Brazil striker Neymar insists the five-time champions are dreaming of winning the World Cup again in Russia. The Paris St Germain forward scored his 55th international goal to go level with Romario and sit joint-third in Brazil’s all-time scoring charts during their 3-0 win over Austria on Sunday. Gabriel Jesus and Philippe Coutinho also netted in a comfortable victory ahead of Brazil’s opening World Cup game against Switzerland next Sunday.
“You have to trust, your dream. You can talk, you’re Brazilian and you can dream; we’re dreaming more and more. Dreaming is not forbidden. Manchester City striker Jesus also insisted Tite’s side are ready for the tournament. “All the games before the World Cup were important to reach this level of performance,” Jesus, who now has 10 international goals, told the Brazilian FA.
Brazil had spent 10 days preparing at Tottenham’s training ground and beat Croatia 2-0 in Liverpool last week before Sunday’s victory. Jesus opened the scoring nine minutes before the break when he curled in from an angle after Marcelo’s shot deflected into his path. Neymar struck just after the hour as he sensationally bamboozled the Austria defence to score and Coutinho wrapped the victory up minutes later.