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Neymar Brazil national team retirement?… Teammate “I’m embarrassed too”

A friendly match between the Korean national soccer team and the Brazil national team was held at the Seoul World Cup Stadium in Sangam-dong, Seoul on the afternoon of the 2nd. Neymar is poised to outrun the defense. Sangam = Correspondent Kim Min-gyu

Will Brazil national soccer team striker Neymar (30, Paris Saint-Germain) take off the national team uniform this year?

Eurosport said on the 19th (Korean time), “According to Neymar’s teammate Rodrigo (Real Madrid), Neymar is preparing to leave Brazil at the end of this year and will host his final international competition in the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.” told

On an ESPN podcast, Rodrygo said, “Nymar is preparing to leave the national team. I’m confused too. I didn’t know what to say. I told him to run more, but he said he didn’t want to do it now and laughed.” Neymar has promised to hand over the number 10 jersey to Rodrigo.

Neymar scored 74 goals in 119 matches. He is second in the top scorer for the Brazilian national football team, behind ‘god of football’ Pele, who has scored 77 goals. Rodrigo, who Neymar decided to hand over his number 10, made 33 appearances for Real Madrid in the Spanish La Liga last season, scoring 4 goals and providing 4 assists.

Reporter Kim Young-seo