Brazilian forward Neymar da Silva Santos Júnior has announced his retirement from international football following the Brazilian national team’s elimination from the FIFA World Cup in the knockout stage.

According to GoogleNewsEN, the veteran attacker confirmed his decision to withdraw from international duty with the Seleção in the aftermath of the defeat that ended Brazil’s participation in the tournament. No further details regarding the precise timing or circumstances of the announcement were available in the source material.

Neymar is widely recognised as Brazil’s all-time leading scorer at international level and represented the national side across multiple major tournaments, including several editions of the FIFA World Cup and the Copa América. His departure concludes a lengthy tenure as one of the central figures of Brazilian international football.

According to GoogleNewsEN, Neymar made the announcement publicly, though the full context of his statement was not elaborated upon in the available source material.

The party could not be reached for comment. The Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) had not, based on available source material, issued an official response at the time of publication.

Brazil’s national team now faces a period of transition as it prepares for future international competitions following the retirement of one of its most experienced and prominent players from the international stage.