Barcelona<\/strong>.<\/p> Neymar Jr. wants to lead the ‘Sele\u00e7\u00e3o’ in the 2026 World Cup<\/h3> However, Neymar Jr.<\/strong> envisions his recovery with another goal in mind: to be a decisive player for the Brazil national team. He has set a clear target: to reach the World Cup in the United States, Mexico, and Canada in 2026<\/strong>, seeking to enhance his record in World Cup appearances, as he currently has eight goals and four assists in 13 matches played.<\/p> “Obviously, the World Cup is the goal for all players. I’ve played it three times, and I obviously want to play it for the fourth time<\/strong>. I have to focus on that, prepare well here, and have that medium-term goal after returning. The first thing is to regain my form here at my club,” he warned.<\/p> Neymar Jr.<\/strong>, undoubtedly the great leader of this generation of the ‘verdeamarela’ that has not been able to fully rise, admits that he wishes to enjoy one last tournament with the Brazilian national team<\/strong>, with which he hasn’t competed in a major tournament since the Qatar World Cup 2022<\/strong>, where the ‘Sele\u00e7\u00e3o’ was eliminated in the quarter-finals by Croatia.<\/p> Will ‘Ney’ achieve his fourth World Cup with the ‘verdeamarela’?<\/h3> This 2026 World Cup<\/strong>, as just highlighted, was the third global tournament that Neymar Jr.<\/strong> enjoyed with the Brazilian national team. He was also part of the ‘Sele\u00e7\u00e3o’ in the 2018 World Cup in Russia<\/strong>, where they reached the quarter-finals, facing Belgium, being eliminated with a score of 1-2.<\/p> Additionally, the previous World Cup was probably the most disastrous for him, the 2014 Brazil World Cup<\/strong>, where he ended up injured by Camilo Z\u00fa\u00f1iga<\/strong> with a shocking tackle from behind in the quarter-final match, fracturing a vertebra<\/strong>. Furthermore, Brazil<\/strong> would ultimately suffer a catastrophic defeat in the semi-finals against Germany with a harsh 1-7<\/strong>, a match he had to witness from the stands of the Mineir\u00e3o Stadium.<\/p> The ’10’ already knows what it means to achieve international success with Brazil<\/h3> In this sense, Neymar Jr.<\/strong> apparently wants to redeem himself with the Brazilian national team, with which he has already won a Confederations Cup in 2013<\/strong> and an Olympic gold in 2016<\/strong>. Moreover, he came close to being crowned champion of the 2021 Copa Am\u00e9rica<\/strong>, losing the final against the Argentine national team 1-0.<\/p> Now it remains to be seen if he will be called up by the Brazilian national team for the World Cup quest, which would arrive at 34 years old<\/strong> and likely with much to offer in the world of football. If he can show a level close to what he is known to be capable of offering, he could be a valuable addition<\/strong> to the ‘Sele\u00e7\u00e3o’, which is eager to have a leader of ‘Ney’s’ caliber.<\/p> ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Neymar Jr. expressed in an interview his most sincere desire to return to the Brazilian team and lead it in the next major international tournament: the 2026 World Cup If there is a player who has historically been able to leave a ‘bittersweet’ taste in the world of football, it’s Neymar Jr. Why? Because everyone […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":355,"featured_media":39399,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"_nextfly_llmd_date_locked":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[109,452],"tags":[91,143],"class_list":["post-39398","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-football","category-football-2","tag-national-teams","tag-neymar-jr"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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