Neymar, the outstanding Brazilian player of his generation, has indicated he is retiring from international football after his team crashed out of the World Cup to Norway.
The 34-year-old forward finishes his career as the top goalscorer in the Brazilian men’s national team’s history, with 80 goals in 129 appearances.
Neymar appeared twice at the 2026 World Cup, scoring from the spot in the dying minutes of his last international outing.
But his late penalty could not save the country from their earliest World Cup exit since 1966.
Neymar has hinted several times over the past year that he would play his last game
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