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Neymar says he is unsure if he will play again with Brazil

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AL RAYYAN, Qatar : Brazil's Neymar said on Friday he was unsure if he would play again for the national team after their heartbreaking World Cup quarter-final defeat to Croatia on penalties."Honestly, I do not know.

I think talking now is bad because of the heat of the moment. Maybe I'm not thinking straight," an emotional Neymar told reporters. "To say that this is the end would be rushing myself, but I don't guarantee anything either.

Let's see what happens going forward."I want to take this time to think about it, think about what I want for myself. I will not close the door to playing with Brazil, nor do I say 100 per cent that I'll come back."Neymar's team mate Dani Alves said that he would be retiring from international duty but intended to keep playing at club level.Against Croatia, Neymar put the South Americans ahead with a brilliant mazy run in the first half of extra time.

But their rivals equalized three minutes from time and then won a penalty shootout 4-2 to go through to the semifinals where they will face either Argentina or the Netherlands.

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Brazil star Neymar hinted he might quit international football on Friday, saying he could not "100 percent" guarantee he would play for the national team again. Speaking after his side's World Cup quarter-final defeat in Qatar, the Paris Saint-Germain superstar suggested he could step away. "I am not closing any doors on the national team but I am also not guaranteeing 100 percent that I will return," said an emotional Neymar, 30. "I need to think a bit more about this, about what is the right thing for me and for the national team."
Brazil's Neymar has said he is unsure if he will play again for his national team after their heartbreaking World Cup quarter-final defeat to Croatia on penalties.
DOHA: Croatia stunned Brazil in a dramatic penalty shootout on Friday to reach the semifinals of the World Cup after Marquinhos slammed the decisive kick against the post. Neymar looked to have kept Brazil’s hopes of a sixth World Cup title alive by starting and finishing a brilliant effort in extra time that equalled Pele’s international scoring record of 77 goals.

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