South Korea manager Paulo Bento has has criticised the lack of time between games at the World Cup.
Bento's side beat Portugal to progress to the knockout stages and are now set to face Brazil just three days later on Monday.
Speaking about the short turnaournd, Bento said: 'In my opinion, I don't think it's fair to play games after just 72 hours.'
Brazil also played on Friday but were able to rest most of their starting XI having already sealed qualification.
And Bento knows his side are up against it.
'It's difficult to play against such a great team like Brazil,' he added.
'Brazil has the likelihood of wining the World Cup, in my opinion.'
Neymar has returned to training but he remains a big doubt to feature on Monday.
'We would be hypocrites if we said we'd prefer playing with Neymar, that's a lie,' Bento continued. 'We would prefer he wouldn't be in the field of play.'
Brazil won two out of three of their group games, losing late to Cameroon in their third match. They came top of Group G.
South Korea, on the other hand, beat Portugal, drew against Uruguay and lost to Ghana, finishing second in their group.
Unitedforlife6
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I get where he's coming from, sides like Brazil england and France has superior quality in squad depth..they're able to make more changes to the starting xi's as we've seen so far...something the smaller countries can't do
*smaller countries in terms of football*
Unitedforlife6
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I get where he's coming from, sides like Brazil england and France has superior quality in squad depth..they're able to make more changes to the starting xi's as we've seen so far...something the smaller countries can't do
Nsams
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And time says no time for excuses just time to focus on the game 🔥
Single-Bone
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Every team is in it together. Already looking for excuses? Guess he dreams about Brazil last night.
bihbdiln
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I think this coach talks too much. Why is he already tabling excuses? Were I him, I’d be part of the 5% (myself included) who believe S.Korea could beat Brazil
WHAT HAS HE SAID THAT CONSTITUTES TOO MUCH? IT'S NOT EASY PLAYING TWO HIGH INTENSITY MATCHES AGAINST WORLD CLASS TEAMS IN A SPACE OF JUST 72 HOURS.. EVEN LIONEL SCALONI (THE ARGENTINA COACH) MADE THE SAME OBSERVATION/COMPLAINT....
Kodbdmnpsz
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anything can happen... you have to beat the best teams to be the best and win trophies. that should be the mentality. every game is a final from now
Militaryboy4
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Even if they give you people six years of rest, Brazil go still commot una teeth 😂😂
Towbclouz
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I think this coach talks too much. Why is he already tabling excuses? Were I him, I’d be part of the 5% (myself included) who believe S.Korea could beat Brazil