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- Updated: August 10, 2016
Brazil coach Rogerio Micale has rallied round under-fire captain Neymar ahead of their crunch game against Denmark which could see the hosts face elimination from the tournament.
Micale’s men need to beat the Group A leaders in Salvador on Wednesday to guarantee their place in the quarter-finals, after being booed off in consecutive stalemates against South Africa and Iraq.
Neymar’s refusal to address the media after the Iraq debacle provoked renewed doubts over his suitability to captain the national team.
The 24-year-old missed Brazil’s final two games at last year’s Copa America after being sent off in just his second competitive match as captain against Colombia.
But Micale said Brazil need to reflect on the state of the national game rather debating whether to strip Neymar of the captaincy.
The five-time world champions are still searching for the way …
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