The whole of Brazil had their hearts in their mouths as star forward Neymar went down with an ankle injury during training, sparking doubts about his World Cup fitness.
The Barcelona star rolled his ankle during the selecao's training session outside Rio de Janeiro forcing him to receive treatment on the pitch.
However, after spending some time on the floor, the World Cup's poster-boy was able to pick himself up and walk gingerly away.
Neymar was soon able to resume training and looks set to be fit to take his place in the starting line-up on against Croatia on Thursday.
Meanwhile, Brazil have been paying extra attention to their defence ahead of the opening game.
Manager Luiz Felipe Scolari spent part of the team's training session on Monday making adjustments to his defensive setup, stopping practice several times to reposition players until he was satisfied.
Although Brazil didn't concede a goal in their two warm-up matches, Scolari said he was not completely satisfied with how his squad played defensively.
The Barcelona star rolled his ankle during the selecao's training session outside Rio de Janeiro forcing him to receive treatment on the pitch.
However, after spending some time on the floor, the World Cup's poster-boy was able to pick himself up and walk gingerly away.
Neymar was soon able to resume training and looks set to be fit to take his place in the starting line-up on against Croatia on Thursday.
Meanwhile, Brazil have been paying extra attention to their defence ahead of the opening game.
Manager Luiz Felipe Scolari spent part of the team's training session on Monday making adjustments to his defensive setup, stopping practice several times to reposition players until he was satisfied.
Although Brazil didn't concede a goal in their two warm-up matches, Scolari said he was not completely satisfied with how his squad played defensively.
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