Don't expect too much from jet-lagged Brazil, says Scolari


Brazilian national soccer team head coach Luiz Felipe Scolari (L) points as players attend a training session at Seoul World Cup stadium in Seoul October 11, 2013. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji

SEOUL (Reuters) - Brazil coach Luiz Felipe Scolari warned South Korean fans not to expect too much Samba skill from his jet-lagged squad when the two World Cup finalists clash in a friendly in Seoul on Saturday.

"Since many were tired after 30-hour flight, we practised one day in an indoor pool and spent another day doing a light workout," Scolari told reporters in Seoul on Friday.

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