Neymar feels weight of country's expectations

At just 22 years of age, Barcelona forward Neymar will carry the hopes of 200 million Brazilians on his shoulders when the country attempts to win a sixth World Cup.

The role of World Cup host is daunting. The raucous support and enormous pressure from supporters of the most storied country in the history of the game will be on display when Brazil starts its first Group A game against Croatia on June 12.

Neymar da Silva Santos Jr. grew up in a country, however, that never got over a defeat by Uruguay that cost the nation the World Cup trophy when it last hosted the tournament in 1950.