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Is Neymar the first to bookend his international career with goals at the same venue? | The Knowledge

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Plus: national team colours that are different from flags; Senegal’s goal difference record setters; and Scotland’s unbeaten 1974 tournamentMail us with your all of your questions and answers“Neymar’s consolation penalty against Norway at the World Cup means his first international goal, scored on his first cap, was in the same stadium (MetLife) as his last international goal on his final cap,” writes Griffin Cant. “Are there any other players who have bookended their international career in a similar way?”Over 77,000 people were at the MetLife Stadium on 10 August 2010…

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