New Delhi, May 19 -- After months of speculation, Neymar finally made it to the Brazil's FIFA World Cup 2026 squad on Monday. Aged 34 years, Neymar's inclusion in the 26-member Brazil squad deemed unlikely a few days ago considering his fitness struggles following a ACL tear in Octoner 2023. But head coach Carlo Ancelotti kept faith in Brazil's all-time top scorer with 79 goals.

"He has improved his fitness," Ancelotti told reporters at Rio de Janeiro on Neymar. "He will be an important player in this World Cup." We chose Neymar not because we think he'll be a good substitute. We chose Neymar because we believe he can help the team, whether it's for one minute, five minutes, 90 minutes or even taking a penalty," Ancelotti added.

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