Brazil coach Carlo Ancelotti has confirmed that Neymar remains in contention for a place in the country's 26-man squad for the 2025 FIFA World Cup, provided the forward can prove his fitness over the next two months. Neymar, Brazil's all-time leading scorer with 79 goals, has not appeared for the national team since suffering a serious knee injury in October 2023, and was left out of recent warm-up matches against France and Croatia. Brazil are set to open their World Cup campaign on June 13 in New Jersey, competing in Group C alongside Morocco, Haiti, and Scotland in the tournament co-hosted by the United States, Canada, and Mexico.