2018 World Cup: Neymar rates Iceland high ahead of Nigeria tie
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- Dec 27, 2017
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Brazilian playmaker, Neymar and his former Barcelona teammate, has warned Nigeria, Croatia and Argentina of looking down at Iceland in the 2018 World Cup in Russia.
In an interview conducted by Pique on The Player’s Tribune, both players discussed the team that can cause an upset in Russia.
Neymar said the Icelandic national team will be the dark horse at the World Cup.
Asked by Pique who he thinks will be the surprise of the World Cup, Neymar said “The surprise of the World Cup…Yeah, yeah … but … Iceland.
“I watched one of their games and they played well. I liked it. They have to … they’ll surprise … Watch out. Yeah, yeah, watch out.”
Super Eagles of Nigeria will face Iceland at Volgograd Arena, Volgograd on June 22.
Argentina and Croatia are the other countries in Group D of the 2018 World Cup
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