Neymar, the crack from Brazil who wants to have “his” World Cup in Qatar 2022

With your participation in the Qatar World Cup 2022, Neymar will play his third World Cup date with the The selection of Brazilin which he will try to win the only title he is missing to complete a long list in which they stand out: Copa Libertadores, Champions League, Club World Cup and even the gold medal with his team at the Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games 2016.

It will be the third World Cup Neymar, who has already participated in the contest in his lands in 2014 and in Russia 2018, where he was at the gates of the semi-finals after losing in the quarter-finals to Belgium. The Paris Saint-Germain player will arrive at the age of 30 Qataran appointment that he defined as “his greatest dream”, and which could also be his last function with the green amarela.

“I think this will be my last World Cup. I’m facing it as if it were my last because I don’t know if I will be able to bear more mentally in football,” said the Brazilian star in an interview with the Brazilian television network Globo.

Despite leaving the door open to leave the team once the tournament was over, the statements were made at a time when the player was questioned by the main media in his country due to his physical condition and his indiscipline off the pitch. , Moreover .

Similarly, during an Instagram Live with Diego, Flamengo player and former teammate in The selection of Brazil, Neymar He clarified that he is preparing himself physically and mentally “to be a Brazilian cup”.

“I am going to give my life. I have already played two Cups. I know how everything works. Everything happens very quickly and if you are not 100%, the opportunity is gone. I do not want this opportunity to pass and pass by. hand. I don’t want it I want to let it go “, he added, and immediately the social networks exploded with messages of support.

Brazil in Qatar 2022

In the South American qualifiers, the Brazilian team finished first with 45 points (14 wins, 3 draws and none lost) in 17 games played. His only draws were as a guest of the national teams of Argentina, Ecuador and Colombia. In addition, the scorers of the team were himself Neymarwith 8 goals (4 penalties) followed by Richarlison, who scored 6.

Classified as group leader, Brazil guided group G Qatar World Cup 2022, who will join Cameroon, Switzerland and Serbia (the latter two were also part of their group in Russia 2018). The winner of group G will play against the second of group H (Portugal, Uruguay, Ghana and South Korea).

Brazil’s appointment at Qatar 2022:

Date 1:

• Brazil v Serbia: Thursday 24 November, 4pm (Argentina time) at the Lusail stadium.

Date 2:

• Brazil v Switzerland: Monday 28 November, 1:00 pm at stadium 974.

Date 3:

• Brazil v Cameroon: Friday 2 December, at 16:00 at the Lusail Stadium.

Neymar at the World Cup

In Brazil 2014 he won Group A, which he shared with Croatia, Mexico and Cameroon. Subsequently, he beat Chile on penalties in the round of 16 and 2-1 against Colombia in the quarter-finals. There he suffered a knee from Colombian defender Camilo Zúñiga in the lower back which resulted in the fracture of the third lumbar vertebra.

His injury did not allow him to be in the historic 7-1 semi-final defeat to Germany, nor in the match for third and fourth place against the Netherlands. In five games played, Neymar he scored four goals and provided an assist.

For its part, in Russia 2018, Brazil joined Group E along with Costa Rica, Switzerland and Serbia (the latter two will be rivals in Group G’s Qatar 2022). Two wins and one draw meant qualifying for the round of 16 as group leader, where they beat Mexico, future rival Mexico 2-0. Argentina in group C in Qatar.

Already in the quarter-finals Brazil he faced Belgium, who had just beaten Japan in the round of 16. The Europeans managed to score 2-0 after 30 minutes of the first half and the South Americans managed to serve only 15 minutes from the end thanks to a goal from Renato Augusto.

The 2-1 defeat to Belgium marked the end of his participation in Russia 2018, where he scored: 10 games played, 6 goals and 3 assists.

The gold medal at the Rio de Janeiro 2016 Olympics

Five times world champion, in addition to having won the America’s Cup, the Confederations Cup, three silver and two Olympic bronzes, at the The selection of Brazil He just had to add gold to the Olympic Games to complete his list of titles. Before the historic 1-7 in the semifinal of Brazil 2014Canarinha once again played an international tournament in front of her audience in Rio 2016.

A serious injury to the lower back did not allow him to be present in the last two matches of that World Cup, so he decided to join the squad list to face the Olympic event.

Being the protagonist of a team plagued by figures such as Marquinhos (Paris Saint Germain), Renato Augusto (Beijing Guoan) and Gabriel Jesus (who then played for Palmeiras), among others, Neymar led his team to the final, where they drew 1-1 against Germany.

The draw continued during extra time and the tournament was decided on penalties. Over there, Neymar He performed by scoring the fifth and final penalty, which meant a personal revenge and consecration in front of his audience. “They talked about us and we responded with football. It is one of the happiest things that has happened to me in my life,” he said after the match.

In total, the then player of the FC Barcelona scored 4 of his team’s 13 goals during the tournament: one against Colombia in the quarter-finals, two against Honduras in the semi-finals and one against Germany in the final to take the match into extra time.