The Brazil-Cameroon match was spherically boring and did not fulfill its promises, and had it not been for Vincent Abu Bakr's goal in the fatal time and the historic victory of the "Untamed Lions" over the "Samba" team, it would have become one of the few matches that missed the excitement in the Qatar World Cup.

As with the match, the mixed area of ​​the "Lusail" stadium, which hosted the upcoming match and was attended by about 86,000 people, was quiet, and there was no enthusiasm among the players of the two teams. Switzerland as the second group G by defeating Serbia 3-2.

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The first to arrive in the mixed zone was Rafinha, the Barcelona player, who answered in the negative in response to a question by Al Jazeera Net via a translator, whether their loss against Cameroon would affect them morally?

He stressed that "they gave what they had in the match and missed many opportunities in front of the goal, and they were not complacent or hasty because they qualified. Rather, they were serious in striving to win, but they did not succeed."

He stressed that today they will rest and tomorrow they will think about the South Korea match, "which will be strong and friendly, especially after they defeated Portugal and eliminated Uruguay, and this means that they are a good team on the physical and tactical levels."

As for Martinelli, the Arsenal player, who was the best Brazilian player in the match, he answered a question by Al-Jazeera Net whether doubt crept in to them after the loss and their confidence that they were the first and most prominent candidate for the title was shaken, by saying, "Losing one match does not mean a lot, as we won the first two matches and qualified before this. The match. We believe in ourselves and our abilities, and we will not lose an iota of our self-confidence. We played this match well, but we lost, and this happens in football."

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And when Al-Jazeera Net asked Fabinho, the Liverpool player, about the fortunes of the "Samba" team after the loss, which he described as cruel, he said, "No football player in the world wants to lose any match, but this loss will not affect our plans. We have been preparing for this tournament for 4 years, and we came To Qatar to win the title, and losing a match we will learn from and will not frustrate us.”

In response to a question by Al-Jazeera Net about the possibility of the injured Neymar playing in the next match, Fabinho revealed that "Neymar is racing against time in treatments, training and rehabilitation to be ready against South Korea. The confrontation will be difficult against a team that defeated Portugal, and we need the presence of all players - led by Neymar - to qualify for the quarter-finals of the World Cup.

There will be a special confrontation between South Korean Heung-min Son and his colleague in Tottenham, Brazilian Richarlison, who expected the match to be different from the friendly that Brazil won 5-1. Especially in his last match against Portugal.

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In response to a question by Al-Jazeera Net about his opinion of the coach's involvement of 11 new players in the Cameroon match, and was that the reason for the loss?

He replied, "It is necessary for all players to participate in the matches so that they get used to the format of a tournament the size of the World Cup, and to be ready when the coach requests them. We have backup players with the quality of the main players, and this is normal when any coach has this number of players to include them, because most of the players They are participating in the World Cup for the first time.

Regarding the developments of Neymar's injury, he said, "He will be ready to play against South Korea, and he participated in training yesterday, hoping that things will go well and he will play the next match."

Thiago Silva, captain of the team and Chelsea player who did not participate today in the match, spoke about the injuries in the team, specifically the left-back position after Alex Sandro was injured in the last match and Alex Telles against Cameroon, saying that “Sandro is on the right track to participate in the next match, but Marquinhos He was injured and I don't know how serious it is."

He continued, "We did not suffer against Cameroon, and we played well, but in the last minutes of the match the players may lose their focus, and this is what happened and we conceded a goal in the fatal time. A tough loss, but we must move forward and not cry over the ruins."

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In response to a question by Al-Jazeera Net about facing South Korea next Monday, and does he think it is within reach of his country?

He replied, "The team is good at the tactical level and has quick and decisive elements in counter-attacks, and after the surprises that occurred in the first round matches, we have to play every match as if it were a final. I expect a difficult, club and tough match."

On the other hand, Davis Ibasi, the goalkeeper of the Cameroon national team and the Saudi “Abha” team, who was chosen as the man for the Cameroon-Brazil match, said that he and the players did not feel awe or fear of the Brazilian national team players, and that they “play against 11 players and do not face names, and we have excellent players and their football quality is high.” ".

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In response to a question by Al-Jazeera Net about his feelings while playing as a substitute for Andre Onana, the goalkeeper of Inter Milan, who was expelled from his country's national team camp after differences in the way he played with coach Aliou Cisse, he said, "He was ready to play and present to fulfill the coach's call to include me as a mainstay, and there are many players participating for the first time." The first, including Jerome Mbekle, who participated in the end of the match and set up the goal for Abu Bakr.

He continued, "My relationship is good with Andre, and we spoke before the match and he wished me good luck, and even the two Brazilian goalkeepers (Ederson and Alison) congratulated me on my performance and wished me more luck in the future."