Neymar equaled Pele's record but was eliminated! Are the fans in Brazil who hate him satisfied now?

At 23:00 on December 9th, Beijing time, the first quarter-final of the Qatar World Cup started between Brazil and Croatia. Within 90 minutes, goalkeeper Livakovic made a brave save. , the Croatian team dragged the score into overtime. At the critical moment, Neymar stood up. He passed through the "door of sighs" that left the Brazilian team helpless in this game, and opened the scoring for the Brazilian team in the 105th minute. But unfortunately, the Brazilian team failed to withstand the Croatian team's counterattack at the last minute and was equalized before the end of overtime. In the final penalty shootout, Livakovic scored again, and with the help of the goalpost, the Croatian team eliminated the favorite Brazilian team 4-2 on penalty kicks!

Neymar celebrates his goal

After scoring the Korean team’s goal with a penalty kick in the 1/8 finals, Neymar scored his first goal in this World Cup. At the same time, his total number of World Cup goals reached 7, second only to Ronaldo, Messi, Mbappe and Muller among active players. In addition, Neymar also became the third player in the history of Brazilian football to score goals in three World Cups, the first two being Pele and Ronaldo. In the quarter-finals with Croatia, Neymar not only has to shoulder the important task of bringing the team to the semi-finals, but also sets another record. But it is a pity that he completed the record but failed to make the team go further!

The arduous process of tying the record

The result was a bitter exit

After scoring against the South Korean team, Neymar scored the most goals for the Brazilian national team. The number of goals reached 76, only 1 short of the 77 goals scored by the king Pele! Of course, this record comes from FIFA statistics. The Brazilian Football Association has not recognized this record for many years. They believe that in FIFA statistics, Pele's goals are undercounted by 18 goals, so Pele's country The number of goals scored by the team should be 95. However, considering that the game video information and statistics left by the "ancient times" are incomplete, FIFA still insists on its own statistics.

In any case, 77 goals is also an amazing record. Moreover, it only took Pele 92 games to complete 77 goals, while Neymar took 123 games to score 76 goals. In terms of scoring efficiency, it is still much worse than the ball king.

Before the game, Neymar and his ball boy

After the victory over South Korea, Neymar was in a very good mood. He found a hairstylist to have his hair done before the game against Croatia. Mustache trimmed. In the first half of the match against Croatia, Neymar broke through with the ball many times, disrupting the opponent's defense. Both of his shots posed a certain threat and hit the goal frame. Unfortunately, they were both saved by the opponent's goalkeeper. Vakovich pounced. Not long after the start of the second half, Neymar entered the penalty area from the left rib. Risaarisson's direct pass was just right. However, Neymar faced Livakovic one-on-one, and his shot was still blocked by the opponent - he was only one step away from tying Pele's record. Almost lucky!

After that, Neymar still had a chance to score, but he still failed to defeat Livakovic, who was in great form in this game. The goalkeeper made 9 saves in 90 minutes, almost by himself. The force dragged the game into overtime! Tite successively replaced the three major attackers, Rafinha, Vinicius, and Rissarisson, but always kept Neymar on the court - he knew that at this time, Neymar had to stay on the court.

Neymar celebrated his goal

Sure enough, Neymar stepped forward in the 105th minute. He and his teammates hit the wall and cooperated before entering the penalty area. Facing Livakovic who attacked again, Neymar, who had been unable to score in many one-on-one encounters, chose to pass the Croatian goalkeeper this time. In the end, he hit an empty goal from a small angle and scored the leading goal for Brazil! At the critical moment, we still have to rely on Neymar! This goal allowed Neymar to tie Pele with 77 goals, and the two of them shared the honor of being the top scorer of the Brazilian team! Among active players, Neymar also tied Cristiano Ronaldo with 8 World Cup goals.

But unfortunately, the Brazilian team failed to win in the end. On this night, the superb Livakovic once again saved the Croatian team in the extra time and penalty shootout, allowing the Brazilian team to be eliminated. On the night when he tied Pele's record, Neymar was eliminated from the World Cup. I wonder if he can participate in the World Cup again at the age of 34 four years later?

The public opinion environment is too bad

Many Brazilian fans do not support Neymar

This time Neymar’s World Cup journey was actually criticized by some Brazilian fans. The impact of criticism - In the previous Brazilian presidential election, Neymar caused dissatisfaction among many fans because he publicly "sided", which directly led to many Brazilian fans expressing their disapproval of the national team competing in the World Cup.

A few days ago, Neymar's senior Kaka publicly criticized the voice in Brazil when participating in the British BeINSports TV program. Kaka said: "Indeed, many people in Brazil are talking about Neymar now. Mar, but it's all negative!" Kaka believes that it is unfair to ignore the talent of Brazilian players on the field because of political issues.

Neymar was very sad after the game

In Kaká’s view, there are too many “trolls” in Brazil, who question players completely inexplicably.

Casagrande, a commentator in the Brazilian media UOL, is Kaká’s “troll”. He has gained countless fans by criticizing Neymar. Recently, Casagrande criticized Kaká, Ronaldo, Roberto... Carlos, Cafu and other Brazilian legendary stars sat next to Infantino and the Qatari Sheikh to watch the game. "Argentina's legendary stars are watching Argentina's World Cup games in the fans' stands, while Brazilian celebrities are watching the game with the fans. Keep your distance!" Casagrande said. In Kaka's view, it is precisely those people like Casagrande who like to attract attention by criticizing players that have caused the bad public opinion environment faced by the Brazilian team, which is not a good thing for Brazilian football.

Now that the Brazilian team and Neymar are out, I wonder if this will satisfy those Brazilian fans who hate Neymar?

Red Star News reporter Jiang Shan intern Li Yuejuan Zhou Yufan photographer Liu Haiyun from the Qatar World Cup scene

Editor Ou Peng