Who is in Brazil’s possible XI, will Neymar return?

Brazil will face Norway tonight in the face of such an equation in the World Cup. The most talked about topic before the last eight finals at MetLife Stadium is whether Neymar will return to the starting XI?

In the pre-match press conference, Brazil coach Carlo Ancelotti, however, gave a positive message about Neymar. He said, 'Neymar and Vinicius Junior can play together and they will play together.'

In an interview with a Brazilian media outlet, Ancelotti said, 'The most important thing is that Neymar is playing now. When I think the team needs him, I will put him on the field. Yes, he is ready to play for 90 minutes.'

However, he did not confirm whether Neymar will be in the first XI or not. However, after a tough fight against Japan, there are multiple injury concerns in the Brazil camp before the Norway match. As a result, Ancelotti has to make additional calculations regarding team selection.

Various Brazilian media outlets claim that Neymar could be seen in the starting eleven this time. Although the team has not been officially announced, coach Ancelotti may make several changes.

Brazil's possible starting eleven against Norway

Goalkeeper: Alisson.

Defense: Danilo, Marquinhos, Gabriel, Douglas Santos.

Midfield: Bruno Guimaraes, Casemiro.

Attack: Ryan, Matheus Cunha and Vinicius Junior.

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England is playing in Mexico after 40 years. The last time they played was in the 1986 World Cup. When they lost to Diego Maradona's 'Hand of God' goal. England goalkeeper Peter Shilton said that he had forgotten that incident. But I remember that after that match, people asked why he didn't break Maradona's head?

Shilton opened up about the incident before England's pre-quarterfinal match against Mexico. In his words, 'I put it under the bed. It's been 40 years. I've been to Buenos Aires many times in the last few years. The people there have treated me very well. But I felt it was right to move on. Maradona is not with us today.'

Despite playing 125 matches for England, that one incident is a shame in Shilton's life. He said, 'People still ask me why I didn't break Maradona's head that day. They don't really understand the situation. If I had done that, we would have taken a penalty and I would have been sent off. I tried to loaf the ball first. So Maradona punched the ball into the goal. Otherwise, he would have headed it.’

According to Shilton, the criticism he received was unnecessary. Because in that situation, decisions had to be made in a split second. In Shilton’s words, ‘I don’t think about bumping into someone while trying to save a goal. But if I had fouled someone and gone out in that situation, it would have been very bad goalkeeping. The whole stadium saw the handball that day, except for the referee and the linesman. In fact, they didn’t let him win. Everyone knows the truth.