Neymar Can Feature At 2030 World Cup – Rogerio Micale

Brazil’s Olympic gold-winning coach Rogerio Micale has questioned Carlo Ancelotti’s treatment of Neymar at the 2026 World Cup. He recently had his say while speaking to the press, and fans have been reacting.

Despite Neymar announcing his international retirement following a devastating exit against Norway, Micale has insisted that the attacker should reconsider his decision and aim for the 2030 tournament.

Rogerio added that he’ll never give up on Neymar because his talent cannot be disputed.

His words, “Neymar for me is the best Brazilian player. For me, who am I to speak about Ancelotti, but Neymar had to be better utilised, just as Messi is, as Cristiano Ronaldo is, as Salah is… I had the opportunity to work in Egypt and I saw that there is a whole process in place so that Salah can perform.

I think the biggest controversy was the issue of being 100 per cent physically. The star, the guy who makes the difference, I think he has something different to contribute, a weight of being who he is, including for the other players. I would never give up on Neymar.

In relation to the next cycle, I want to see Neymar on the pitch. I pay for a ticket to see Neymar. There are many games in Brazil that I would not go to even if I received an invitation. If Neymar is participating, with the minimum of conditions, I will go to the stadium. Neymar is indisputable.”

Neymar da Silva Santos Júnior (born 5 February 1992), known as Neymar Júnior or mononymously as Neymar, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Saudi Pro League club Al Hilal and the Brazil national team. A prolific goalscorer and playmaker, he is widely regarded as one of the best players in the world and the best Brazilian player of his generation. Neymar has scored at least 100 goals for three different clubs, making him one of the few players to achieve this feat.

Neymar came into prominence at Santos, where he made his professional debut aged 17. Soon becoming the Brazilian’s league star player, he won the 2011 Copa Libertadores, being Santos’ first since 1963. He was named the South American Footballer of the Year in 2011 and 2012, and relocated to Europe to join Barcelona in 2013.

In his second season, as part of Barcelona’s attacking trio with Lionel Messi and Luis Suárez, dubbed MSN, he won the continental treble of La Liga, the Copa del Rey, and the UEFA Champions League. Motivated to be the focal player at club level, Neymar unexpectedly transferred to Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) in 2017 for €222 million, which made him the most expensive player ever. In his debut season, he excelled in French football, winning the league title and being voted Ligue 1 Player of the Year.

Despite recurring injuries in Paris, he helped PSG attain an historic domestic quadruple in the 2019–20 season, during which the club also reached its first ever Champions League final, with Neymar being named in the UEFA Team of the Year for the second time in his career.