The Santos forward's penalty was unable to save the Selecao from a 2-1 defeat to Norway in the last 16 in New Jersey on Sunday (05.07.26) and tearfully said after the final whistle that the loss would mark the end of his 130-cap career with his country.

Neymar, who scored a record 80 goals for Brazil, told TV Globo: "I tried. I tried.

"It started here at Met Life stadium and I finished here. It is now over."

The defeat means Brazil's wait for a sixth World Cup success will now stretch to 28 years and coach Carlo Ancelotti says his players will have "to manage the bitter taste of defeat".

He said: "It is a very disappointing result and all of us are really saddened. But this was a great group and I have to thank my players, they worked really hard.

"I don't think we deserved to lose, but we have to accept it. That is football for you, that is sports. Sometimes you have to manage the sadness and bitter taste of a defeat."

Brazil's elimination was the nation's earliest World Cup exit since 1990 but Ancelotti wants to oversee a "new cycle" for the team after signing a four-year contract extension just two months ago.

The former Real Madrid boss said: "What I say is that we continue to do our jobs and look for new ideas.

"It's the same thing we did this year. It is an experience on my side, it is a very disappointing result and all of us are really saddened. But this was a great group and I have to thank my players, they worked really hard. I don't think we deserved to lose, but we have to accept it.

"We are going to take this defeat and use it as fuel for the new cycle. Everyone is profoundly sad, as the fans are. This is normal to have those feelings, but what we have to do is react correctly."