He may have played only about 14 minutes against Scotland in Brazil’s easy 3-0 victory over the British, but it was the best boost he could have received for the rest of this year’s World Cup.

Neymar, in his first appearance in a Brazil national team jersey in 980 days, created scoring opportunities, was full of energy, and at the end of the match against the Scots, he couldn’t … hold back his tears.

He hadn’t played with the national emblem on his chest since October 2023, and now he’ll try to help the “Seleção” even more to reach… all the way to the end of the World Cup in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico.

Neymar was in tears after his first match for Brazil since October 2023 pic.twitter.com/p7hKmq0H5E

— B/R Football (@brfootball) June 25, 2026

*photo source: AP