Brazil suffered a big shock after losing to Croatia and being knocked out of the tournament in Qatar. This situation is very hard for Neymar, who is considering suspending his international career.
Neymar was devastated after the World Cup. Will he put his international career on hold?
The Brazilian national team was tipped as the main favorite to win the World Cup in Qatar. After quickly advancing from the group and confidently defeating South Korea, it seemed that the Brazilians would be very difficult to stop. Unexpected difficulties were caused by Croatia, which made it to the penalty shoot-out and advanced to the semi-finals, thus prematurely eliminating the favored team.
Neymar Jr. hints at an early retirement from football 😳 pic.twitter.com/2tcZQN3ote
— Relevent Sports (@releventsports) October 10, 2021
Neymar had huge ambitions for this tournament and has been in fantastic form since the beginning of the season. The fans saw in him a leader who would lead Brazil to the final triumph. Of course, the Paris Saint-Germain star had a good championship, but the result of the team turned out to be a huge disappointment.
After losing the quarter-final, Neymar was clearly broken and did not give a clear answer regarding his future for the national team. Despite being only 30 years old, he considered ending his career with the Brazilian national team.
Is Neymar really going to retire?
Everything indicates that the former FC Barcelona player will appear at the 2026 World Cup. However, “L’Equipe” reports that he needs to rebuild himself mentally, which is why it is possible to suspend his national team career for the time of qualifying for the next World Cup. Brazil has a huge personnel potential, so even with the absence of Neymar, it should not have any major problems with qualifying for the tournament.
🗣 | Neymar on retirement: pic.twitter.com/a33BjwSZye
— Planet Sport (@PlanetSportcom) February 21, 2022
Neymar Jr is too young to end his national team career. He loves football like every Brazilian player and enjoys playing for his team so there is a small chance that he will end it now. So far, Neymar has made 124 appearances for Canarinhos and scored 77 goals. This is the best result in the history of the Brazilian national team – the same number of goals as the legendary Pele.
