100 Hours to Meet Neymar

[00:01] he's right behind me. But Neymar is the most famous man in Brazil and has security with him at all times, which means meeting him is almost impossible. The timer has started, and I'm in Brazil to try and meet Neymar Jr. But Neymar

[00:15] in this video. >> And the first player I'm going to meet >> Oh, that was clean. >> Good. Nice to see you. And because Piqué is close friends with Neymar, he might be able to help me meet him. You see,

[00:28] over the next 5 days, there's a football tournament in Brazil, which Neymar has been invited to. Do you think Neymar will be here? I think so. I think you're >> But lots of Brazil's best ever footballers have also been invited.

[00:42] cup. Okay. >> Not bad. Not bad. Not bad. Kaká might be >> Big players. Big players. Big players. Well, thanks. Wish me luck. >> a pretty good luck. So, after successfully meeting my first footballer

[00:58] and confirming that my three biggest targets could be attending, it was time to head to the first football match that Neymar could be at, where Brazil were playing in the quarterfinals against Italy. And almost immediately, I thought

[01:10] I'm good. I thought that was Neymar. He must be his brother or something. Honestly, my heart I I honestly thought that was Neymar.

[01:22] But luckily for me, I was about to meet some of the biggest streamers in Brazil, who were also Neymar's friends. >> He is best friend Neymar in Brazil. >> He is best friend Neymar in Brazil. Neymar in Brazil? Yeah. YEAH, YEAH. AH!

[01:35] YOU CALL NEYMAR? NO. OH, NICE TO MEET YOU. Nice to meet you. Today? And he's coming today? Yeah, yeah, yeah. And after saying goodbye to my new friends, I stood pitchside as Brazil were about to kick off in their

[01:48] crucial quarterfinal against Italy. We want Brazil to win. If Brazil win, they'll be back for a semifinal. If Italy win, somewhere else. But as the game was about to kick off, I was introduced to

[02:02] another of Neymar's friends, Chris Geddes. I heard you're very good friends with Neymar. Yeah, yeah. But not only does Chris hang out with Neymar all the time, he's also the joint president of their Kings League team. So, I explained

[02:14] my mission to him. You see, I've already met both Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo in 100 hours before. And after seeing these videos, he called over his friend to help translate. He's asking you to go with him to his booth. He's

[02:28] going to help you with everything. Oh, wow. Yeah. Thank you. Let's go. Thank wow. Yeah. Thank you. Let's go. Thank you. Yeah, yeah. Yeah. What, now? best friend had invited me to his box, meaning I was now already just one step

[02:44] away from meeting Neymar Jr. >> This is crazy. I actually I'm not joking Neymar could walk in that door behind me. At the language barrier, I don't know, but I invited me here

[02:56] meet Neymar." Neymar could walk in the door at any second. While I waited for Neymar, things got even better as Brazil went >> That's great news for us. We need Brazil to win. But things kept getting crazier

[03:12] as Chris invited me to join his live stream. and I am trying to meet Neymar. We've done this with Messi before, we've done the man to talk to. Well, after Brazil scored another goal,

[03:27] Well, after Brazil scored another goal, he made a promise. This is my manager. That's okay. He speaks English? Yeah.

[03:39] Neymar Jr. You want my phone number? Yes. Okay, let's do it. I'll give you it. And after swapping phone numbers with Chris's manager, I said goodbye. Thank you. I think it's going going We need Brazil to win, but I'm starting

[03:52] to the right people, I need to keep my phone on loud. Phone's on silent. to watching the game where Brazil scored another three goals. 5-1 to Brazil.

[04:05] This is looking good. Things were about to get even better as after swapping phone numbers with Chris's manager, I got a message. I'm a bit nervous. Hi my friend, let's talk here. Chris, who's the guy we met, wants you

[04:18] to meet Neymar. Until when are you staying in Brazil? >> Yes. It's happening. We've been here about an hour. We've been here. I'll tell you exactly how long we've been here. 50

[04:30] minutes and 45 seconds since we started the timer. Who else can we meet though? the house. Let's try and find them. And after looking in every single streamer booth, I spotted former Lyon winger Michel Bastos, who gave me a clue about

[04:44] where I could find Neymar. Good to meet you, man. If you see any other footballers, you let me know. You guys know many? I think me? There's no one else? >> No, no, no. I'm trying to meet Neymar

[04:56] He's not coming today. Not coming today? match? >> The next match, yeah. For sure, for >> The next match, yeah. For sure, for sure. And after Brazil's ridiculous 15-5

[05:08] win against Italy, they had progressed to the semi-finals of the World Cup, but Neymar wasn't going to be coming alone. Neymar and Messi semi-final. Messi? Yeah. The semi-final? Yeah, yeah, yeah. He'll be here? Yeah. No way.

[05:25] See? Come on. He says Messi will be here for the semi-final. for the semi-final. Yes. Neymar says Yes. Oh, imagine. That'd be crazy. Neymar and Messi best of friends of all. We'll see.

[05:37] Thank you. Let's hope so. Nice to meet you. What? What? So, now I not only could I meet Neymar, but I could also meet Lionel Messi, too. And my next plan to meet Neymar was to

[05:53] head to Santos' game against Palmeiras. And because Neymar's currently injured, he could be anywhere inside the stadium. 77 hours to meet Neymar, and we're about us on the pitch at the game. Neymar should be here. Let's try and get him.

[06:07] Come here. And if you're wondering who this man is, well, his name's Pedro Lopes, and he's another of Neymar's closest friends who I met last night. So, with Pedro's help, I made my way through the stadium and collected my

[06:20] sure it gives me access to the entire stadium. So, if he is here, I'm going to use this to go and find him. I saw the the video you posted today you were on. the video you posted today you were on. Yeah. On Instagram.

[06:37] you're going to find him. Hopefully. With this one, you're going to find him. It's the easy way. With our passes on, we headed pitchside to try and find Neymar. This is incredible.

[06:51] 24 hours in, and we're on the pitch at a Neymar match. If we don't get Neymar in 100 hours, I don't know what's gone wrong. But despite being buzzing to see all the footballers running out of the tunnel

[07:04] but think >> Imagine that was Neymar. I don't know to show up. But if he's here, this man will bring us to meet him. And although I couldn't see Neymar yet, I headed over to watch Palmeiras warm up just meters

[07:18] in front of me. This is ridiculous. I've been here a day, and look what's happened. Now, let's go and see the other team. So, after watching Neymar's Santos teammates train up close, I stood alongside Pedro to try and greet as many

[07:32] inside. >> Going to get a couple more. Look behind He should be one of the guys we're trying to meet. He's a player. Can you if Neymar was fit? They hit the post there. And while Neymar hadn't arrived

[07:47] yet, the game was about to kick off. And I made the most of my pitch-side access to watch the game from behind the goal, which gave me the best view in the which gave me the best view in the ENTIRE STADIUM.

[08:00] WELL, I HAVEN'T met Neymar yet. There still is a chance, but regardless, this is genuinely one of the craziest football experiences of my life so far. Pitch-side at a Brazilian game. Incredible. But the experience just got

[08:13] even better as Palmeiras opened the scoring. scoring. >> [cheering] And my experience only got crazier as I was stood just meters away from Neymar's

[08:27] teammates as they warmed up. This close. They all play with Neymar every day. But as the game went on, despite being one of the most incredible football experiences of my life, I'm a ball boy. I still haven't managed to spot Neymar

[08:41] anywhere in the stadium. But when the game was over, I ran towards the tunnel and stood alongside Pedro as he greeted the players. So, Neymar didn't come? No. Today? No. Tomorrow night? Tomorrow maybe. Maybe? Maybe. Maybe.

[08:57] >> So, after another unsuccessful day in Brazil, I now had just 50 hours tonight, Brazil were playing in a semi-final, which everyone had told me Neymar would come and watch. Today?

[09:10] Neymar Junior, uh yeah, football you go. Coming to greet you. And apparently, Neymar's going to be just over my shoulder. Please. I'm getting a wee bit nervous. I took my seat to watch the first

[09:22] semi-final alongside Chile legend Arturo Vidal and spotted my friend from yesterday, Pedro, in the distance. I've just seen Pedro, Neymar's friend from last night, has arrived in the box 23, the one they said Neymar would go to.

[09:37] He could be on his way. And after watching Chile book their place in the final, I bumped into Chris Getters, Neymar's friend that I met on the first night of my challenge, who had some big news for me. In the final, Neymar is

[09:50] Neymar's coming. You think? Yeah. Definitely? Yeah, yeah. Please. Please. Brazil in final, Yeah. Neymar is coming. So, I need Brazil to win? Yeah, yeah, yeah.

[10:02] I'm tonight a Brazilian. You too, man. Thanks for meeting. So, Neymar's friend tonight. The good news is he'll be at the final if Brazil win. We need them to win. And because Neymar wasn't coming to the semi-final, it meant Messi wouldn't

[10:16] be either. So, it all came down to this. If Brazil didn't reach the final, my chance of meeting Neymar Jr. would be over. And luckily for me, Brazil were the first team to attack, managing to dribble past the goalkeeper and open the

[10:31] scoring thanks to an unlikely goal scorer. But Mexico were not giving up, and it was clear to see that this game was going to be full of goals. And luckily for me, Brazil had another chance to score when they were awarded a

[10:44] this penalty. I want this to be like 10-0. I don't want any doubt. >> And as the Brazilian player ran up to take the biggest penalty of his life, he missed, which was terrible news for me. But despite the penalty miss, Brazil

[10:58] were piling on the pressure, and it didn't take long for them to score a second goal. Yes! 2-0. But my happiness was short-lived as Mexico were awarded a penalty themselves, which they missed in the [music] most ridiculous way

[11:11] possible. But Mexico started the second half strongest, opening the scoring with a brilliant goal. Don't do this. Don't do this. But unfortunately for me, Mexico didn't listen as they kept up the

[11:25] And this [music] time, they made no mistake from the spot. happen. >> And I was right, as just after saying this, Brazil went up the other end and scored. I told you. But after a

[11:39] nerve-wracking game, Brazil managed to score another two goals to confirm their place in the final. See you at the final. So after three unsuccessful days trying to meet Neymar, and with no game on day four, we're moving straight to

[11:53] the final, where for the first time I would see Neymar Jr. in real life. With just 7 hours remaining, I arrived at the stadium, where I met up with Neymar's friend Pedro, and asked him the all-important question. Do you think the

[12:07] all-important question. Do you think the main man will be here tonight? last day? This is the last chance. The last chance? I fly home at 1:00 a.m. Oh. last chance? I fly home at 1:00 a.m. Oh. I have 7 hours. You'll help me.

[12:22] luck. It doesn't sound like it's for sure. It does not sound certain. here tonight. I have an advantage because I'm playing on the pitch today players I want to meet are going to be playing in the game with me. And two of

[12:37] those players were Brazilian legend Zé Roberto and Maicon, and I was about to bump into one of them. Maicon. Gabo. Don't be too hard on me. What a legend. He was unbelievable in his day. And after successfully meeting

[12:50] my second [music] target from the video, I was about to meet another. As I joined in a warm-up alongside Brazilian legend Zé Roberto, before making sure to properly meet him, too. Zé Roberto, I wanted to meet you. I need to learn

[13:03] Portuguese. 100,000 likes on this video, I'll learn the language. So after meeting another of my targets, I had the biggest three remaining, including one of the greatest footballers of all time, Ronaldo Nazário. And after completing my

[13:18] warm-up alongside some of the biggest creators in the world, it was time to head out to play in front of 40,000 fans. Thing is, Neymar's probably going to be watching me play. I have to get his attention. Now is the time.

[13:32] But just as I lined up alongside my teammates, Ronaldo Nazário appeared from the tunnel, which meant now was my best chance to meet him. But unfortunately for me, everyone else had the same plan. This is hard work, hard hard work. And

[13:46] as Ronaldo was leaving the pitch, I stood in position waiting for him. This crazy. I think it'll happen. I think it's I'm next. I'm nearly next. I'm bump? Thank you, mate.

[14:00] Thanks a lot. We did it. I JUST MET RONALDO NAZáRIO. Childhood dream come true. Which also meant I could tick off the best player so far from my targets. But despite attending earlier Kings League games, I

[14:14] just find out that Kaká wouldn't be attending the final, which meant all my attention turned to meeting Neymar. And with the creator match now underway inside a sold-out stadium, I was sat on the bench. I don't even know if I'll get

[14:27] on the pitch. And as the game carried on without me, I was lucky that I wasn't without me, I was lucky that I wasn't playing as I noticed that Neymar Júnior had just arrived. >> The second half's about to start,

[14:39] the eagle has landed. >> And as Neymar watched the game, I spotted his best friend Chris Geddes, who I met just hours into my mission who I met just hours into my mission when he promised he would help me.

[14:54] can you introduce me? Come on. Yes? You sure? Yeah. It's the time. Look this moment. This is the moment. This is the moment. What time? What time? That's all. >> 96 hours and 20 minutes. So after

[15:08] spending almost 100 hours trying to meet Neymar, full of highs and lows, I was Neymar, full of highs and lows, I was finally about to complete my mission.

[15:23] to meet you. And it's 96 hours. Thank you so much. Yes, thank you so much. But I also had something else to ask Neymar. How many likes on this video for one of my followers to

[15:38] meet you? 1 million. A million? A million. 1 million? 1 million. And because the video has over 1 million likes, I'll be taking one of my followers to meet [music] Neymar. So

[15:51] be in with a chance. This circle is complete. Wish you good play. If you like this video, you'll love this one. like this video, you'll love this one. We did it.