Neymar will play the FIFA World Cup, says Brazil coach Tite who is confident of the forward’s return

Brazil coach Tite has assured fans that star forward Neymar will play a part in the World Cup in Qatar ahead of Selecao’s match against Switzerland on Monday.

Neymar sustained a knock during the 2-0 win against Serbia and was subsequently ruled out of the remaining group stage matches. The PSG man would share an update on his condition on Saturday.

Speaking at the pre-match press conference, Tite said that both Neymar and Danilo would play a part in the competition. The Brazil coach also admitted that he should have substituted the star forward early on in the match.

“I believe that Neymar and Danilo will play the World Cup,” Tite told a news conference. “I believe in that. Medically, clinically, they can talk more about the stages of the treatment. [But] I have no place to talk. I trust that we will be able to use both of them.”

“He was injured, I didn’t see that he was injured, we didn’t have that information, I didn’t notice,” Tite said. “The information didn’t come, it didn’t come, he tried to stay in the field, until he fell. At that moment, he was able to continue for the team, to participate in the goals.”

Marquinhos also opened up about Neymar’s injury and said that after the match against Serbia, the PSG star was sad. He went on to reveal that Neymar is currently sleeping in the physiotherapy room in the team hotel and is doing all he can to be fit.

“I think that, at the time, at the moment, it’s a delicate, difficult situation,” Marquinhos said of Neymar’s injury. “After the match, I saw him sad, it’s normal, because of everything he dreamed of, wanted, the desire he had.

“But today, after exams, treatment, he is sleeping in physiotherapy, doing physiotherapy 24 hours a day. This shows how much he wants to be with us, that’s it . We don’t know when. Today we see him much better. It’s very important to be with us. a good head, which greatly influences this moment of recovery. I see him very confident when he returns. And that helps with his return.”

Marquinhos went on to state that the team can cope with the absence of Neymar and Danilo but emphasized the importance of both players in the squad.

“In a World Cup, [as Tite] can say, he wanted to have the 26 players available. But we showed before and we are ready to show again that the group is strong, well trained, ready for any divergence.

“That was said, we know, that not always the team that starts will finish. Sometimes due to injury, because one is better than the other.”