Neymar: Messi’s World Cup Win Inspires Star to Consider Brazil Future

• Neymar wants to lead Brazil to the 2026 FIFA World Cup title after seeing teammate and friend Lionel Messi do the same with Argentina
• Brazil was knocked out of Qatar 2022 in the quarterfinals after the 5-time champions were eliminated via penalties by Croatia
• Neymar is expected to return to playing for Brazil after reports initially suggested the 30-year-old planned on retiring from the national team

Lionel Messi’s success with Argentina's national team is now the perfect motivation for Neymar to return to playing for Brazil after he initially considered retiring.

At the age of 35, Messi guided Argentina to the country’s third World Cup trophy in Qatar while Neymar and Brazil were eliminated in the quarterfinals.

According to Sportskeeda, watching Messi lift the coveted trophy at 35 has motivated Neymar to continue playing for Brazil with the intent of leading the 5-time world champions to glory in 2026.

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Brazil’s World Cup drought has now spanned up to 20 years, after failing to win the competition in the last five editions with their last success coming in 2002.

Neymar who is tied with Pele on Brazil’s all-time goal-scoring chart with 77 goals, hopes to win the World Cup in the next edition when the United States, Mexico, and Canada next host the competition.

Ronaldo backs Neymar to continue with Brazil

Meanwhile, Ronaldo Nazario has revealed that it will be an unwise move for Neymar to quit playing for the Brazil national team following their World Cup heartbreak, Daily Post reports.

Ronaldo believes the 30-year-old Paris Saint-Germain forward can still easily play in the next World Cup for Brazil as he is still very young.

Neymar will be 34 years old by the time the next World Cup kicks off in Canada, Mexico, and the United States of America.

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Neymar congratulates Messi after Argentina’s World Cup win

Earlier, Sports Brief reported Brazil star Neymar took to his social media accounts to congratulate his longtime friend Lionel Messi following Argentina's World Cup win in Qatar.

Messi led his side to their first World Cup trophy since 1986 with an entertaining game at the Lusail Stadium.

It was a game that lived up to its billing with Paris Saint-Germain forward Kylian Mbappe and Messi bringing their A-game to the party.