Neymar's dream of winning the World Cup remains unfulfilled even though Pele's record of 77 goals in Brazil's jersey has been reached. The 31-year-old PSG star was considering retirement from international football following Brazil's exit from the quarter-finals of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar after losing a tiebreaker to Croatia.
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His dreams were broken in 2014 and 2018 World Cup as well. However, seeing his dear friend and club teammate Lionel Messi win the World Cup at the age of 35, Neymar shook off the thought of retirement. In an interview given to TNT Sports, Brazil's stalwarts hinted at continuing to play for the country until the 2026 World Cup.
Argentina legend Messi won his fifth World Cup title. To keep the dream of winning the World Cup alive, Messi is the motivation of Neymar, 'At this stage of my career, I want to progress every year. Let's see what happens. But I have a big dream, that is to win the World Cup. Messi is my inspiration. He always helps and motivates me. Seeing him win the World Cup at the age of 35, I am also thinking about it.
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