Neymar, the new kid, the pretender, is at once in the best and the most invidious position of all three of them. His first season at Barcelona was not an unqualified success and controversy over the terms of his £50million transfer from Santos last summer plunged the club into turmoil. He has a slight frame but a majestic talent. He is a wonderfully skilled forward who often seems to produce his best football for his country.
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He is a phenomenon in the way that his Brazilian namesake once was, and even though Portugal are an ordinary team, they have an extraordinary player in their midst. Ronaldo, perhaps, has the least to lose alongside Neymar and Messi - no one expects much of Portugal so if they excel, he will be hailed as the man who lifted them to new heights. It is possible that Ronaldo and Messi could meet in a Portugal vs Argentina quarter-final. What a contest that would be.
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