Brazil's Neymar said connected Friday helium was unsure if helium would play again for the nationalist squad aft their heartbreaking World Cup quarterfinal decision to Croatia connected penalties.
"Honestly, I bash not know. I deliberation talking present is atrocious due to the fact that of the vigor of the moment. Maybe I'm not reasoning straight," an affectional Neymar told reporters successful Al Rayyan, Qatar.
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"To accidental that this is the extremity would beryllium rushing myself, but I don't warrant thing either. Let's spot what happens going forward.
"I privation to instrumentality this clip to deliberation astir it, deliberation astir what I privation for myself. I volition not adjacent the doorway to playing with Brazil, nor bash I accidental 100% that I'll travel back."
Earlier Friday, Neymar moved into a necktie with Pele arsenic Brazil's all-time starring men's scorer with 77 goals acknowledgment to a extremity that looked to person enactment his squad connected people for the semifinals.
Neymar scored precocious successful the archetypal fractional of other clip to springiness Brazil the lead, but Croatia equalised erstwhile Bruno Petkovic scored successful the 117th.
Croatia goalkeeper Dominik Livakovic saved a punishment effort by Rodrygo, and Marquinhos aboriginal deed the post.
Neymar didn't instrumentality a punishment successful the shootout due to the fact that helium was assigned arsenic the 5th and past taker, but Marquinhos' miss sent Croatia to the World Cup quarterfinal aft lone 4 tries.
"He should person taken the 5th and decisive penalty. The subordinate with the astir prime and intelligence skills is the 1 to beryllium successful complaint successful the infinitesimal erstwhile the unit is high," Brazil manager Tite said.
Croatia volition adjacent look either Argentina oregon the Netherlands.
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Brazil large Pele remained successful a infirmary successful Brazil treating a respiratory corruption that was aggravated by COVID-19. The latest aesculapian study indicated that the 82-year-old Pele was doing OK.
Neymar joined Ronaldo (Nazario) arsenic the lone Brazilian men to people aggregate goals astatine 3 antithetic World Cups.
The 30-year-old Neymar scored his 77 goals successful 124 matches for Brazil. Pele's goals came successful 92 appearances with the nationalist squad betwixt 1957 and 1971.
The Paris Saint-Germain guardant began the World Cup 2 goals down Pele. Neymar present has 77 goals successful 124 planetary appearances.
Brazil women's guardant Marta holds the country's all-time grounds with 115 goals successful 171 games.
Neymar, the erstwhile Santos and Barcelona forward, scored connected his Brazil debut successful a 2010 affable against the United States.
He guided them to the Confederations Cup rubric successful 2013 but suffered World Cup heartbreak the pursuing twelvemonth erstwhile helium was injured successful Brazil's quarterfinal triumph against Colombia and was incapable to play successful the country's humiliating 7-1 semifinal decision to Germany connected location soil.
Neymar was besides a cardinal portion of the Brazil broadside that reached the quarterfinals of the tourney 4 years agone successful Russia, wherever they were beaten by Belgium. He missed retired connected Brazil's 2019 Copa America triumph done wounded and was connected the losing broadside successful past year's last against Argentina.
The 30-year-old has enjoyed a glittering nine career, with honours including 2 LaLiga titles, a Champions League trophy, 4 Ligue 1 titles and a Copa Libertadores.
Information from Reuters was utilized successful this report.
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