Neymar has turn out to be the third Brazilian participant to attain at three separate World Cup tournaments.
And he’s amongst spectacular firm, as Pele and Ronaldo are the opposite two male gamers to have carried out it. It was his penalty towards South Korea in his aspect’s 4-1 Spherical of 16 match that secured his identify within the historical past books.
Neymar is the third Brazilian man to attain at three completely different World Cups, after Pele and Ronaldo ? pic.twitter.com/nCdDegqaLd
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Between the 2 former forwards, they lifted all 5 of Brazil’s World Cups; three for Pele and two for Ronaldo.
The Paris Saint-Germain star hitting the document at present could have been a optimistic signal for the Selecao’s possibilities of profitable this yr’s match. They’re presently favourites too, and have seemed ever-threatening on the pitch.
Brazil’s World Cup journey
Brazil have a mixture of each youth and expertise throughout the squad, together with the likes of Dani Alves and Thiago Silva, in comparison with children reminiscent of Vinicius Jr and Gabriel Martinelli.
They’ve a lot high quality that they’ll deploy a second beginning lineup that’s equally as robust because the first-choice crew. The Selecao face Croatia on December 9 of their quarter-final tie.