Shafaqna Pakistan: Brazil forward Neymar suggested on Sunday that his international career has come to an end after the five-time world champions were eliminated from the FIFA World Cup with a 2-1 defeat to Norway in the round of 16.
The 34-year-old came off the bench at MetLife Stadium and converted a stoppage-time penalty, but his goal proved only a consolation as Erling Haaland’s late brace sent Norway through to the quarterfinals.
Brazil’s all-time leading scorer reflected on the apparent end of his international journey, noting the significance of the venue where he scored his first goal for the national team in a 2-0 victory over the United States in 2010.
“I tried and I tried. Now it’s over. It began here and it ends here,” Neymar told Brazil’s Globo Esporte after the match.
He collapsed in tears when the final whistle went, and had to be consoled by teammates.
Worn down by injuries in recent years, the former Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain player, now back at first club Santos, was a surprise inclusion in Carlo Ancelotti’s Brazil squad for the World Cup.
Injury prevented him from featuring in Brazil’s first two group games at the tournament, but he did come on in the 3-0 win over Scotland in Miami which completed the opening round.
That was his first international appearance since October 2023, but his only other appearance in the United States came Sunday against Norway.
Source: Dunya News
