This Sunday morning (11) the players of the selection who decided to return to Brazil after the elimination in the World Cup arrived. Only a portion of the 26 players landed at Galeão airport, in Rio Janeiro, in the morning. Part went from Qatar to Europe.
Those who decided to return —Ederson, Weverton, Raphinha, Danilo, Everton Ribeiro and Rodrygo were among them— appeared with a frown. Coach Tite received applause. He declined to grant interviews, but thanked the support.
Supporting player Everton Ribeiro was the only one to speak to the press. He defined the moment as an “open wound”.
“There’s not much to talk about. These are difficult moments, you try to comfort yourself with words, but it’s difficult, it was a total blow. We’re still digesting this, this wound will remain open for a long time. But we have to move on, we have careers ahead of us, in our clubs. Now it’s time to try to recover as quickly as possible. Now, I have my vacation. It’s enjoying with family and friends, resting the body, because it was a very tough season. Lifting your head and move forward,” he said.
With the elimination in the Cup, the Brazilian team goes into recess. He will wait for the definition of the new coach by the CBF (Brazilian Football Confederation), since Tite said goodbye in the match against Croatia.
The first squad list should be announced in early March. There will be friendlies in the first FIFA window of 2023, from the 20th to the 28th of the third month of the year.
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