Brazil’s elimination from the World Cup left a deep impression on the country of carnival and samba. Such was the case that the star neymar He said this Saturday that it’s “psychologically destroyed“for the cup quarter-final defeat and considered it the setback that hurt the most.
“I am psychologically destroyed. Without a doubt this was the defeat that hurt me the most, which paralyzed me for ten minutes and then made me cry non-stop. It will hurt for a long timeunfortunately,” she wrote on her Instagram account.
The 30-year-old “10” highlighted his teammates’ struggle in their quarter-final elimination against Croatia, who beat them on penalties (4-2) on Friday after drawing 1-1 after extra time.
The fall buried the six-time Scudetto dream of a team that rushed into the tournament (first in the South American qualifiers) and that he has not lifted the title since 2002.
“I’m proud of my teammates because they didn’t need effort or dedication. This group deserved it, we deserved it, Brazil deserved it… But it wasn’t God’s will,” he added.
‘Ney’, who equaled Pelé (77 goals) as ‘Canarinha”s top scorer by scoring the partial winning goal, was inconsolable after saying goodbye to his third World Cup, after Brazil-2014 (7-1 defeat against Germany in the semifinals ) and Russia-2018 (2-1 defeat against Belgium in the quarterfinals).
The Paris Saint Germain striker even claimed in the mixed zone that he could not guarantee “100%” of returning to play for the national team, along the lines of some statements made in October 2021, when he declared that the one in Qatar would be his last World Cup.
“I don’t know if I have the mental strength to continue playing football,” he slipped into a documentary just over a year ago.
The Brazilian delegation left the Arab country this Saturday on charter, although some players have returned or will return on their own to the countries where they live.
‘Ney’ was still in Doha this Saturday, according to the Globo Esporte portal. The ’10’ press office did not respond to a question from AFP about the player’s plans at the moment.
For his part, the crack closed his message by thanking the fans: “It was worth all the sacrifice to feel everyone’s love on the pitch… Thank you all for supporting our team,” he said.
Source: AFP
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