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Neymar is now the people’s idol

NEYMAR has already done a lot at the Confederations Cup to erase many of the doubts about what he can do for Brazil.

Another good performance in the final against Spain tomorrow and few will be able to dismiss him as the future of Brazilian football.

Neymar made headlines across the world before the Confederations Cup by signing with Barcelona, but he arrived at the World Cup warm-up tournament marked by lacklustre performances in the famous yellow jersey.

He quickly changed that by scoring three goals in four matches, leading Brazil to the much-anticipated final against Spain. The 21-year-old striker was voted man of the match in the team’s first three matches and was decisive again in the semifinal against Uruguay.

“Barcelona must be beaming seeing what he has been doing here,” Brazil coach Luiz Felipe Scolari said.

“He has been playing well, making a difference against European defenders.”

Wearing the number 10 jersey, Neymar opened the scoring for Brazil in the opener against Japan and also in the second match against Mexico, both times with remarkable goals. He netted his third with a well-placed free kick against Italy, and he also assisted in both Brazil goals on Wednesday against Uruguay.

“Neymar is our idol, he is the people’s idol,” Scolari said.

“He has had a nice string of matches and everybody is happy about that. It’s important for him to be going through all of these different situations with Brazil because it’s something that will make him even better in the future.” — Sapa-AP