One name keeps refusing to leave the 2026 FIFA World Cup conversation – Neymar. The football world wrote him off after a career-threatening knee injury. Brazil moved on without him for nearly three years. Yet somehow, the Santos captain is back in the picture. Coach Carlo Ancelotti has now included him in Brazil’s preliminary 55-man World Cup squad. So the big question remains: will Neymar actually play at the 2026 World Cup?
Let’s break it all down from the injury story to Brazil’s squad depth, his personal life, and everything in between.
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