Two best friends, Lionel Messi and Neymar, have the opportunity to ‘kill’ each other at the 2022 World Cup.
Lionel Messi and Neymar both managed to lead their respective countries to the quarter-finals of the 2022 World Cup.
However, the two players will not meet in the last eight.
Messi’s Argentina will serve the team with the lion logo, the Netherlands, Friday (9/12/2022).
On the same day, Neymar and Brazil accepted the challenge of Croatia, which has the status of a dark horse.
Because Team Samba and Team Tango are on the same path in the tournament chart, Messi and Neymar can meet in the semifinal match.
This scenario, of course, can only happen if Brazil and Argentina beat their respective opponents in the quarter-finals.
The semifinal party itself is scheduled to roll on Tuesday (13/12/2022).
Messi and Neymar have met six times on the field as opponents, both at international and club level.
As a result, Messi was dominant by winning four battles.
The remaining two matches were won by Neymar.
The most recent clash occurred in the 2021 Copa America final.
At that time, Argentina managed to bend Brazil 1-0 thanks to a single goal from Angel Di Maria.
Even though they are often involved in rivalries, Messi and Neymar remain close friends after being united at Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain.
They have shared the field blade in 200 matches.
During playing together, Messi produced 40 goals from assists Neymar.
Meanwhile, Neymar scored 27 goals via Messi’s pass