Neymar revealed the reason that leads him to continue with the Brazilian team

Neymar questioned his continuation with the Brazilian team after the World Cup elimination in Qatar and this Thursday he revealed that the support of his family is key for him to continue with the ‘canarinha’.

The 31-year-old forward gave a press conference during the concentration of the Brazilian team in the city of Belém, where tomorrow they will face Bolivia at the start of the South American qualifying group for the 2026 World Cup, and acknowledged that he has real doubts about continuing with the five-time world champion’s team, saddened by the criticism received.

“I was hesitant about returning to the national team, yes. But after the pressure from friends and family, I started to appreciate what I did in the national team. There is a lot of pressure here, criticism is sad, it makes you happy. don’t appreciate your made.made. But the family shows you that it’s worth going on, that it’s worth continuing to endure that criticism.”commented the Saudi Al Hilal player today.

Neymar appreciates what he has thirteen years in the national team and made sure he was proud of his career in ‘canarinha’ and of who played in three World Cups.

“I don’t think there’s any money in the world that will pay for this,” he said in reference to his experience with the national team, where he already envisions reaching the 2026 World Cup. “There are only three and a few years to go. That’s going to happen so fast, we need to start preparing now.”

One goal away from breaking Pelé’s record

For his part, Neymar admitted that he would feel “extremely happy and very proud” if he achieved the scoring record with the Brazilian team He is now tied with Pelé with 57 goalsa brand that is “important” to him.

“There is a consensus that Pelé is the king of football. “If I can score a goal, I will reach a unique mark,” said Neymar, confident that “tomorrow all the conditions are in place to be a historic day.”