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No guarantee I will play for Brazil again: Neymar

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Brazil star Neymar hinted on Friday, he might quit international football, saying he could not “100 per cent” guarantee he would play for the national team again.
Speaking after Brazil’s upset World Cup quarter-final defeat in Qatar, the Paris Saint-Germain superstar suggested could step away.
“I am not closing any doors on the national team but I am also not guaranteeing 100 per cent that I will return,” said Neymar, 30.
“I need to think a bit more about this, about what is the right thing for me and for the national team.”
Following his side’s exit from the ongoing FIFA World Cup in Qatar after the loss to Croatia, star Brazil striker Neymar said that the defeat “feels like a nightmare”.
Croatia trounced Brazil 4-2 to keep their clean sheet in penalty shootouts at the World Cup and qualified for the semifinals in a nail-biting encounter at the Education City Stadium on Friday.
“It feels like a nightmare. It is hard to believe this is happening,” Neymar was quoted as saying by Sky Sports.
The star player kept his future with the national team open after this heartbreaking defeat.
“Honestly, I do not know what is going to happen. It is hard to talk about it right now.”
“It would be too hasty to come here and say that this is it, but I cannot guarantee anything. I have to take some time to think about it. I am not closing any doors, but I’m also not saying 100 per cent that I want to be back,” he concluded.
The two teams could not be separated after two hours of play as both scored in the extra time.
Brazil scored through Neymar’s record goal. The forward netted his 77th goal for his country in the 105th minute, equalling Pele’s record.
Croatia found the equalizer from the boot of Bruno Petkovic in the 117th minute, sending their fans into a frenzy.
Brazil’s Marquinhos and Rodrygo missed their penalty kicks in the shootout, while Croatia remarkably converted all four of their kicks to advance to the tournament’s semi-final.
Croatia’s defensive fortitude triumphed over Brazil’s offensive flair, and the 2018 runners-up can thank goalkeeper Dominik Livakovi for the nation’s first-ever victory over Brazil.
Croatia once again lived up to their reputation after two gruelling knockout stage games leaving Brazilian fans devastated.