Brazil legend Ronaldo Nazario believes the pressure will be on Neymar heading to the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.
The Brazilians remain the nation with most World Cup titles (five), although their last triumph came in 2022 when they defeated Germany 2-0 in the final.
Selecao were eliminated at the quarter-final stage at the 2018 edition, while they reached the semi-finals in 2014 when they hosted the event but lost 7-1 to eventual winners Germany.
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Ronaldo, who scored a brace in the 2002 final, believes the PSG forward is the biggest start in the current squad but will be surrounded by special players.
"The pressure will be over Neymar no matter what, he is Brazil's superstar and it doesn't matter who is playing along him," Ronaldo told Reuters, as per LE' Equip.
"I love Vinicius Jr, Rodrygo, Raphinha and think this new generation of talent will give him the best supporting cast he has ever had with the Brazil national team.
"This is definitely a better team than the ones Brazil had in the last three World Cups. But the responsibility always lies with the biggest star, who is Neymar."
Neymar can also make history at the World Cup as he is sitting on 75 goals and needs three more goals to surpass Pele as the nation's all-time leading scorer.
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