Brazil already dances in the World Cup

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Soccer is a game, right?

So it should be fun.

Although we may have forgotten that.

Brazilians dance because there is no one who can do it like them.

In a sport that is increasingly mechanical and corseted, where each game is prepared, analyzed and developed with mathematical precision and papal solemnity, Brazil opposes the most important thing.

And also the less common.

Happiness.

danced

, who arrived in time after his injury to sign up for the first night of the World Cup sambadrome.

Also

, finally loose.

And

, increasingly mature and patient despite the hustle and bustle of his hips at the celebrations.

Even

, a veteran selector who was always disgraced by being too serious and formal in his approach -much less in short distances-, did not hesitate to throw himself into the dance on the band.

This is how he freed himself too, seeing how his players were finally enjoying themselves after a discreet first phase of the tournament.

Brazil swept South Korea in a single period like no one had done in this World Cup to face, with the best of their smiles, the quarterfinal confrontation against a Croatia that Japan dragged to the penalty shootout.

Eleven days later, Neymar left the land of dreams and media propaganda to return to the world of the living.

He had already been told by his personal physical trainer and guardian angel,

, that he could be like a biblical character and would have the resurrection within his reach: "

, come out!"

And Neymar came out and unleashed.

It was the presence of that

almost always tormented that was the big problem to be solved by Tite, who had seen how his team, until this round of 16, had only scored three goals, and two of them were

's in the debut against Serbia.

Against South Korea he scored four in 36 minutes.

And there would have been many more had it not been for goalkeeper

, forced to stop waves with his hands.

Some of the worries of the day before were quickly forgotten.

Injured Telles along with striker

for the entire championship, and with

bruised left winger

, once his discomfort was overcome, had to act as a winger on the changed wing.

While the right bank was

.

They both lived a peaceful night while their companions opened the party very early.

It was Raphinha who created the first goal when she went in search of a ball that was not hers.

Neymar did not reach the center, and Vinicius, denying any haste, raised his head and put the ball where it should between four defenders and the goalkeeper.

The Koreans still hadn't recovered when

stuck his leg out later than it should until it hit

in the box.

One of those penalties as clear as they are absurd.

And there was no discussion that Neymar should be the one to take the leather and score his first goal in this World Cup in Qatar.

The Korean goalkeeper tried to make the PSG striker nervous.

He went to one of the poles and waited there for a long time until the throwing ritual began.

Neymar responded with a caress.

The ball rolled in so smoothly that time stood still in Doha.

Once Neymar completed his rehearsed choreography with Raphinha, Vinicius and Paquetá, Brazil was able to continue with its superiority that had its perfect metaphor at 3-0.

and

, the center backs, were the ones who combined with artistic precision on the edge of the area before Richarlison defined.

There was still more in that first act that the Koreans never saw end, with Vinicius offering an assist with ballet shoes and his top hat on, to which Paquetá matched with the fourth and final Brazilian goal.

South Korea, yes, showed that not even the worst of the goals was going to plunge them into misery.

Goalkeeper

had four more chances.

And after

had to work hard in the second half due to the

's relaxation and before Tite sent him to rest,

turned out the lights with another fabulous goal.

The five-time champion Brazil, the one that plays laughing, not suffering, is already here.

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