Neymar has hinted he may yet play at the 2026 World Cup, revealing that the very big dream still burns to lift the trophy.
The 31-year-old Brazilian said in the lead-up to last year s World Cup that it could be his last, while he was left devastated by his country s quarter-final elimination to Croatia.
In the immediate aftermath of Brazil s World Cup exit, Neymar offered no guarantees about his international future having been left psychologically destroyed .
Two months on, Neymar appears to have digested that disappointment and said the door was not closed on his Brazil career extending to the 2026 event.
I ll go year by year and we ll see, Neymar told TNT Sports. Of course, I have a very big dream, that of winning the World Cup.
Neymar added that he was inspired by Paris Saint-Germain team-mate Lionel Messi s success with Argentina in Qatar.
Leo has always been an inspiration, he said. He always helped and encouraged me. Obviously, seeing him win at 34 [sic, 35], I think about it too.
Neymar will be 34 years old when the 2026 World Cup starts in the United States, Mexico and Canada.
The forward was part of Brazil s 2014, 2018 and 2022 World Cup squads, winning the Bronze Boot and being named in the All Star XI when the event was played in his homeland in 2014.
