‘Lethal’ Neymar, Brazil fellows in Russia as World Cup countdown begins
Tehran (KNA) - Neymar and his Brazil teammates landed on Russian soil in the early hours of Monday morning, fresh from beating Austria 3-0 in their final warm-up outing ahead of the World Cup.
As the clock ticks down to Thursday's tournament opener in Moscow between hosts Russia and Saudi Arabia, the five-time World Cup winners arrived in Sochi, the Black Sea resort city where they will be based, just before 3am local time (0000 GMT).
The Brazilians made the journey with their confidence boosted after Neymar marked his first start in more than three months by scoring in the victory over the Austrians in Vienna.
Gabriel Jesus and Philippe Coutinho also netted either side of Neymar's goal, as the Paris Saint-Germain superstar confirmed his return to fitness following foot surgery in early March.
The goal was Neymar's 55th in a Brazil shirt, allowing him to draw level with Romario on his country's list of all-time leading scorers -- only Pele and Ronaldo have scored more goals for Brazil.
Source: PressTV