“Without a doubt, this was the defeat that hurt me the most,” the PSG footballer said on social networks
Brazil’s elimination from the World Cup in Qatar continues to provoke reactions in the country where football is a religion. Neymar, the big star of the team, admitted on Saturday that he is “psychologically destroyed”: “I am psychologically destroyed. This was without a doubt the defeat that hurt me the most, paralyzing me for ten minutes and then attacking me non-stop it made me cry. Unfortunately it’s going to hurt for a very long time,” he wrote on his Instagram account.
The 30-year-old ’10’ highlighted his teammates’ fight in the quarter-final elimination against Croatia, who defeated them on penalties (4-2) on Friday following a 1-1 draw after extra time. Autumn buried the six-time championship dream of a ‘Canarinha’ storming into the tournament who has not won the title since 2002. “I’m proud of my teammates because they didn’t need any effort or dedication. This group deserved it, we deserved it, Brazil deserved it… But that was not God’s will,” he added.
‘Ney’, who equaled Pelé (77 goals) as top scorer of ‘Canarinha’ by scoring the partial victory goal, was inconsolable after the defeat in his third World Cup, after Brazil 2014 (7-1 defeat to Germany in the semi-final) and Russia 2018 (2-1 loss to Belgium in the quarterfinals).
The Paris Saint Germain striker assured after the game that he could not guarantee “100%” that he would play with the national team again, in line with some statements made in October 2021 when he stated that Qatar would be his last World Cup. Cup . “I don’t know if I have the mental strength to keep playing football,” he slipped into a documentary a little over a year ago.
The Brazilian delegation left the Arab country on a charter this Saturday, although some players have returned on their own or will return to the countries where they live. According to the Globo Esporte portal, ‘Ney’ was still in Doha this Saturday.
Source: La Verdad
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