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SAO PAULO - Brazil coach Luiz Felipe Scolari has decided to stay with Brazils national team despite the death of his nephew in an accident two days before the opening match of the World Cup. Authentic NCAA Jerseys . Scolari attended the official FIFA news conference in Sao Paulo on Wednesday and did not travel to be with his family in southern Brazil, where 48-year-old Tarcisio Joao Schneider died in a car accident on Tuesday. He also took charge of the teams training session at the Itaquerao Stadium where Brazil will play Croatia on Thursday. Scolari said he was drawing strength from seeing his players dedication in their preparations for the World Cup. "I find the strength by working with this group, in this environment, where the players are dedicating themselves to their goal day after day," Scolari said. "This helps me leave the sadness behind and stick to the positive things that are happening." The coach was told about Schneiders death just before the teams training session outside Rio de Janeiro on Tuesday, one of the last before the opener. "Sometimes we have to deal with some difficulties, but you have to try to move on," Scolari said. Schneiders brother, Darlan, was one of Brazils physical trainers when Scolaris team won the 2002 World Cup in South Korea and Japan. Highway police in the southern state of Rio Grande do Sul said Schneider, the son of one of Scolaris sisters, died when the car he was driving collided head-on with a truck on the opposite lane. Its not the first time that Scolari has had to deal with a personal tragedy since Brazil began its World Cup preparations. Last month, he had to leave the training camp to attend the funeral of one of his brothers-in-law. There was also a shadow cast over the start of the 2010 tournament in South Africa, when Nelson Mandela was not able to attend the tournaments opening match because his 13-year-old great-granddaughter died in a car crash on the way home from a tournament-eve concert. ___ Follow Tales Azzoni at http://twitter.com/tazzoni Cheap NCAA Jerseys China . -- Syracuse was dangerously close to letting another less talented opponent pull off the upset when C. College Football Jerseys . According to a report from CSN Bay Area, the 49ers are bracing for 6-8 game suspension for their outside linebacker. https://www.cheapncaajerseysjustwholesale.com/ . Erik Logan, president of the network, said Friday that the postponement was made after meetings with the St. Louis Rams.Toronto FC announced Monday that striker Jermain Defoe has suffered a groin strain and will be out approximately two-to-three weeks. ‎The team travels to Columbus to meet the Crew on Saturday. The news comes a day after it was announced that Defoe would miss Wednesdays MLS All-Star Game that pits the Leagues best against Bayern Munich. Defoe has scored 11 goals in 15 appearances with Toronto FC this season and has been one of a number of new additions that have the club on pace for their first ever MLS Cup Playoffs berth. Toronto FC currrently sits third in the Eastern Conference with 29 points through 20 games played. NCAA Basketball Jerseys. "Hes been feeling his groin for a few weeks now," said Toronto FC coach Ryan Nelsen after the clubs 2-0 Saturday victory over the Montreal Impact. "Remember, hes been going for over a year, pushing on. Its just to get these little niggles of your body, being worn down. Hopefully its nothing too bad, nothing too major." Sporting Kansas City forward Dom Dwyer was been selected to replace Defoe for the All-Star Game. ' ' '