Brazil as a nation do not lack confidence when it comes to the fortunes of their football team. For this World Cup, those confidence levels are sky-high, and it is clear to see why.
But Brazil are racing to overcome injuries to key players as they prepare for their last-16 match against South Korea on Monday, after a heavily-changed side lost 1-0 to Cameroon on Friday night. The winners will face either Japan or 2018 runners-up Croatia in the quarter-finals.
Neymar is still recovering from an ankle injury suffered in their opening win against Serbia, and they have only one pure full-back available after left-back Alex Telles suffered a knee injury in the Cameroon defeat.
Neymardependencia is a term that has been used frequently over the past decade as Brazil have sought a sixth World Cup title.
The dependency on Neymar has been there, and both Jamie Redknapp and Gary Neville had tipped the PSG forward to be the star of the tournament.
