World Cup 2022 – Brazil’s celebrity Neymar on the hunt for the Pelé file – Muricas News

The Seleção is able to make historical past. 20 years in the past, Brazil received their final recreation by beating Germany 2-0 within the remaining world title. Now the file champions in Qatar wish to turn out to be world champions for the sixth time after 1958, 1962, 1970, 1994 and 2002.

“The Seleção can not go to a match with the declare: We wish to get to the semi-finals. No, we're measured by title wins each time. That was the case in my time, and it’s nonetheless the case at the moment.” Nobody lower than Brazil’s former world star Ronaldo (46) mentioned that in an interview with SPORT BILD.

20 years in the past, the three-time world footballer, who was nicknamed “Il Fenomeno” due to his expertise on the pitch, shot the South Individuals to an amazing triumph. After that, solely disappointments adopted: third place on the house World Cup in 2014 after the disastrous 1:7 within the semifinals in opposition to Germany, earlier than and after that the quarter-finals on the tournaments in Germany in 2006, in South Africa in 2010 and in Russia in 2018.

Tite (61) was accountable 4 years in the past. He has been coach of the Seleção since 2016, regularly taking them again to primary within the Fifa world rankings and successful the South American championship in 2019. Now the large coup ought to succeed. “Beforehand it was a strategy of restore, now considered one of design,” says the nationwide coach, “now we wish to deliver within the harvest.”

For the reason that 2018 World Cup, Brazil have performed 50 video games, successful 37 whereas conceding simply three 1-0 defeats, in checks in opposition to Peru and Argentina and within the 2021 Copa America remaining, additionally in opposition to nice rivals Argentina. The good power is the offensive. The South Individuals scored 111 objectives, which is greater than two objectives per recreation on common.

However Tite additionally labored together with his gamers on the stability. As a result of he is aware of: With a purpose to have a good time success, you want a steady protection. The Seleção have solely conceded 19 objectives because the summer season of 2018. Brazil depends on its notably robust protection with Marquinhos (28), Éder Militão (24), Thiago Silva (38) and Alisson Becker (30) or Ederson (29) as goalkeepers.

So as to have the ability to face up to the excessive stress of expectations, the magicians from the Sugar Loaf want their celebrity in prime kind: Neymar (30). The most costly footballer of all time with a switch price of 222 million euros is prepared. “I wish to win every part this season, with PSG and with the Seleção,” he mentioned lately in an interview with PSG Membership TV.

Greater than a decade in the past, he was traded as the brand new Pelé (82) in his house nation. However he couldn't comply with within the large footsteps of what's in all probability the very best footballer of all time (three World Cup titles). As a result of he was sportingly disillusioned on the final two World Cups or injured himself – a fractured vertebra stored him out of the semi-finals in opposition to Germany eight years in the past.

However: Neymar continues to face out. He has scored 75 instances in 121 internationals. If FIFA has its manner, the Parisian solely wants two extra objectives to equal the objective file of legend Pelé. Nevertheless, in response to the Brazilian FA’s calculations, Neymar ought to nonetheless rating twenty objectives, because the CBF additionally counted objectives from the three-time world champion in friendlies in opposition to membership groups.

As well as, Neymar has apparently discovered one thing new. On the World Cup in Russia and within the Champions League, he recurrently stirred up pleasure together with his epilepsy. However he appears to have cured it. “He’s actually contemporary for the time being, perceives every part in a short time and thus escapes the opponent’s fouls,” says Tite. However, Neymar can not shake off the accusation of intentionally appearing as a provocateur. He lately celebrated his objectives at PSG together with his fingers unfold out on the edges of his head and his tongue outstretched.

Brazil additionally produce other protagonists who're necessary for the group. Like Vinicius Junior (22). He has been with Actual Madrid since 2018, the royals paid 45 million euros for the then 18-year-old. There the attacker has developed right into a star. In keeping with transfermarkt.de, his market worth is 120 million euros. The younger star is already being hailed as the brand new Neymar.