Brazil beat Japan 1-0 in the Kirin Challenger Cup on Monday night, with Neymar scoring the only goal of the game.
In the game, Neymar created many chances. At the beginning of the game, he made a good pass from the heel of the penalty area. Unfortunately, teammate Paqueta’s shot hit the post and popped out.
In the whole game, Neymar scored 1 goal with 8 shots and 4 shots on target. He had 81 touches, 33 successful passes, and a 72 percent accuracy rate. The other 2 crosses are in place and 2 long passes are in place. He succeeded 12 times in 23 confrontations and was fouled 8 times.
In his career, Neymar represented the Brazilian national team against Japan 5 times. He scored in every game and participated in a total of 10 goals, including 9 goals and 1 assist. Among them, in 2014, they staged a big four, helping Brazil beat Japan 4-0. Brazil also won all of these 5 games.
In the last 2 games, Neymar scored 3 penalty kicks, and his last 4 national team goals were all penalty kicks.
In the national team, Neymar scored 74 goals in 119 games, just 3 goals away from Pele’s Brazil national team scoring record.
