In an interview with German press agency SID, a subsidiary of AFP, the day after the 2-1 defeat by England at Wembley, Neymar said the Brazilians needed to improve their team game. &ldquo;We tried everything we could but it wasn&rsquo;t enough,&rdquo; the 21-year-old, billed as the new Pele, said yesterday. <img alt="" src="http://images.mid-day.com/2013/feb/neymer.jpg" style="width: 400px; height: 363px;" /> Neymar. pics/AFP Brazil have slipped alarmingly down the world rankings in the past two years and are now a lowly 18th. &ldquo;As host country we will be under a lot of pressure but maybe our fans can carry us to victory,&rdquo; Neymar added, and picked out Germany and holders Spain as serious contenders in 2014. England beat Brazil 2-1 on Wednesday to end a 23-year wait for victory over the five-time world champions and consign Luiz Felipe Scolari to defeat in the first game of his second spell as Brazil coach. <img alt="" src="http://images.mid-day.com/2013/feb/hartsave.jpg" style="width: 400px; height: 268px;" /> Supersaver joe! England &rsquo;keeper Joe Hart (right) makes a save as Brazil&rsquo;s Ronaldinho tries to score off a rebound after missing a penalty in London on Wednesday On a chilly Wembley night that saw Ashley Cole win his 100th England cap, home goalkeeper Joe Hart saved an early penalty from the recalled Ronaldinho, before Wayne Rooney put Roy Hodgson&rsquo;s side ahead. An error from Gary Cahill allowed half-time substitute Fred to equalise for Brazil early in the second half, but Cahill&rsquo;s Chelsea teammate Frank Lampard gave England victory with a smartly taken goal on the hour. The friendly game marked the start of the Football Association&rsquo;s 150th anniversary celebrations.

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