He was given very early the title of the leader of the National Brazilian team and Neymar wanted to prove that he can lead the team to victories from the first World Cup match
Scoring twice and along with the great support from Oscar he managed to turn the match around and restore the balance after Marcelo’s own goal at 11′.
Croatia entered the field with no fear and played against Brazil which was trying to play football, but it was clear that it faced problems in game development and controlling the centre.
The 0-1 shock with an own goal of Marcelo awakened Brazilians who started playing more intensively, mainly thanks to Oscar’s efforts, and managed to score with Neymar. Then, both teams preferred a less aggressive play with few attacks recorded.
However, Croatia managed to reach the area of Julio Cesar quite a few times but without putting much pressure.
At 69′ Fred managed to earn a penalty which caused protests from Croatia’s side and Neymar scored once again restoring the order.
Oscar ended the match by scoring at 91′, the final score was 3-1 and the Brazilian fans went home happy for their win.