Still hoping for the World Cup, Neymar reveals “most painful” Brazil moment | OneFootball

The all-time leading scorer in the history of the Brazil National Team, Neymar recalled moments with the Seleção. The Santos No. 10 spoke about his collection of achievements in his professional career, talked about his journey, and highlighted a painful episode with the national team.

“I think it’s about representing your country, representing your people. Everyone is waiting for that moment, living it. So, taking part in a World Cup is that feeling. You score a goal and the whole country celebrates. That feeling is really wonderful,” said the star on his YouTube channel.

Brought through by Santos in 2009, Neymar emerged as one of Brazilian football’s greatest prospects. The main player for the black-and-white coastal club in the early years of his career, Peixe’s No. 10 received his first call-up in 2010, when he was still 18 years old.

The forward recalled his most painful moment with the national team. Despite having played in the 2014 World Cup, suffered a serious injury, and been part of the squad that lost 7-1 to Germany in the semifinal, Neymar described the 2022 World Cup as the one that hurt him the most with the Canarinho.

“This is the most painful jersey. It was in this jersey that I scored the goal against Croatia. So, it hurts a little…,” the player added.

In the quarterfinals of the 2022 World Cup, Brazil and Croatia played an extremely physical match that went to extra time with the score still 0-0. In the 15th minute of the first half of extra time, Neymar opened the scoring, but in the 11th minute of the second half, Petkovic took the game to penalties, and the Seleção was eventually eliminated.

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