While he had hinted that the World Cup in Qatar would be his last major competition with Brazil, the Parisian playmaker no longer refrains from continuing with the Seleçao.
In tears on the lawn after the defeat conceded on penalties in the quarter-finals of the World Cup against Croatia, Neymar had long returned to the pain felt after seeing his dream of bringing a sixth star to Brazil s fly away. “I am psychologically destroyed. It was probably the defeat that hurt me the most, which caused me to be paralyzed for ten minutes after the match, after which I burst into tears without being able to stop. This is going to hurt for a very long time, unfortunately.”he wrote in particular.
The playmaker of the Seleçao had also cast doubt on his future in the selection, explaining that he needed ” to reflect on“. And the uncertainty was all the greater since in the fall of 2021, he confided that he considered the World Cup in Qatar to be his last. “I see her as the last because I don’t know if I will be mentally strong enough to continue to manage my life as a footballer afterwards”he had dropped.
But the situation seems to have changed for the Brazilian international. Witness his remarks made at the microphone of TNT Sports. And the coronation of Lionel Messi with the Albiceleste is not for nothing. “Leo has always been an inspiration. He has always helped and encouraged me. Obviously, seeing him win at 35, I think about it too.explained the one who celebrated his 31st birthday at the beginning of the month, before talking about the 2026 World Cup: “I will go there year after year and we will see. Of course, I have a very big dream, that of winning the World Cup. »