Neymar Jr has broken his silence on his major injury concern, claiming he will do his best to make a return to action during the World Cup for his nation. It comes after a huge worry for the Brazilian, who was pictured with an inflamed ankle after he was substituted in the side's 2-0 victory over Serbia in their group stage opener.
Two goals from Richarlison - one of which being a stunning acrobatic effort - has left the Selecao in good shape even in Neymar's absence. Clashes against Switzerland and Cameroon follow as the side look to continue moving through the gears and earn a place in the round of 16.
With Brazil being one of the favourites for the tournament, that progression is expected from them, though assistant manager Cléber Xavier told the Guardian in more detail about lessons learned by the squad from previous campaigns: "We realised after Russia that we had to change the Seleção. We lost Dani [Alves] and Renato [Augusto] before the tournament and Neymar wasn’t himself as he was carrying an injury, so we had to kind of build a new team during the tournament.
