Neymar reveals he will try to play in the 2026 World Cup

The history of Neymar with the shirt of the Brazilian National Team will have a few more chapters. In an interview published this Thursday by the channel What a Papinho!by streamer Casimiro Miguel, the star of Paris Saint-Germain, from France, warned that he will make an effort to play in the 2026 World Cup, based in Canada, the United States and Mexico.

“In the Post-Cup (2022), I didn’t want to,” said Neymar, who even questioned his continuity in the national team. “But you’re going to have to put up with me again,” he amended, with a wide smile on his face.

Neymar also spoke about the difficulties in the 2022 Cup, Messi’s move to Major League Soccer (MLS) and the end of the partnership with the Argentine at PSG. Check out the highlights of the interview:

World Cup situation and injury

I arrived 100% in the Cup. It was one of the worst weeks of my life. I, besides being hurt, got very sick. I was undergoing treatment lying in bed, I was feeling bad, sleeping the whole day, I only kept my foot out of bed. It was a bizarre intensivão. First day I stayed until 10:30 in the morning doing treatment and Marquinhos (selection defender) stayed with me keeping company. It was intense, I didn’t know how it would come back, but I came back 100%, without pain. I was afraid, I just wasn’t 100% because I was sick. But what really hurt was the defeat, more than the ankle.

Elimination against Croatia

We weren’t thinking about the next game. I can’t say what went through my head, they were all exhausted, it’s hard to have the understanding of doing the right things at that time. It was a complete mistake, everyone failed in some way, I won’t point the finger at anyone, we are a team and we conceded the goal. It was a cold shower, it was the most painful defeat in my career.

Sadness for elimination

I cried for 5 days straight because it hurts so much to see the dream go away from nowhere, the way it was. I would rather not have scored the goal, been 0-0 and lost. It’s a pain that only we will feel, I won’t take away the reason for the fan’s pain.
But we are very sorry, it was the worst moment of our lives. After that, we had to go back to the hotel. You don’t know what you’re going to do the next day, if you leave… We had expectations up there. It looked like a wake, one crying on one side with the family, the other crying on the other. Completely heavy weather.

Messi wins the World Cup

Football was fair. I told him: if I didn’t make it to the final, you go there and win this p… It had to end with a golden key, I was very happy for him. Nothing compares. Football was happy.

Messi in USA

I already knew (that Messi was going to the USA). Messi won everything already, his family was very affected at PSG. I completely understand his decision. It is a country where he will be well received, have a completely different life. Those were difficult years in France, we tried, this time it didn’t work. I wish him all the best.

What went wrong at PSG?

Football stuff, Real Madrid galacticos didn’t win the Champions League either. We had a strong team, with me, Messi and Mbappé, all among the best in the world, but it didn’t fit. We were in the mood, but football is not fair, it’s not a recipe for cake.

2026 Cup

In the Post-World Cup, I didn’t want to, no. It’s not even going through the pain of losing, but it hurts to see my family suffering a lot. But I’m very hungry and you’re going to have to put up with me again.