World Cup 2022: Luis Suarez Sends Touching Message to Friend Neymar

World Cup 2022: Luis Suarez Sends Touching Message to Friend Neymar

Godwin Nii Armah Tagoe
updated at April 12, 2023 at 8:20 PM
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  • Luis Suarez has shown unfettered love and support for ex-Barcelona teammate Neymar
  • Neymar scored a stunning goal but was not enough to keep Brazil in the 2022 World Cup
  • Following the heartbreaking loss for the Samba Boys, Suarez consoled his good friend

Iconic Uruguay forward Luis Suarez sent a classy message to Neymar Junior on the back of Brazil's World Cup exit.

Neymar's Brazil were tipped as favourites to win the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, yet the Selecao suffered yet another heartbreak at the global showpiece.

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Luis Suarez's Uruguay and Neymar's Brazil both failed to reach the last four of the 2022 World Cup. Photo credit: @CBF_Futebol
Source: Twitter

The five-time world champions were stunned by a resilient Croatia side, who clawed back from a goal down to bundle Neymar and his teammates out of the Mundial at the quarterfinal stage, CNN reports.

Neymar and his teammates were reduced to tears after their painful exit. Since then, a truckload of tributes has poured in to console the South American giants, particularly the 30-year-old, as noted by Mirror.

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Among the host of messages sent to Neymar was a classy one from his former Barcelona teammate Suarez, whose Uruguay side failed to reach the knockout phase.

“Much strength bro & get up. Many times we fall but we always have the strength to move forward because we fight a lot to succeed in this beautiful sport. Stay strong little brother," Suarez wrote on Instagram as quoted by Neymoleque.

Neymar cries after Mundial exit

Neymar experienced another World Cup heartbreak in the cruellest way possible, as Brazil exited the global stage in the quarter-finals for the second time in a row.

Brazil were the tournament favourites at this stage of the competition, despite the presence of other heavyweights like England, France and Argentina.

After an engaging 90 minutes that ended goalless, Brazil took a deserved lead as Neymar thumped home the first goal of the game, Sports Brief reported.

Rodrygo says 'sorry' to Neymar

Earlier, Sports Brief reported that Real Madrid star Rodrygo apologised to Neymar Jr for 'denying' him a chance to win the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.

Brazil were sent packing in the quarter-final stage of the tournament, after they were shocked by 2018 finalists Croatia.

The Samba Boys were among the favourites to be crowned champions, owing to their deep squad featuring both young talent and veteran experience.

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Godwin Nii Armah Tagoe
Godwin Nii Armah Tagoe is a Ligue 1, Bundesliga, and La Liga editor with five-year experience. He previously worked with Sports Corna and 360SportsGH.
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