The Brazilian superstar expressed delight
after they were handed a group bereft of
an African side, most importantly the
Super Eagles.

Neymar has revealed that he his ‘happy’
Brazil avoided all five African teams,
especially Nigeria in the Russia 2018 World
Cup group stages.

The Selecao will slug it out with Serbia,
Costa Rica and Switzerland in Group E of
the global showpiece as they aim to erase
memories of their 2014 outing that ended
awfully. And the PSG star who admitted they got tough oppositions, believes ‘African teams
like Nigeria’ would have been an absolute
nightmare.

The fleet-footed Neymar noted the
physical and energy-sapping approach of
a typical African side as his main reason.
“We [Brazil] have to be at our best to get a
good result particularly in our first game
of the tournament. The teams in our group
are difficult to play against,” Neymar told
media.
“I am happy it wasn’t a group where we
had to play against African teams like
Nigeria. They run a lot and are very
physical in their approach. We are no
doubt still up against strong sides at the
World Cup.”

However, the Super Eagles were handed the
Selecao's eternal rivals, Argentina for the
fifth time in the finals while Croatia and
debutant Iceland complete the Group D
setup. Gernot Rohr’s start their World Cup
campaign against the Fiery Ones in
Kaliningrad on June 16.

http://m.goal.com/j/en-gb/news/3526/world-cup-2018/2017/12/05/40780122/brazils-neymar-happy-to-avoid-nigeria-at-world-cup

FIFA ranking or not Super Eagles is still a thorn in their flesh.

K

Solidkay:
FIFA ranking or not Super Eagles is still a thorn in their flesh.

True especially coz of our unpredictable nature and physicality