Neymar earns Brazil World Cup recall

Neymar was named in Brazil's squad on Monday for next month's FIFA World Cup, ending an absence of more than two and a half years from the national team. The Santos star was one of the last names read out by manager Carlo Ancelotti, ending a selection debate that has dominated Brazil's media in recent weeks.

Neymar, Brazil's all-time leading scorer with 79 goals in 128 international matches, last played for Brazil in October 2023, when he suffered a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament in a World Cup qualifier against Uruguay. Brazil will begin its World Cup campaign against Morocco in New Jersey on June 13 before meeting Haiti and Scotland in Group C.