Neymar Leaves Brazilian Teammates Stunned With His Incredible Skill Days Before World Cup

Neymar Leaves Brazilian Teammates Stunned With His Incredible Skill Days Before World Cup

Chukwu Ikechukwu
updated at August 9, 2023 at 9:30 AM
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  • Neymar is going viral for producing quite an incredible touch of a football being dropped from an insane height
  • The Paris Saint-Germain forward produced incredible skill to control a ball thrown from 35 metres, much to the excitement of his teammates
  • Neymar has joined his Brazilian teammates in camp as the five-time World champions prepare for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar

Neymar has again proven to the world he is a special footballer with an incredible skill set, after demonstrating another magnificent act that stunned his Brazilian teammates.

Brazil stars participated in an extreme touch challenge in a video uploaded online, where a football-holding gadget was hanging an incredible 35 meters in the air.

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Neymar is hoping to guide Brazil to win their 6th World Cup title in Qatar. Photo by Buda Mendes.
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And in typical Neymar fashion, the PSG star led by example by bringing the ball under immediate control with a ridiculously good first touch, before flicking the ball into his hands, leaving everyone stunned.

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Neymar is getting ready for the World Cup in Qatar, where he hopes to surpass Pele’s national team record as the tournament's leading scorer for Brazil.

With 75 goals, Neymar is only three behind Pele in scoring and if Brazil have a good tournament, the PSG forward will be entering the history books once again.

Neymar late for Brazil training

Meanwhile, Neymar arrived late for the first day of World Cup training, due to problems with his flight from Paris to Turin, where Brazil are holding a five-day camp, This Day reports.

All 26 members of the team were expected to report to Juventus' training facility on Monday morning, but Neymar and Marquinhos were delayed when their plane had to be changed due to mechanical issues.

Brazil will open their World Cup Group G campaign against Serbia on November 24, before facing Switzerland and Cameroon.

Neymar makes bold goal prediction

Earlier, Sports Brief reported that Neymar Jr is looking to set the FIFA World Cup alight.

The Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) attacker is looking forward to the global tournament and has promised to score at least five goals in Qatar.

Neymar was recently asked how many goals he expected to score during the World Cup, to which he replied, 'at least 5.’

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Chukwu Ikechukwu Godwin is a journalist with over 9 years of experience in the Nigerian media industry. He has worked both in Radio (Today FM, Rhythm FM, Wish FM) and Television (Silverbird TV) as a Sports Analyst..
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