After an overwhelming first half, Brazil beat South Korea 4-1 and advanced to the quarterfinals of the World Cup in Qatar.
After the victory, players extended a banner in honor of Pelé, to whom Neymar dedicated the victory. “It’s difficult to talk about the moment that Pelé is going through, but I wish him the best things. I hope he gets healthy as soon as possible, and that he can take comfort today with the victory and that belt at the end”, he commented. the shirt 10.
Neymar reached important milestones. He scored his seventh World Cup goal and became the third Brazilian to score goals in three World Cups, equaling Pelé and Ronaldo. “I’ve achieved things I could never have imagined and I’m very happy,” said the striker.
After being absent from the games against Switzerland and Cameroon, the player spoke of the scare with the injury right at the opening of the Cup, against Serbia. “I was coming off very well, after a very good season. And suffering an injury like the one I suffered was very hard. I spent the night crying a lot, my family knows. But everything worked out. It was worth the effort of staying until 5am, 6 am treating with the physiotherapist. All suffering is worth it for us to crown such a beautiful thing that will happen “, he said.
Brazil faces Croatia in the quarterfinals, the same stage in which it was eliminated by Belgium, in 2018, in the Russian Cup, with Neymar on the field. “The time has come to go further. We have to go step by step, there are three to go. We are very prepared, with our heads very focused on getting this title”, completed the PSG player.
Scorer of the first goal of the game against the Koreans, and his first goal in the Cup, Vinicius Junior highlighted the team as a whole. “It is normal that, over time, we grow in the competition. With each passing game, we are more confident, more connected. And we played against a team that gave space”, he evaluated.
After all the controversy for dancing to celebrate his goals at Real Madrid, which led to racist insults against the striker, Vinicius celebrated the goal with his traditional swing.
“I will keep dancing until the final, and [quero] send a big hug to Pelé, who needs a lot of strength from us and this victory goes to him. May everything go well and that he can get out of this situation and that we can be champions for him”, he added.
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