Five reasons why Brazil can win the 2013 Confederations Cup

1. Neymar

Football is a team game and while no one individual player can take a team through 90 minutes, one player can galvanise a team and inspire them to excellence. Neymar has done just that for Brazil in the competition so far.

At such a young age, he has shown great levels of maturity and leadership. His skill and ability will be tested under harsh conditions as Uruguay (and possibly Spain) will come with a defensive organisation that tries to quell the threat that he poses. He will have to raise the bar and perform under pressure are great players are supposed to.

Neymar has exhibited enough in this competition for us to expect him to deliver when it matters the most.