Neymar seemed healthy in training before Monday's game against South Korea in the round of 16.
The forward missed the final two matches of the group stage after injuring his right ankle in the opening game win over Serbia.
In footage released by the Brazilian soccer federation, he appeared to be in good condition, doing drills with the ball and taking shots on goal without signs of his injury. "It’s not fair," Bento said. "I think that it has to do with the new FIFA reality, which is to create worse conditions for the less-favored teams and probably better conditions for the more-favored ones."
South Korea advanced by beating Portugal 2-1 with a dramatic stoppage-time goal by Hwang Hee-chan, who was a second-half substitute. He's expected to be in the starting lineup again against Brazil after missing the team’s first two games because of a hamstring injury. Japan and Croatia meet for the first time in the knockout round of the World Cup after the teams squared off two previous times in group play. Croatia won in 1998 and the teams finished with a goalless draw eight years later.
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