~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.
Neymar Jr’s
Five 2018 National Champions, Joga Bonito Mumbai represented India in Brazil in
the World finals, and gained valuable experience with historic wins against
Chile & Luxembourge to qualify for the knock out rounds. Not only India
wins a match at Neymar Jr’s Five World finals for the first time but also
qualifies for the round of 32 (knock out rounds). Team India (Anthony Machado,
Johnson Dsilva, Mervin Stephen, Preetam Mahadik, Daniel Fernandes, Scott Dsouza
and Pratik Kadam) convincingly outplayed Chile & Luxembourg 5-0 in Group J
to qualify for the knock out rounds to face Colombia. India gave a tough fight
to Colombia but fell short by the golen goal, leading the latter to a win 2-1
and qualifying for the round of 16. Colombia beat Australia & Brazil in
Round 16 and Quarter Finals respectively to face Argentina in the semi-finals.
Replay of all the matches and results - www.neymarjrsfive.com
Team Joga
Bonito Mumbai, India Captain Daniel Fernandes said, “It
is so awesome to be in Brazil and respresent India, a country of crores of
people and from 2809 teams emerge as Neymar Jr’s Five 2018 National Champions.
The level here is extremely high. It’s a 10 minutes game, the ball doesn’t go
out and you need to play continuously, so a lot energy you need to put in along
with a strong game plan. 10 years back when we started our club we had decided
to play in Brazil someday beacause our team’s name as you know is Joga Bonito
which is representative of Brazil and thanks to Red Bull, this is where we have
come now. We are so elated that we beat a strong team like chile and gave a
tough fight to Colombia who were eventual semi-finalists. Our dream of seeing
our role model Neymar Jr. so close in person has come true.”
Action and
Interview Daniel Fernandes (Team: Joga Bonito Mumbai, IND) - https://www.redbullcontentpool.com/international/AP-1WB8BTMMW1W11
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
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
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