DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Whereas one Neymar was about to make his return on the World Cup, one other was going house after a brief — and tumultuous — stint in Qatar.The actual Neymar has recovered from an ankle damage and was anticipated to play Monday in opposition to South Korea within the spherical of 16, whereas his lookalike was leaving the nation after inflicting some havoc along with his public appearances.Eigon Oliveira, who calls himself “Ney’s Lookalike,” was busy throughout his time in Qatar, the place he attracted quite a lot of consideration making appearances impersonating the Neymar.It was arduous to identify the distinction between the lookalike and the actual Neymar when Oliveira placed on Brazil’s coaching uniform and wore comparable sun shades, hat and beard because the Brazil star.He additionally seems to have the identical tattoos as Neymar, and was often accompanied by a pal who dressed as a member of workers of the Brazilian soccer confederation. A few of his buddies additionally usually acted as his safety guards.A Puma retailer in Doha needed to quickly shut when Oliveira visited and attracted a whole lot of followers. He needed to be taken to the again of the shop till issues calmed down.There was additionally hassle when the lookalike made it to considered one of Brazil’s World Cup video games, as followers clamored to get autographs and a photograph. A number of the Brazil gamers on the sphere earlier than the match appeared as much as see what was happening. Safety finally escorted the lookalike away.Earlier than one of many matches, Oliveira managed to make all of it the way in which to the sphere as some safety guards apparently thought he truly was Neymar.Oliveira has 1 million followers on Instagram and is near that very same mark on TikTok. He information most of his stunts and posts them on his social media accounts, the place they shortly go viral.Being Neymar’s double has grow to be a job for Oliveira. He has traveled all over the world imitating the participant, together with to France, the place Neymar performs for Paris Saint-Germain. He makes cash out of his appearances and by performing because the participant’s double in business shoots.He instructed Brazilian media it began whereas he labored as a waiter at a restaurant in Brazil and other people began to speak about his resemblance with the actual Neymar, which led to him getting employed by an company.He has met Neymar a couple of instances throughout a few of his business shoots, and mentioned that the participant was high-quality with him performing as his lookalike.“I by no means imagined this second,” he mentioned in a current put up. “I’m blessed to have gotten this far with this job. I’m very grateful and I’m a fan of this man who welcomes what I do with open arms. He modified my life in a big means, giving me thousands and thousands of prospects and alternatives, and permitting me to go locations and meet folks that I might have by no means imagined going or assembly.”Oliveira mentioned he plans to be again in Qatar for the semifinals if Brazil advances, so there could possibly be extra chaos brought on by the Neymar lookalike earlier than the World Cup is over.___Tales Azzoni on Twitter: http://twitter.com/tazzoni___AP World Cup protection: https://Fifanews.com/hub/world-cup and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports
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