Will Neymar, Messi, and Ronaldo play in the 2026 World Cup?

[Hewlet]

The drama started already!!

🚨⚠️ BREAKING: Neymar Jr suffers a new injury and will be out for 2/3 weeks, tests have confirmed.

Ney will miss the friendly games before the World Cup and could miss opening game against Morocco.

I think they should put Joao Pedro in place for a safer World Cup. We can not risk and the games have not even started

We're so used to his injuries now that it doesn't even make an impression, I'm sorry because for him it's definitely the last World Cup and starting like this he rules himself out before he even starts.

Seeing that he's currently injured hurts so much considering how much it meant to him that he was called up to join in the world cup for the very last time. The trauma of not being featured in the world cup even after this call up will disturb him so much and it's not a situation a player of his class should be going through.

As much as fans and the whole Brazilian supporters will want to see him play, they still have to keep emotions aside and decide wether they want to win the world cup as a team or try to risk going with him and he struggles to even play. It's a tough one for Carlo anceloti and for all Brazilian but for the sake of the right result, it's better to drop him and take a better replacement like jao if the window is still opened.

[lombok]

The drama started already!!

🚨⚠️ BREAKING: Neymar Jr suffers a new injury and will be out for 2/3 weeks, tests have confirmed.

Ney will miss the friendly games before the World Cup and could miss opening game against Morocco.

I think they should put Joao Pedro in place for a safer World Cup. We can not risk and the games have not even started

We're so used to his injuries now that it doesn't even make an impression, I'm sorry because for him it's definitely the last World Cup and starting like this he rules himself out before he even starts.

Seeing that he's currently injured hurts so much considering how much it meant to him that he was called up to join in the world cup for the very last time. The trauma of not being featured in the world cup even after this call up will disturb him so much and it's not a situation a player of his class should be going through.

As much as fans and the whole Brazilian supporters will want to see him play, they still have to keep emotions aside and decide wether they want to win the world cup as a team or try to risk going with him and he struggles to even play. It's a tough one for Carlo anceloti and for all Brazilian but for the sake of the right result, it's better to drop him and take a better replacement like jao if the window is still opened.

Winning the world cup trophy should be on the first agenda of the Brazilian national team. Compelling injured players to play will just be a disadvantage to the overall performance of the squad. Turning over stars must be heartening to say the least, and strategically a good move require the coach to have a stiff stance on the part of the collective good to have a stable defence on the field during the next great event.

[ZAINmalik75]

The drama started already!!

🚨⚠️ BREAKING: Neymar Jr suffers a new injury and will be out for 2/3 weeks, tests have confirmed.
Ney will miss the friendly games before the World Cup and could miss opening game against Morocco.


Source: https://x.com/FabrizioRomano/status/2059979542794588342/photo/1

That's truly a huge loss for Brazilian team and I think that's the major reason of his career collapse at Golden age and also being the reason of not included at squads firstly, no doubt his selection were currently based on commercial reasons rather then potential performance, anyway his injury isn't much serious and soon he will be the team part but will he be fullfil Ancelotti and fans expectations as that's the only opportunity will be for him to be back his career on track. While regrading messi injury so I don't think it will take much time so for me for sure Messi and somehow Ronaldo will be the part of starting XI while Neymar situation will be depend on his physical condition

[bitgolden]

In my opinion, Ancelotti should have left Neymar out of the Brazil squad because his performance has declined significantly. Furthermore, Neymar is frequently injured. i think Ancelotti's decision will draw criticism from Brazilian legends, as he left out a player who should have been in the Brazil squad for the World Cup. still a question mark, why did Ancelotti reinstate Neymar in the Brazil squad and leave out several other great players. Whereas, Neymar's performance has clearly declined, and his physical condition is also less than optimal.

Look closely at the situation, Neymar for all the flaws he may have, who is very delicate and gets injured easily, who no longer physically performs as he once did, he remains a player who on the pitch can make the difference simply by collaborating with the rest of the team, he has experience and this is enough to be an important help.
Ancelotti is not a novice coach, if he made this choice he will have his good reasons.

I disagree with that. If you checked him in Brazil for the past year since he left Saudi league, you will see that he is not really contributing as much as people think. He even moved a bit more towards the centre in most games, the left back they have is good so he runs, so Neymar moves a bit towards the centre, sort of like Bruno Fernandes style playing.

Neymar has sharp mind and a great talent so he can pass very well even now, but this is all very tough with the body he has, since he has been injured a lot, his body prevents him doing what his brain is thinking about doing.

[disbil]

The drama started already!!

🚨⚠️ BREAKING: Neymar Jr suffers a new injury and will be out for 2/3 weeks, tests have confirmed.

Ney will miss the friendly games before the World Cup and could miss opening game against Morocco.



Source: https://x.com/FabrizioRomano/status/2059979542794588342/photo/1

I think they should put Joao Pedro in place for a safer World Cup. We can not risk and the games have not even started

Fully drama calling Neymar to national team due injury history during this season and he played not full matches for his club Santos, currently Neymar have injured and out around two weeks later with possibility will absent for the first match in group stage against Morocco. Carlo Ancelotti not confirm yet about Neymar position in national team keep bring to World Cup 2026 or not during his injury and if get faster recovery possibility will absent for the first match and not guarantee without getting injury anymore.

In my opinion, withdraw Neymar from Brazil list team for World Cup and replacing with other players have good condition exactly Joao Pedro not bad ideas giving him opportunity, before facing Morocco have two friendly match playing by Brazil team facing Panama and Egypt actually both friendly match neymar will absent.

[Rubuchi]

Winning the world cup trophy should be on the first agenda of the Brazilian national team. Compelling injured players to play will just be a disadvantage to the overall performance of the squad. Turning over stars must be heartening to say the least, and strategically a good move require the coach to have a stiff stance on the part of the collective good to have a stable defence on the field during the next great event.

I love Neymar Jr for his skills and ability to make the level of popularity he has gathered so far but this his injury history and reoccurrence is one thing that will easily kill his career completely. As a player that is strong on making a big name in the industry, you have to be very consistent with your ability to stay strong in your fitness and not be so susceptible (like it is called) to those things. Injury for most players is something that is unavoidable but something that can be prevented or should be prevented. People like Neymar are not players you can rely on due to their injury status and frequency so I will suggest that the team should build more young players to become stronger replacement for the likes of Neymar so Neymar can be excused to treat himself properly. The Brazil I used to know in the past is a very strong squad who do not necessarily need to depend on one player or the other.

[criptoevangelista]

Will there really be a big difference if those three 3 stars play or dont play in World Cup 2026? They are great motivators and can fill team with energy. But at their age can the compete and outplay other teams that will bring younger, faster players, but will less experience? It is a team game. I think building team around one player, no matter how big start and how much experience he has, is not going to do well. Especially in a tournament where everyone bring their best of the best.

Now on this point I disagree with you. I believe that if a team has a player who is far above average, completely unique, like Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo themselves, then building a tactical system that takes advantage of those qualities is totally valid. That even happened with the Brazilian national team in the 1994 World Cup with Romário. The team was basically mediocre overall, but it had a genius playing. The number 11 brought the fourth World Cup title to Brazil simply because of that. And even though football is a collective sport, individual talent makes an absurd difference in decisive moments.

That is a definitely a good example, but since 1994 many years have passed and football became different. It has became faster, new and more talented players have appeared. Today imo you cant win if you focus on one player in your team. All passes on Neymar, Mess and Ronaldo. Let them do all the work. What if they get an injury? Then whole strategy fells apart. Or you believe that one player can outplay other team defense in solo? Against some teams yes, but against all the teams?

I would gladly hear your comment on the following. If individual talent is so important, then how many World Cup have Neymar, Messi and Ronaldo won? Except previous 2022 where Messi was selected as best player, none of others have won World Cups. Where are World Cups if individual talents are so important?

You're absolutely right, football has changed a lot and teams play much more collectively now. In fact, great, skillful players are becoming rarer and rarer—there’s a real shortage of individual talent. I believe we’re witnessing the last generation of players like that, which is the case with Neymar, Messi, and Cristiano Ronaldo. I agree with you that today it's completely impossible for a player to win a game all by themselves. But we can also look at the 2002 Brazilian team as an example, where Ronaldo Nazario was coming back from an injury and the squad, despite having big stars, had key players who stepped up as support, unlike the 2006 team, which was stacked with stars but couldn't deliver in the World Cup.

[LUCKMCFLY]

We love Neymar, but he is injured even before it starts. He will miss training and official matches. What happens if he is injured again in the middle of the world cup? Can we really believe he will reach the semi finals or finals if Brazil is able to make magic and win match after match?

I think this is a danger plan, but perhaps there is magic in the world and this is happening for a big win from the national team and Neymar will do history as the magical player who bounced back

I know it causes a lot of controversy; there are even veteran and famous Brazilian players who disagree with him going to the World Cup, like Roberto Carlos. But I believe this should be Neymar's last dance. We as human beings have many limitations, but there is something in life that is within our power: to make his dream come true. Neymar's dream isn't just his own; an entire country wants it. In the end, we are all human, and he has the talent, the experience, and all the beauty that football can offer, so why not? Ancelotti already said he could start; things change.

[DiMarxist]

I am sure about Ronaldo and Messi participating in the world cup but as of Neymar I am not sure. I don't know if Brazil has released their final squad but from the look of things Neymar may not be hundred percent fit for the world cup. What is the essence of taking a player that is not fit to the world cup when there are players who are ready and hungry to replace him and give their best when it comes to the Brazilian national team.Carlo Ancelotti should not make the mistake of taking Neymar to the world cup because it will not go down well especially for the players who are playing thesame positions with him.

[Muba20]

Winning the world cup trophy should be on the first agenda of the Brazilian national team. Compelling injured players to play will just be a disadvantage to the overall performance of the squad. Turning over stars must be heartening to say the least, and strategically a good move require the coach to have a stiff stance on the part of the collective good to have a stable defence on the field during the next great event.

I love Neymar Jr for his skills and ability to make the level of popularity he has gathered so far but this his injury history and reoccurrence is one thing that will easily kill his career completely. As a player that is strong on making a big name in the industry, you have to be very consistent with your ability to stay strong in your fitness and not be so susceptible (like it is called) to those things. Injury for most players is something that is unavoidable but something that can be prevented or should be prevented. People like Neymar are not players you can rely on due to their injury status and frequency so I will suggest that the team should build more young players to become stronger replacement for the likes of Neymar so Neymar can be excused to treat himself properly. The Brazil I used to know in the past is a very strong squad who do not necessarily need to depend on one player or the other.

Brazil needs to find more young talents like Neymar Jr. But I think the task is little difficult. Brazil is one of the football-loving countries. In Brazil, football is not just seen as a game, for them football is an art and a love. Although Brazil is also called a factory for producing footballers, it is a little difficult to say when the star will come after Neymar. When Brazil won the last World Cup, many players in their team were very reliable, but recently, although some of the team has played well, most of them did not have that confidence. To win a tournament like the World Cup, the team must avoid relying on one or two players and each player must play responsibly. If everyone in the team is confident, then this team can once again create a stir in the football world.

[lombok]

I am sure about Ronaldo and Messi participating in the world cup but as of Neymar I am not sure. I don't know if Brazil has released their final squad but from the look of things Neymar may not be hundred percent fit for the world cup. What is the essence of taking a player that is not fit to the world cup when there are players who are ready and hungry to replace him and give their best when it comes to the Brazilian national team.Carlo Ancelotti should not make the mistake of taking Neymar to the world cup because it will not go down well especially for the players who are playing thesame positions with him.

Physical fitness should be the priority of coaches in their formation of a roster. Compelling injured player to play poses a threat of derailing the whole playing arrangement of a team. Brazil is also full of young players with a lot of talent who want to perform their full roles. Professional choice need the boldness to drop stars that are yet to regain full health because of the greater good.

[JiiBs]

The drama started already!!

🚨⚠️ BREAKING: Neymar Jr suffers a new injury and will be out for 2/3 weeks, tests have confirmed.
Ney will miss the friendly games before the World Cup and could miss opening game against Morocco.


Source: https://x.com/FabrizioRomano/status/2059979542794588342/photo/1

That's truly a huge loss for Brazilian team and I think that's the major reason of his career collapse at Golden age and also being the reason of not included at squads firstly, no doubt his selection were currently based on commercial reasons rather then potential performance, anyway his injury isn't much serious and soon he will be the team part but will he be fullfil Ancelotti and fans expectations as that's the only opportunity will be for him to be back his career on track. While regrading messi injury so I don't think it will take much time so for me for sure Messi and somehow Ronaldo will be the part of starting XI while Neymar situation will be depend on his physical condition

It’s better now than when the tournament actually begins.
Neymar Jnr has always being the center of injuries during the World Cup. It makes it even difficult to pick him for these World Cup tournaments, if his actually depriving just another good player from surfacing but, he’s one of the best Brazil has got to offer and to always find him getting injured either before or during the tournament, it puts Brazil in a difficult position. He would be able to recover and manage it though, lets hope he doesn’t hold the ball way too much during the tournament as, he’s always a target for some aggressive fouls.

[sokani]

could it be that they are hoping that the player would recover on time before or during the tournament and if so, does it mean the player is so important that he couldn't be replaced despite being injured, does this mean that the Brazilian team are now short of credible players to warrant such a situation as this?

Brazil is not short of players but maybe they are hoping he will recover. Neymar has downplayed the injury, saying that he will recover on time, but I believe the Brazilian medical staff are monitoring and assessing the situation before making a final decision.

If he does not recover on time, he can be replaced by another player from the provisional list, but it must be 24 hours before Brazil's first match, according to the new FIFA rule. So, there's still time.

[PhilosopherKing]

The drama started already!!

🚨⚠️ BREAKING: Neymar Jr suffers a new injury and will be out for 2/3 weeks, tests have confirmed.

Ney will miss the friendly games before the World Cup and could miss opening game against Morocco.



Source: https://x.com/FabrizioRomano/status/2059979542794588342/photo/1

I think they should put Joao Pedro in place for a safer World Cup. We can not risk and the games have not even started

Mehn injury is really roughing up this dude pretty bad, this is why Ancelotti didn't want to add him at first. World cup have not start and he is getting injury, this his injury has told us what we should expect if Neymar is in the world cup squad. Brazil should rest him for tough team and bring him in when facing small opponent.

Neymar should do early retirement from professional football after this world cup finishes because his body cannot again the training and workload of playing on the field.

[SPIDERMAN008]

I thought about this Neymar issue a few days ago, that is, a star player like Neymar, who has so much popularity and fame, and yet the whole world was in doubt whether he would actually be able to play in the World Cup or not, he was selected and I am seeing new injury news again. All in all, I clearly understand that in football, if a player cannot play well at that particular time, cannot perform well, cannot work impactfully for the team, then he is not taken into the team just because of his popularity. Team selection is only possible in football based on such practicality and logic. And in  the World Cup, there is no chance of emotion.

[BluebloodCXVI]

The drama started already!!

🚨⚠️ BREAKING: Neymar Jr suffers a new injury and will be out for 2/3 weeks, tests have confirmed.

Ney will miss the friendly games before the World Cup and could miss opening game against Morocco.



Source: https://x.com/FabrizioRomano/status/2059979542794588342/photo/1

I think they should put Joao Pedro in place for a safer World Cup. We can not risk and the games have not even started

Jesus Christ!!, this guy has to be one of the most unluckiest players of all time, as it is now nobody can convince me that Neymar hasn’t been jinxed i swear to God. Normally a player of his caliber could have achieved more if not this his injury issues all the time and it always happens at crucial times that’s even the worst thing and it is very sad. In my opinion a player like Neymar should be having atleast 1 ballon d’Or to his name by now but painfully, that’s not the case and now again in his final worldcup that he’s supposed to prove himself and atleast reach a good milestone in, another injury has entered the chat again,SMH. Anyway I wish him quick recovery even though now it is clear to me that there’s a high chance that he will not be having a significant impact on the success of the Brazil national team during the upcoming world cup tournament even if he plays so it’s better not to put too much hope on him.

[rdbase]

The drama started already!!

🚨⚠️ BREAKING: Neymar Jr suffers a new injury and will be out for 2/3 weeks, tests have confirmed.

Ney will miss the friendly games before the World Cup and could miss opening game against Morocco.

I think they should put Joao Pedro in place for a safer World Cup. We can not risk and the games have not even started

We're so used to his injuries now that it doesn't even make an impression, I'm sorry because for him it's definitely the last World Cup and starting like this he rules himself out before he even starts.

Seeing that he's currently injured hurts so much considering how much it meant to him that he was called up to join in the world cup for the very last time. The trauma of not being featured in the world cup even after this call up will disturb him so much and it's not a situation a player of his class should be going through.

As much as fans and the whole Brazilian supporters will want to see him play, they still have to keep emotions aside and decide wether they want to win the world cup as a team or try to risk going with him and he struggles to even play. It's a tough one for Carlo anceloti and for all Brazilian but for the sake of the right result, it's better to drop him and take a better replacement like jao if the window is still opened.

That is a big surprise since I saw Vini Jr and him playing in a friendly where Brazil scored 3 goals to nil just a few days ago. But if he is going to be out from 2-3 weeks than he will more likely miss the start of the World Cup.
Seeing all three playing in the same tournament would be great for the sport as it could very well be their last chance for this trio to do just that.

[Rabata]

I thought about this Neymar issue a few days ago, that is, a star player like Neymar, who has so much popularity and fame, and yet the whole world was in doubt whether he would actually be able to play in the World Cup or not, he was selected and I am seeing new injury news again. All in all, I clearly understand that in football, if a player cannot play well at that particular time, cannot perform well, cannot work impactfully for the team, then he is not taken into the team just because of his popularity. Team selection is only possible in football based on such practicality and logic. And in  the World Cup, there is no chance of emotion.

There is no room for emotion in the World Cup. But an experienced and real star player has a chance in the World Cup. Neymar is currently a world-class star player. His name is enough to put the opponent under pressure. Neymar has been criticized a lot not only for his magic of play but also because of his major injuries. Reality is more important than emotion in the World Cup, but Neymar's issue is very different from reality. Even if Neymar is physically healthy and can give a little of his regular performance, he will always keep 2 or 3 players of the opponent busy to guard him. This will create many chances for Brazil. Because currently Brazil has enough good players to score goals in the squad. So I think the coaches create such pressure in the game that they always keep other stars in the team.

[Slow death]

The drama started already!!

🚨⚠️ BREAKING: Neymar Jr suffers a new injury and will be out for 2/3 weeks, tests have confirmed.
Ney will miss the friendly games before the World Cup and could miss opening game against Morocco.


Source: https://x.com/FabrizioRomano/status/2059979542794588342/photo/1

That's truly a huge loss for Brazilian team and I think that's the major reason of his career collapse at Golden age and also being the reason of not included at squads firstly, no doubt his selection were currently based on commercial reasons rather then potential performance, anyway his injury isn't much serious and soon he will be the team part but will he be fullfil Ancelotti and fans expectations as that's the only opportunity will be for him to be back his career on track. While regrading messi injury so I don't think it will take much time so for me for sure Messi and somehow Ronaldo will be the part of starting XI while Neymar situation will be depend on his physical condition

In my opinion, this news isn't that big of a deal. I say this because even if Neymar didn't have this injury, I highly doubt the Brazilian coach would have started him in important games. Neymar played 8 games in the Brazilian first league and managed to score 4 goals. He plays for Santos, a team that doesn't even dream of fighting for the title; on the contrary, they're fighting to avoid relegation. I highly doubt the Brazilian coach called up Neymar because he saw him playing much better than the Brazilian players who are in better European teams. In my opinion, the sponsorships and audience that Neymar can bring are what led the coach to call him up.

[mikel_012]

In my opinion, this news isn't that big of a deal. I say this because even if Neymar didn't have this injury, I highly doubt the Brazilian coach would have started him in important games. Neymar played 8 games in the Brazilian first league and managed to score 4 goals. He plays for Santos, a team that doesn't even dream of fighting for the title; on the contrary, they're fighting to avoid relegation. I highly doubt the Brazilian coach called up Neymar because he saw him playing much better than the Brazilian players who are in better European teams. In my opinion, the sponsorships and audience that Neymar can bring are what led the coach to call him up.

Are you sure? I think Ancelotti would start him in some games because wanting or not he still can make plays that are very hard look easy. Just think about the goal he scored against Croatia before Brazil was eliminated in the penalty goals

I think it's more certain that he would not make him play the 90' of every game because he would get tired or injured much easier this way, but to start and play several minutes I believe this could be the case