Neymar was injured so he did not join the Brazilian team in attending Copa America 2024. However, he still came to the US to cheer for his home team. And the “Samba dancers” are expected to make Costa Rican salad to create excitement for their journey to conquer the championship.

But life is not a dream! Brazil played too deadlocked against Costa Rica. Vinicius Junior, Rodrygo, Raphinha, Lucas Paqueta… were completely helpless against Costa Rica’s massive defense.

The unfortunate one was Raphinha’s miss in the 25th minute. In this situation, Raphinha caught a long pass from his teammate and took a shot but it was blocked by goalkeeper Patrick Sequeira.

In the 30th minute, Rodrygo put the ball into the net but the referee denied the goal because of offside. In the 63rd minute, Lucas Paqueta had a very good long-range shot, but the ball found the right post.

The ineffectiveness of the strikers caused Brazil to be held to a 0-0 draw.

Selecao boss Dorival Junior tried shuffling his pack during the final 20 minutes in a bid to find a goal, with Real Madrid superstar Vinicius replaced by teenage wonderkid Endrick. That decision left Neymar – his country’s all-time leading scorer – confused as he raised his arms in disbelief.

Witnessing stuck of his teammates, Neymar sat in the stands and had to hold his head in frustration.

Neymar was confused with Vinícius Júnior being subbed off.

In the remaining match of Group B, Colombia defeated Paraguay 2-1. With this result, Colombia temporarily leads the group with 3 points, Brazil and Costa Rica share the next two positions with 1 point. Paraguay is temporarily ranked last with 0 points.