Brazil win but old questions of mental focus persist


Soccer Football - World Cup - Group E - Brazil vs Costa Rica - Saint Petersburg Stadium, Saint Petersburg, Russia - June 22, 2018 Brazil's Neymar scores their second goal as Costa Rica's Keylor Navas looks on REUTERS/Lee Smith

SOCHI, Russia (Reuters) - Brazil's late World Cup win over Costa Rica takes them to the top of the Group E but they have failed to convince in their two matches so far and the focus is once again shifting to the South American side's old foe – emotional stability.

Neymar broke down in tears when the final whistle went as the relief of two goals in stoppage time flooded out of him.

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