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‘Brazil Played Very Well Without Neymar’: Soccer Legend Kaka Gives His Take on Brazil’s Chances at FIFA World Cup 2022

Published 04/26/2022, 3:00 PM EDT

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The Brazil national football team could not reach the finals of the FIFA World Cup since 2002. But in every FIFA World Cup since then, all eyes has been on the Brazilians for their rich history in this tournament. Recently, soccer legend Kaka talked about Brazil’s chances at this year’s FIFA World Cup in Qatar later this year.

It is secret to none that the Brazil national football team is one of the most successful football teams in FIFA World Cups. During the unveiling of the official FIFA World Cup match ball at an event in Qatar, Kaka talked about the Brazil national football team ahead of the 2022 FIFA World Cup.

The Brazilian legend highly praised Tite and his Brazilian stars following their successful World Cup qualifying campaign. Brazil never suffered a single defeat in their entire FIFA World Cup 2022 qualifying campaign.

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During the event, Kaka also revealed why he thinks Brazil can make a difference in this year’s FIFA World Cup. Kaka said. “He [Tite] gave this team an identity. Another good thing that just happened in the last few games was that Brazil played very well without Neymar. It doesn’t mean that we don’t need him.”

“We do need him. But I think when we take away all this responsibility from him, we also give him more opportunity to shine. So this is why Brazil can make the difference in the World Cup,” he added. (H/T: Arab News)

Why some fans consider Brazil one of the favorites going into the 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar?

Brazil have several immensely talented individuals playing in Europe’s top clubs. Neymar, Vinicius Jr., Casemiro and several other top stars will look to bring Brazil their sixth FIFA World Cup this year.

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Tite’s Brazil are currently at the top in the latest FIFA rankings. But the road to glory will not be so simple for Neymar and others. In the previous World Cups, Brazil depended too much on Neymar to make the difference in crucial games.

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But now, there are several other top talents in the squad who have been in great form recently. Thus, Brazil will not be too much dependent on Neymar. And in recent timed, we have got an example of this.

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