After World Cup exit to Norway: Neymar ends Brazil career!

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·5. Juli 2026

After World Cup exit to Norway: Neymar ends Brazil career!

As Neymar walked tearfully across the pitch at New Jersey Stadium in East Rutherford after Brazil’s 2-1 defeat to Norway, the spectators and the millions of fans watching on TV already sensed that the superstar might just have played his last international match.

The 34-year-old confirmed that suspicion after the final whistle. He said he had “tried,” but now it was “over.”

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🚨🚨 BREAKING: Neymar announces his RETIREMENT FROM INTERNATIONAL FOOTBALL. 👋🏼🇧🇷 “I tried. I tried. It started here at Met Life stadium and I finished here. It is now over”, Ney said after the game. His story with the Brazilian national team is over.
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So after 130 matches and a whopping 80 goals for the Seleção, his country’s record goalscorer is calling it a day!

Despite a great international career, however, Neymar was denied the one truly big triumph. An Olympic gold medal and a Confederations Cup title are unlikely to make up for the missing World Cup trophy.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇩🇪 here.

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