Neymar will spend his last World Cup with the Brazilian team – Photo: REUTERS
Brazil is always mentioned as the cradle of beautiful football, where it once produced “geniuses” that captivated the hearts of soccer fans around the world. From Pele in 1958, Garrincha in 1962 to Ronaldo (Fat Ro), Ronaldinho in 2002… now Neymar, Vinícius Junior in the 2022 World Cup.
Extremely strong attack
Coach Tite is expected to bring Neymar and Brazil to the championship – Photo: GETTY IMAGES
In the journey to regain its “throne” after 20 years, Brazil has brought to Qatar an army that is considered the strongest in the past decade.
Among them, the striker line stands out with strikers who are making waves in Europe such as: Neymar (PSG), Vinícius Junior (Real Madrid), Richarlison (Tottenham), Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal), Roberto Firmino (Liverpool). )…
Because there are so many good strikers, the competition in the Brazilian team’s attack will be very fierce. In addition to Neymar, who is sure of an official position, the remaining players must do their best to gain the trust of coach Tite.
For Neymar, this tournament means his “last fight” for Brazil. Because before the tournament started, this 30-year-old star declared: “I think this will be my last World Cup. I fight like this is the last war.”
Surely Neymar will use all his talent to find the title and create a “red separation”. In addition to a striker full of “heavy weapons”, coach Tite also owns midfielders with fighting power such as: Casemiro, Fabinho, Bruno Guimaraes, Arthur, Fred…
Defense concerns
The only worry for the green and yellow team is that the defense is not really reliable. Captain Thiago Silva is 38 years old and no longer has the agility needed to face young and dynamic strikers like Mbappe or Dusan Vlahovic…
Thiago Silva is the leader in the Brazilian defense, but he is 38 years old – Photo: REUTERS
Marquinhos in particular still often makes mistakes and leads to unnecessary losses at PSG. But it is hoped that strategist Tite, famous for his pragmatic playing style, will know how to overcome those weaknesses of Brazil.
In the 2022 World Cup qualifiers for South America, Brazil had a perfect performance, remaining unbeaten in all 17 matches with 14 wins, scoring 40 goals and conceding only 5 goals. Not to mention, in the last 4 friendly matches, Brazil all won. Those are impressive statistics showing the destructive power of the Brazilian team!
Sixth championship title?
Evaluating the Brazilian team in this tournament, Sky Sports expert wrote: “Brazil comes to Qatar as one of the favorites to lift the 6th World Cup championship. Brazil is the team most envied in the world with so many superstars in the squad, they have the temperament and qualities to dominate in Qatar.
With a squad of such talent and a country with such a golden World Cup history, Brazil is aiming for an ambitious sixth title, not worrying about other candidates stalking them.”
