Neymar to Messi: “I tell him that I’m going to be World Cup champion and beat him in the final”

Both the selection of Argentina What Brazil they start as big favorites to win the World Cup Qatar 2022. this tastes good neymar, who, in an interview with the English media Telegraph, was able to talk about all the details that surround playing a competition of this caliber: the pressure, the illusion, experiences from previous World Cups and more. He also revealed that he plays pranks on Lionel Messi.

“We don’t talk about it much, but sometimes we joke about bumping into each other in the final. I tell Messi that I will be champion and I will beat him and we laugh a lot”, said ‘Ney’ about the conversations he is having with his friend and PSG teammate, Lionel Messi.

This South American duel, in addition to being a rematch for the 2021 Copa América final, is a match that many are looking forward to, including the protagonists themselves. However, for Brazil and Argentina to meet in the World Cup final, one of them must finish second in their group. If both finish first, they could see each other in the semifinals.

Then he did not hesitate to highlight the importance of the Argentine in football, as well as the friendship that has managed to endure between the two. He also praised the other member of PSG’s offensive trident, Kylian Mbappé. “Playing with Lionel and Kylian is an enormous pleasure. They are two greats, with Messi long considered the best in the world, ”he mentioned.

In addition, the ’10’ of the ‘verdeamarela’, was also encouraged to name who are the favorites to win the Cup in this edition of the World Cup. “The World Cup is full of surprises. There are teams that unexpectedly go very far even in the competition, even if many don’t believe in them. But I think the favorites are Argentina, Germany, Spain and France. I think those four along with Brazil are fully capable of reaching the final,” he added.