Neymar-Kane, ‘the coronation of the emperor’ was ‘that day’
Both Neymar and Harry Kane made great records, but they had to go along with the country’s elimination.
The World Cup is running towards its end. All the quarterfinals of the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar have been completed. Croatia beat Brazil to advance to the semifinals first, and Argentina defeated the Netherlands. Morocco then defeated Portugal, and France defeated England to complete the semi-finals.
The first of these was the match between Brazil and Croatia. Brazil lost (1-1, PK 2-4) to Croatia in the quarterfinals of the 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar held at the Education City Stadium in Al Rayyan, Qatar on the 10th at 0:00 am (Korean time). )did.
Brazil came out with the same starting lineup as the match against Korea in the round of 16. Richarlison was placed at the forefront, and Vinicius 안전놀이터 Junior and Rafinya were placed on both sides to maximize attack power. And Neymar was placed in the position of attacking midfielder, moving freely and taking on the main role of the team’s offense.
Brazil launched an onslaught, but Croatia’s solid defense prevented them every time. However, in the end, Neymar’s personal ability shook the Croatian net. Neymar scored in extra time in extra time to give Brazil the win. However, Brazil lost 2-4 in the penalty shootout after Bruno Petkovic equalized at the end of extra time.
On that day, Neymar scored his 77th goal for the national team, tying with Pele for the most goals scored in the Brazilian national team, but in the end, he had to shed tears without even taking a penalty kick.
Kane also shared this pain. England lost 1-2 to France in the quarterfinals of the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar held at the Al Bayt Stadium in Alkor, Qatar at 4:00 am (Korean time) on the 11th. With this, England packed their bags in the quarterfinals.
England’s Aurelien Choameni opened the scoring in the first half, but Kane equalized in the second half with a penalty kick to revive hopes. And in the penalty kick he got again at the end of the second half, Kane stepped up as the kicker again. But Kane’s kick soared over the left and Kane was devastated. In the end, the match ended 1-2, and Kane couldn’t lift his head from the field for a while.
Kane’s first goal of the day was his 53rd goal for England. This record is tied with Wayne Rooney for the all-time leading scorer. Neymar equaled Pele’s record, Kane stood shoulder to shoulder with Rooney, but both were eliminated in the quarterfinals side by side, putting the ‘Coronation of the Emperor’ to shame.