Neymar is back in a Brazil shirt. And if you’re holding fan tokens linked to his career, you probably already noticed.
The 2026 World Cup squad announcement by head coach Carlo Ancelotti on May 18-19 included one name that carried more weight than the other 25 combined. Neymar, Brazil’s all-time leading scorer with 79 goals in 128 appearances, earned his first national team call-up since late 2023, when a serious knee injury pulled him off the pitch and, for a while, out of the conversation entirely.
Cafu, the last captain to lift a World Cup trophy for Brazil, made it clear he thinks the recall matters.
“Neymar can be important for any team. Seeing Neymar playing well, physically and technically, that can help the Brazil team a lot.”
What changed on the pitch
