Brazil talent Neymar has named Italy as one of the contenders for the 2014 World Cup, but “England I don’t even think about.”
The striker, who signed for Barcelona this week, made the comments ahead of tomorrow’s friendly between Brazil and England in Rio de Janeiro.
Brazil talent Neymar has named Italy as one of the contenders for the 2014 World Cup, but “England I don’t even think about.”
The striker, who signed for Barcelona this week, made the comments ahead of tomorrow’s friendly between Brazil and England in Rio de Janeiro.
“I have respect for a lot of the England players as they have achieved great things at their clubs,” Neymar told The Sun.
“But, as a national team, I don’t look at England and think they are going to be a real threat at the World Cup.
“We want to win the World Cup in front of our home fans and the two nations I look at as a real threat are Germany and Spain. After that it’s a group including Argentina, Holland, Italy and one or two more.
“But England I don’t even think about.”
Italy will face Brazil in the Confederations Cup on June 26, as they are in Group A along with Japan and Mexico.