India, July 6 -- Monday morning brought double heartbreak for Brazil fans as Neymar Jr. announced his retirement from international football after Brazil were knocked out of the World Cup Round of 16 by Norway.

It was poetic that he played his final game for Brazil at the same venue where he marked his debut, in a friendly against the United States of America, on 9th August, 2010. Fourteen years later, he announced in tears: "I tried. I tried. It started here at MetLife Stadium, and I finished here. It is now over."

Legendary Sweden striker and former PSG teammate Zlatan Ibrahimovic called his retirement as a "sad moment for Brazilian football."

"An amazing talent, an amazing player and the skill set he had was just crazy. So, sad mome...