Beijing time on December 10, Brazil faced off against Croatia in the World Cup quarterfinals. Neymar scored, but Brazil eventually fell in the penalty shootout. In this battle, he scored records in succession, comparable to , Bailey, and Ronaldo, and the global media praised it.
Neymar's first half, scored 6.6, touched the ball 31 times, had a pass success rate of 83%, and all two shots were on the right track. When he came back in the second half, in the 54th minute of the game, Richarlison made a ball with his back, and Neymar shot from a small angle was blocked by Livakovic.
In the 75th minute, Neymar got another good opportunity. He shot Goeli from a small angle, and Vakovic quickly attacked and blocked the ball.
Neymar was also quite helpless in the face of such a brave Livakovic. However, in the 105th minute of the game, Neymar finally drifted past Livakovic, scored at a small angle, and completed a fatal blow.
Magical thing is that in the 116 minutes of overtime, Brazil paid the price for its defense, and Orsic assisted Petkovic to equalize the score. After that, Neymar struggled with cramps. Both sides also entered a penalty shootout.
In the penalty shootout, Neymar did not have the chance to punish the penalty, Marquinhos hit the post, they were eliminated regretfully, Neymar sat on the ground, fell into deep thought, extremely frustrated. Does he, who is already 30 years old, want to be insulated from the World Cup champion? In this battle, Neymar scored a record in a row:
, the national team's 77th goal, tied Pele to the top in the team history.
, the 8th goal of the World Cup, tied with Maradona , C Ronaldo and others, and tied for 25th in history.
, compared with Ronaldo, becoming the second player in Brazil to score at least 2 goals in the three World Cups.
Global media also praised Neymar's performance, "He is a magician." "Nemar's moment." "Nemar shining."... Unfortunately, it ended up being useless.
