Neymar: I cried for 5 days after the WC elimination

Neymar shared that he cried for 5 days in a row after Brazil’s 2020 Word Cup exit, and he even thought about retiring from the national team after Croatia beat them in the ¼ finals.

🎙️🇧🇷 Neymar: “After the World Cup exit, I didn’t want to return to the Brazil team. I wanted to avoid the suffering again for my family because it has a huge impact.

It was the worst moment of my career. I cried for five days straight. Seeing our dream evaporate is painful… I… pic.twitter.com/ecIgFI9ip5

— Football Tweet ⚽ (@Football__Tweet) July 20, 2023

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The PSG forward (31) hasn’t played for Brazil since the elimination after a penalty shootout in December last year.

Neymar scored in the extra time, which seemed like that was the crucial goal for the victory, but Croatia tied the game with 3 minutes remaining. Then the Croatian men’s national football team triumphed at the shootout to progress to the ½ finals in Qatar.

“I can’t share exactly what my thinking process was during that time,” Neymar shared with YouTuber Casimiro. “It was the worst loss in my career, without a doubt. I cried for 5 straight days. I was crushed that my dream of winning the World Cup with Brazil was set to pieces.”

Neymar added that it would have been easier to accept the defeat if he wasn’t netted in the extra time, and after 0:0, his team was eliminated after penalties.