Neymar finds it hard to let go of Brazil’s World Cup exit.
On Instagram, the star talks about his feelings after losing to Croatia.
Neymar writes: “I was completely paralyzed for about ten minutes and immediately after that I started crying.”
Quick game on the wall, circular goalkeeper and shot on goal. Neymar’s solo performance in extra time against Croatia looked poised to send Brazil into the World Cup semi-finals.
But the Croats managed to equalize late on and decide on penalties. Neymar never got a penalty kick, with Brazilians Rodrigo and Marquinhos both missing their own.
“The most painful loss I’ve ever suffered”
After that, Neymar collapsed, and he was comforted by the son of the Croatia star Ivan Perisic.
On Instagram, Neymar talks in more detail about the feelings after the exit from the World Cup.
“I am mentally devastated. This was the most painful loss I have ever experienced.”Write and complete:
I was completely paralyzed for about ten minutes and immediately after that I started crying. Unfortunately, this will hurt for a long time.”
Record Tangled Pele
With a 1–1 goal against Croatia, Neymar equaled Pelé’s Brazilian national team record of 77 goals. However, Pele won 3 World Cup golds during his career – and Neymar never won a World Cup.
“We fought until the end. That makes me proud of my team-mates, because there was no lack of commitment. This group deserved it, we deserved it, and Brazil deserved it…”, he is writing.
The question now is whether the 30-year-old Neymar will play more World Cups. Ahead of the World Cup in Qatar, the Paris Saint-Germain star said he would play as if it were the last World Cup.