LIVERPOOL: Brazil will keep a close eye on the fitness of star striker Neymar when the World Cup contenders face Croatia in a friendly at Anfield on Sunday. Neymar, who scored four goals in the 2014 World Cup, has not played any form of football since February after breaking his foot. But his Brazil team-mate Fernandinho has given a positive assessment of Neymar’s condition just two weeks before the start of the World Cup on June 14. “This is the first steps to getting his confidence back to 100 per cent for the World Cup. Brazil, five-time world champions, have spent the week training at Tottenham ahead of their opening World Cup warm-up fixture.

Source: New Strait Times June 02, 2018 03:22 UTC