Berlin (DPA)
The Brazilian star Neymar expects that the next World Cup, to be held in Qatar next year, will be the last for him with his country, as he believes that he lacks the mental fortitude to deal with football after that.
The Brazilian team, the record holder in the number of World Cup wins, with 5 titles, is on the verge of ascending to the next World Cup, as it leads the standings of the South American Confederation (CONMEBOL) qualifiers for the tournament, with 27 points, achieving the full mark so far, after winning in All his first nine matches in the playoffs.
Brazil is 13 points clear of Colombia, who is ranked fifth, who is advancing to the qualifying playoffs, after playing half of the qualifiers, noting that the top four teams in the qualifiers qualify directly for the World Cup.
With regard to Neymar, the 2022 World Cup will be the third for the Brazilian wing in the World Cup, after he participated in the 2014 and 2018 editions, although the French Paris Saint-Germain star won the Confederations Cup in 2013, followed by obtaining the gold medal in the Rio de Janeiro Olympics in 2016, but failed. In winning the World Cup so far.
The former Barcelona player scored 4 goals when Brazil hosted the 2014 World Cup, but he suffered a back injury during the “samba” team’s victory over Colombia in the quarter-finals, before losing a historic 1-7 loss against Germany in the semi-finals under the leadership of local coach Luiz Felipe. Scolari.
On the other hand, Neymar scored two goals in the World Cup Russia 2018, but was unable to save his country from losing to his Belgian counterpart in the quarter-finals.
Neymar will be 34 years old, by the time the 2026 World Cup will be held in the United States, Mexico and Canada.
Neymar, 29, hinted that next year’s World Cup, which he aspires to win, will witness his last appearance in the World Cup.
“I think it’s the last World Cup for me,” the Brazilian national team player said during a documentary film entitled “Neymar and the King’s Line”, broadcast by DAZN TV.
Neymar added: “I see it as my last World Cup because I don’t know if I have the brainpower to deal with football after that.”
“Therefore, I will do everything to make it a good World Cup, I will do everything to win the title for my country and achieve my greatest dream since I was young, I hope I can do that.” Neymar has scored 69 goals in 113 caps for Brazil since making his international debut against the United States in August 2010.
Neymar occupies second place in the list of historical scorers for the Brazilian national team, behind the legend Pele, who scored 77 international goals, while he is in fourth place in the list of the most representative players for the “samba” team, behind Cafu (142 games), Roberto Carlos (125) and Dani Alves (119). ).
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