Joao Fonseca says if he wants to see Neymar at the 2026 World Cup
Photo by Pedro Vilela/Getty Images The Brazilian National Football Team will be hoping to win their first World Cup title since 2002 when they set foot in North America this summer. The team, led by the likes of Real Madrid star Vinicius Jr. and Casemiro, will begin their World Cup campaign against African champions Morocco on June 13.
During the most recent World Cup warm-up matches, Brazilian icon Neymar was not selected by manager Carlo Ancelotti. Joao Fonseca, the Brazilian tennis star, has suggested whether he would like to see Neymar included in Brazil’s final World Cup squad. Photo by Chris Arjoon/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Joao Fonseca wants to see Neymar in the Brazil World Cup squad “I think Brazil can have a good World Cup,” Fonseca said ahead of the Monte Carlo Masters, as reported by ESPN Tenis .
“Regarding the controversy, I’m in favor of Neymar going to the Cup, especially because of the experience he brings. “I’m not a football expert, it’s just my opinion, but I’ll be cheering for Brazil to win. ” Neymar is a football icon: a Champions League winner and Brazil’s all-time leading goal scorer with 79 to his name.
The Brazilian recently expressed his disappointment at being left out of Brazil’s most recent squad during a live broadcast of a Kings League Brazil game. Photo by Pedro Vilela/Getty Images “I’m going to speak out here, because I can’t just let this pass,” Neymar said, as reported by ESPN . “Obviously I’m upset and sad not to have been selected.
But the focus remains the same, day after day, training session after training session, match after match. “We’ll achieve our goal. There’s still one final squad announcement to go and the dream lives on.