strikers for about one hour on Thursday at the Granja Comary ground in Teresopolis, outside Rio de Janeiro.
Despite scoring 28 goals in 30 appearances of an injury-curtailed maiden season in the French capital, rumours have swirled that Madrid are gunning to make Neymar the star signing to launch a new era of success at the Santiago Bernabeu.
The PSG forward has been recovering from surgery after injuring his right foot against Marseille in March.
“Proud to wear the new jersey and to continue giving you joy,” the 26-year-old striker who is recovering from foot surgery posted on his verified Twitter account.
Lasmar operated on the Paris Saint-Germain striker’s broken foot in March.