Neymar, Coutinho’s injury-time goals sink Costa Rica — FIFA WC

Neymar is hurting, probably physically and nearly for sure emotionally.

In the FIFA World Cup in Russian Federation on Friday, Switzerland defeated Serbia 2-1, Nigeria outplayed Iceland 2-nil, while Brazil beat Costa Rica by a similar 2-nil margin.

“I wouldn’t like there to be hard fouls on Neymar, the boys know that well”, said Ramirez. Even a parrot can talk.

With his 56th worldwide goal, Neymar is now one ahead of Romario – which could be a useful omen for Brazil. “The tears are of joy, of overcoming, of courage”, Neymar tweeted after the match.

“The dream lives on… dream… no, goal”. In comparison, Costa Rica only managed four shots and none were on target. Up next will be Serbia on Wednesday.

Friday was an important day for Neymar.

In front of almost 64,500 spectators, however, VAR was checked and the penalty was not given. The Paris Saint-Germain forward scored in a 3-0 victory over Austria on June 10.

He was then handed a yellow card for angrily punching the ball, his frustration obvious to all watching.

The PSG superstar hobbled out of training on Tuesday, and his participation in Friday’s clash was subsequently thrown into doubt.

“Unfortunately it was not like in 2014, we were not able to finish when we had opportunities – unlike against Italy in Brazil where we had two chances and won 1-0”. Now I am better focused for the [Costa Rica] game.

And in the dying seconds, Neymar, only recently recovered from a broken foot, tucked home Juventus midfielder Costa’s square ball.

“When I gave the ball back (to Costa Rica) he insulted me”, Silva said in comments reported by globo.com. “I think they have the same quality”.

‘We want to win.

Tite opted to bring on Roberto Firmino, but Navas kept up his heroics by collecting a header off another Brazil corner.

For most parts of the tie, it looked like the Costa Ricans would hold on for a creditable draw against the five-time world champions, only for Philippe Coutinho to break the deadlock in the 91st minute.

“He needed some relief”.

Although left back Marcelo had an average game in defense, his constant runs down the flanks ultimately helped when his unsafe cross led to the opening goal. “Crying is a good thing”.

After more than 90 minutes of aggravation and exasperation, Brazil finally broke through Costa Rica’s smothering defense.

Costa Rican fans and media were bitter after their team was eliminated from the 2018 Russia World Cup, after losing 0-2 to Brazil.