“I am psychologically destroyed,” Neymar said in an Instagram message. It is definitely the defeat that hurt me the most, which paralyzed me ten minutes after the match, after which I burst into tears non-stop. Started crying.”
“It’s going to hurt for a very long time, unfortunately,” he said.
Neymar said shortly after Brazil’s exit that he may have played his last match for his country – but Pele urged him to “keep inspiring us”.
The 82-year-old said on Instagram that he hoped the superstar forward would keep playing, adding that his goalscoring achievements were no match for the honor of representing Brazil.