and he had words, huge boost
for Brazil. Neymar is back fit. At least he's in the squad.
Was someone, you know, the other injury is Gabrielle Jesus
going down with that knee injury.
Of course, that's a blow for Brazil, but name are coming
back. Just the Talisman is for that team. We haven't seen.
This is the first group game have we. So that's going to be
a big boost for them, but
Holman sun and South Korea. Just if they can deliver
a solid display, their shown throughout this tournament,
I keep plugging away. Way. That's how they got through to
the last 16 with that dramatic late winner against Portugal in
the group stage so
don't miss a destiny. But there's something about this
South Korea side that makes you think they're going to hang,
but what a tough task against
a very, very good Brazil side. Yeah, it is it as simple as
they're. So they're so incredibly easy to root for
and the way that they play and the joy
that they play with is it's infectious to watch the South
Korea team. And so, I think
and obviously they've got quality, they've got players
sprinkled all throughout Europe and Signed at the very, very
top of that is a game changer on a level that a lot of teams
that at World Cups. Do not have.
That said, Brazil have two
or three, or four, or five of those even without. Yeah, BJ
Zeus in the team anymore, and if you bring name are back in
it.
The difference between Brazil and the first game and Brazil
in the second and third group games was, it was a little
startling. They could not progress the ball, they could
not linked up with the forwards from the Midfield without name,
are there?
To either carry the ball forward or attract
the attention that he does. And so if you can put him back in
there, even at 80% just his presence, I think completely
changes this Brazil team and puts them back into
France, have been so good. I don't know if Brazil our
favorites anymore but they're certainly one of those top top
contenders,
Yanik, Brazil, still favorites to you because you know, we
will love name. I know you love them as well. You tipped him to
be the difference of this world competent - you'd be a good
thing that he's at rest for the last two group, stage games,
right?
I mean Still got through a minimum fuss in the end and
yeah, it just feels like now. There's a new tournament and
Brazil. Kind of like Andy said, all focused on France or other
teams, but Brazil Brazil. And they've been
exceptional for the last few years and have Neymar's back and
anywhere near fully fit, and that's a huge huge problem for
South Korea to deal with
here. Got a little bit of a prediction here. First of all,
I will want to see how Neymar looks
does. He does. He look that bright as he look like his
ankle still bothering them. We know. He's been through it
before with this ankle, he's used to
being ready despite that. But what I'm going to want to see
is
whether or not Napoli's Min, ji Kim takes his. Because if South
Korea wins this game
is transfer value at age 26
is going to go into the whatever nine digits. It's
going to be over a hundred million dollars.
He has been exceptional. That's why I bring up his name. That's
not to say, he can't do it, but I have been so impressed by
him. I think he has allowed
When South Korea has to attack, he has allowed them to push
a lot of numbers forward because he's just been very, very good.
Yeah, I
obviously is huge, right. If you haven't sort of on your
team name are going back to him. It's
totally cool.
Yeah it's just the X Factor kind of with him back pay as
well right? You never know or Leo Messi. He
those three players are in A League of Their Own and this
tournament and it's almost you don't really need to do any
defensive work, right? Just put them out there. There, we'll
figure it out. I'll get Casimir, I'll get Fred. Whoever
doing all the dirty work and then
he's your luxury play. They can unlock a defense of a parcel,
a crazy effort. So
I'm going to go prediction, I'm going to start. I think Brazil
in the get through I think South Korea will make it really
hard and tough and Brazil. Have some of those similar issues
they've had during this tournament to break down teams
and get into the final third. But
yeah, I'm gonna do it Andy, what do you think? You root for
chaos here? With a South Korea, winter really blow this
ornament, wide open.
No, I'm not.
Nick said it earlier, I want Brazil France. Like I want to
see that, that's what this tournament deserves. And so
I think at the end of the day, it does come down to Brazil. And
I think we're seeing the powers kind of separate themselves,
just a little bit as we get into The Knockout rounds.
It's not about managing three games, it's about, can you beat
a team on the day and Brazil have the talent obviously to
beat absolutely anyone in the world?
Do you agree with that? Nick you go with night? Yeah, go
Brazil, 31. I just think it's it's expecting too much.
Although it would be glorious if we somehow wound up with
South Korea and Japan
moving onward. Yeah, it would be pretty incredible.
And like we said, this woke up has been one that just teams
from all different regions of played a huge part of it. And
it's been so fun to see the level
just increase in all across the globe. And that's what it's all
about, right? It keeps these World Cup tournaments, so,
interesting. So
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everything you need as the seller sell. I mean, they've
looked good Workman like so far.
I haven't that's all that the World Cup but they just got
the job done. And now this is a big one against Hahnemann. Sonic,
I feel like son, it's got something big up his sleeve
here because great assist to get South Korea into the last
16. But
Brazil is gonna have to be really good defensively to stop
him and South Korea side that essentially. Has absolutely
nothing to lose. And that's a very, very dangerous thing.
This stage of a tournament.