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Brazil also announced an all-out battle against us in the round of 16.

In particular, Neymar, who injured his ankle in the first match of the group stage, returned to team training after rehabilitation.



This is reporter Lee Jung-chan from Qatar.



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Neymar, who had devoted himself only to rehabilitation after suffering a severe injury to the extent that his ankle was swollen in the first game, returned to team training yesterday (4th) for the first time since his injury.



He showed a confident expression as he fired a strong shot with his injured right foot as well as his left foot, and his teammates welcomed this as if it were their own work.



Veteran defender Thiago Silva is confident of Neymar's sortie against Korea.



[Thiago Silva/Brazil soccer team defender: Yes, I talked to Neymar (about whether or not to participate) after training yesterday.

We will work together to achieve the goal.]



All focus was on Neymar even in the official training held amid keen interest from reporters around the world.



He was the last to show up at the training ground, but he raised the mood of the team with his light movements and bright expression.



The Brazilian national team's performance over the past four years is sharply divided between when Neymar played and when he didn't.



The win rate is over 80% in matches where Neymar, who is responsible for the distribution of the ball to the finish, plays, but if he misses, the win rate plummets to the low 60%.



While the main players and side defender Danilo, who recharged their stamina without playing against Cameroon, also returned from injury and prepared for a sortie, Pele, who had been fighting colon cancer and was undergoing end-of-life treatment, said on social media, "Please watch the Brazilian national team." gave strength to them.



[Chichi/Brazilian national football team coach: Pele is like a hero.

He may recover soon.

Everyone here dedicates their love to you.] With



messages wishing Pele's recovery covering buildings in downtown Doha, the away cheering squad is gathering more and boosting the morale of the players.