World Cup in Qatar 2022 | Neymar, “psychologically destroyed” after the elimination of Brazil

The elimination of Brazil from the World Cup in Qatar continues to generate reactions in the country where soccer is religion. Neymar, the great star of the team, acknowledged this Saturday that he is “psychologically destroyed”: “I am psychologically destroyed. Without a doubt, this was the defeat that hurt me the most, which paralyzed me for ten minutes and then made me cry non-stop. It’s going to hurt for a looooong time, unfortunately,” she wrote on her Instagram account.

The 30-year-old ’10’ highlighted the fight of his teammates in the quarterfinal elimination against Croatia, who beat them on penalties (4-2) on Friday after drawing 1-1 after extra time . The fall buried the dream of the six-time championship of a ‘Canarinha’ who came stomping into the tournament and who has not won the title since 2002. «I am proud of my teammates because they did not need commitment 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 the ‘Canarinha’ top scorer by scoring the partial victory goal, was inconsolable after losing in his third World Cup, after Brazil 2014 (7-1 defeat against Germany in the semifinals) and Russia 2018 (loss 2-1 against Belgium in the quarterfinals).

The Paris Saint Germain attacker assured after the match that he could not guarantee “100%” that he would play with the national team again, along the same lines as some statements given in October 2021, when he stated that Qatar would be his last World Cup . “I don’t know if I have the mental strength to continue playing football,” he slipped in a documentary a little over a year ago.

The Brazilian delegation left the Arab country this Saturday in a charter, although some players returned or will return on their own to the countries where they live. ‘Ney’ was still in Doha this Saturday, according to the Globo Esporte portal.