Neymar Jr’s Five World Finals: India’s Joga Bonito gains valuable experience with historic wins against Chile & Luxembourg
~After 178 matches and 589 goals, Mexico
(Mixed) and Brazil (Female) came out on top at the Instituto Projeto Neymar Jr ~
~ Striker lines up against Neymar Jr’s Five 2018 world
champions Mexico and Brazil~
India, 23rd July 2018: Neymar
Jr took to the field for the first time this season as the two strongest
five-a-side football teams in the world were crowned at the Neymar Jr’s Five
World Final in Praia Grande, Brazil. After 178 matches and 589 goals, Mexico (Mixed) and Brazil (Female) came out on top at the Instituto Projeto Neymar Jr
in the neighbourhood where the Brazilian grew up. Neymar Jr’s Five is the
largest five-a-side football tournament in the world, organised by energy drink
giant Red Bull.




Over
125,000 players signed up for a qualifier in this year's competition as elite
five-a-side players battled it out in 62 countries across six continents. Mexico won all nine games they played,
including a 5-2 win over Argentina in the final, to land the title in the mixed
competition. The honour of being the first ever female world champions went to
the home nation Brazil, who went unbeaten throughout the tournament and
narrowly overcame Italy 1-0 in a final which had to be settled by a 1v1 ‘golden
goal’. Both world champion teams will
get an exclusive behind the scenes trip to visit Neymar Jr at Paris
Saint-Germain. Deportivo Mago (Mexico) and Resenha 013 (Brazil) join Tao United
from Romania (2017) and Anjos Da Bola from Brazil (2016) as winners of the
prestigious tournament, organised by Red Bull.
Neymar Jr watched the semi-finals and finals from
the stands with friends and family, before stepping onto the field with his own
special team to face the world champions in two memorable matches. A little
over a week since his season ended in Russia, the Paris Saint-Germain star
laced up his boots once again to score his first goals of the new campaign.
Close friend, fellow Brazilian, and PSG teammate Dani Alves also joined Neymar
Jr in attending the event as he continues his recovery from a knee injury.
He said, “It makes me really proud and gives me an
amazing happiness to bring all these countries, with different cultures, to
know not only Brazil but also the Instituto and the area where I was raised. It
felt really good to be at home after a lot of suffering. It was my first game
after the World Cup and I am really happy to be here. I watched a lot of games
and I am happy to see the competition growing, with a lot of teams taking part.
Football is for everyone of all ages and for everyone that loves it. To make a
championship that highlights that makes me really happy.”
Friendly
match 1 - Neymar Jr´s Team vs. world champions (Mexico): https://www.redbullcontentpool.com/international/AP-1WBPY8YEH1W11
Friendly
match 2 - Neymar Jr´s Five vs. women’s world champions (Brazil): https://www.redbullcontentpool.com/international/AP-1WBPY8YEH1W11.
Neymar
Jr’s Five action Clip which Includes Neymar scoring goals in the friendly
matches against the 2 World Champions - https://www.redbullcontentpool.com/international/AP-1WBVFW7DH2111
Full
interview after the Neymar Jr’s Five World Final in Brazil - https://www.redbullcontentpool.com/international/AP-1WBJ8NZTD1W11
About Instituto Projeto Neymar Jr
The location of the World Final,
Instituto Projeto Neymar Jr, is a private, non-profit association dedicated to
social causes, set up by Neymar Jr and his family. It is located in Jardim
Glória, in Praia Grande, where Neymar Jr spent much of his childhood. The
Institute is an 8,400m2 education and sporting complex catering for 2,470
underprivileged children aged 7-14 and their families.
Competing Countries
Albania, Algeria, Angola, Argentina,
Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Brazil,
Cyprus, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Denmark, Egypt, France, Germany,
Greece, Georgia, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Jordan,
Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kuwait, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Maldives,
Morocco, Mauritius, Republic of Moldova, Mexico, Namibia, Northern
Ireland, Pakistan, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania,
Russia, Slovenia, South Africa, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tunisia, Turkey, UAE,
Ukraine, United Kingdom, USA
Follow Neymar Jr's Five
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and via the website (www.neymarjrsfive.com).
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