New Jersey Stadium was the stage for Neymar's debut and the national team's thousand game

Brazil and Morocco face each other this Saturday (13), in the opening of Group C of the World Cup in New Jersey. And the stage of the confrontation has already witnessed iconic moments involving the Seleção.

The MetLife Stadium, known only as the New Jersey Stadium in the World Cup as required by FIFA, is located in East Rutherford and has a capacity for 82,000 fans. The arena is home to the NFL teams the New York Jets and New York Giants.

Brazil's last duel at the stadium took place in September 2018. On that occasion, the Seleção beat the United States 2-0, with goals from Roberto Firmino and Neymar.

Neymar's debut and thousandth game
Neymar, in fact, has a special memory of the stadium. The number 10 debuted with the Brazilian team's shirt on this stage. The opponent was also the American team, and the confrontation took place on August 10, 2010, with the striker scoring his first goal for Brazil.

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The New Jersey stadium also hosted the thousandth game in the history of the Brazilian team.

The remarkable duel took place in November 2012, in Brazil's draw with Colombia. Neymar, once again, scored the goal.

Since its opening in October 2010, MetLife Stadium has hosted five Brazilian national team games. There were three wins, a draw and a defeat - in 2012 to Argentina.

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Source: CNN