Only hours left before it breaks loose. A few million Norwegians are eagerly awaiting, up to two hundred million football-crazy Brazilians the same. Carlo Ancelotti has answered questions about how to stop Haaland, with a “There is no anti-Haaland plan”, the Brazilian national team coach also gives us an update on the injury situation before the World Cup match against Norway.
-Raphinha is making good progress. He’s still not 100 percent, but he’s available to have on the bench and play a few minutes and be useful in certain situations. He has recovered very well and quickly, and we are happy about that, because Raphinha is a very, very important player for the team,” Carlo Ancelott begins, according to Reuters.
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Good news for Brazil, while the national team coach will have to do without Lucas Paqueta, who was injured against Japan.
“We don’t have a player in the squad with Lucas Paqueta’s qualities, so we have to replace him with a different type. The players have other characteristics. Danilo is different from Gabriel, who is different from Matheus Cunha and Ederson. I will choose the player based on our plan for the game,” Ancelotti said.
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