The day of December 9, 2022 will remain in the history of football and especially Brazil, not only for eliminated against Croatia on penalty kickbut also equaled Neymar for the record.
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Neymar became Brazil’s all-time leading scorer
At the end of the first extra half, the forward at the age of 30 years, 10 months and 4 days scored and repeated the record of the legendary Pele – 77 goals scored for the Selecao representative, reports Marca.
If the “King” needed only 91 games to reach this number, Neymar Jr. had to wait 124.
Although he started the World Cup in the worst possible way, suffering an injury in the opening group match against Serbia, the PSG man recovered in time to make history.
Another record achieved by Neymar at the final tournament in Qatar is that he has scored in three different World Cups, the same as Pele and Ronaldo.
Source: Hot News
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