As the FIFA World Cup approaches, star player Neymar Jr. has been named to Brazil's squad, a development met with widespread excitement among fans, despite his past World Cup disappointments including the 2014 semi-final loss due to injury, a quarter-final defeat to Belgium in a previous tournament, and a heartbreaking penalty shootout loss to Croatia after scoring a late go-ahead goal. Brazil, a historically dominant team in the World Cup, enjoys a passionate global fanbase, including in India, and the upcoming 2026 tournament in the Americas is generating significant football fever.

As the FIFA World Cup approaches, star player Neymar Jr. has been named to Brazil's squad, a development met with widespread excitement among fans, despite his past World Cup disappointments including the 2014 semi-final loss due to injury, a quarter-final defeat to Belgium in a previous tournament, and a heartbreaking penalty shootout loss to Croatia after scoring a late go-ahead goal. Brazil, a historically dominant team in the World Cup, enjoys a passionate global fanbase, including in India, and the upcoming 2026 tournament in the Americas is generating significant football fever.

As the FIFA World Cup approaches, star player Neymar Jr. has been named to Brazil's squad, a development met with widespread excitement among fans, despite his past World Cup disappointments including the 2014 semi-final loss due to injury, a quarter-final defeat to Belgium in a previous tournament, and a heartbreaking penalty shootout loss to Croatia after scoring a late go-ahead goal. Brazil, a historically dominant team in the World Cup, enjoys a passionate global fanbase, including in India, and the upcoming 2026 tournament in the Americas is generating significant football fever.

Another FIFA World Cup season is here! To the ecstasy of most Brazilian fans, Neymar Jr has been included in Brazil's squad once again.

It has been a series of heartbreaks for the Brazilian star, starting from the 2014 World Cup, when an injured Neymar watched from the sidelines the 1–7 humiliation in the semi-final at the hands of Germany. Then came the frustrating 1–2 loss against Belgium in the quarter-finals at a previous edition.

Brazil and Neymar believed that they were through to the semi-finals when he conjured up a magical moment to put the team ahead in extra time. But Croatia scored a late equaliser and prevailed in the penalty shoot-out to break Brazilian hearts, reducing Neymar and others to tears.

The 'Canarinho', the most successful team in the history of the tournament, has a hardcore fanbase across the globe, and India is no different. As football frenzy gradually engulfs the world with the FIFA World Cup 2026 set to kick off in the Americas, here is a quiz for Brazil fans. We bet only true followers of the Seleção will score a perfect 10. Do let us know in the comments how many you got right!

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