After the heartbreak of being eliminated from the World Cup, it is time to look at the future of the Brazilian national team players. 

In 2022, Brazil lost, but we are still five-time champions, so remember Brazil's titles in the last World Cups, when we won the championship.

With many players reaching the end of their careers and some young stars looking to break through, let's look at the current members of the Brazilian national team and what awaits them.

The World Cup in Qatar is over, now it's time to think about the future. Below, check out how the players who were defeated by Croatia are doing, and what the future of the Brazilian team is like. Who do you think will shine in the next World Cup?

The Brazilian team suffered a tough defeat against Croatia in the quarterfinals of the 2022 World Cup.

However, it is not the first time that Brazil has narrowly lost a few stages before the final.

After all, how can Brazil not reach a final if it has one of the best squads in the world?

This is what the CBF intends to change for the next competitions. So see who will be the stars who will compete for the next titles.

Neymar JR is the greatest player on the Brazilian national team currently, and the biggest question after this competition is whether the star will continue to play for Brazil.

In interviews about the World Cup, the player had already made statements that the competition in Qatar would be his last.

However, after the defeat, Neymar did not speak about it conclusively, leaving the answer up in the air.

Many believe that depending on the next coach who takes over the team, the player will try to play in the next World Cup.

One factor that worries the star's continuity in Brazil is his injuries, after all, the player has been getting injured a lot

After the injury in 2018, which he suffered while playing for PSG, the number 10 was never able to play a big series of games again, as he always ended up getting injured.

The World Cup being held at the end of the year resulted in the injuries of many athletes during the competition, and Neymar was one of them.

Even though he had a good season for PSG and arrived in great shape for the World Cup, in the first game against Serbia the player was injured.

Perhaps the question is not whether Neymar will want to play in the next World Cup, but whether he will be able to do so.

A very sad situation for our team is that great players had their last participation in the World Cup.

Due to the gap between one World Cup and another, some of the great players in the Brazilian team will already be very old by the date of the next competition, and will probably no longer be part of the squad in 2026.

The main name that comes to mind is Thiago Silva, as the player has been the reference for Brazil's defense since 2010.

The defender currently plays for Chelsea, but has already played for the biggest clubs in the world, and is truly a Brazilian star.

Thiago Silva, today, is 38 years old, that is, in the next competition he will be 42 years old, and he will probably not participate.

Another big name that was highly contested in this World Cup was Daniel Alves.

Dani is the player with the most titles in the world, undeniably a great player.

However, the athlete was left without a club a few months before the World Cup, and he was not going through a good phase either, which was the main reason for the criticism, however, this does not erase his incredible career.

Daniel Alves will be 43 years old in the next World Cup and will most likely also be out of the lineup.

Even with Brazil's early defeat, there is still a lot of light at the end of the tunnel, and that light comes from the great Brazilian stars who are already appearing.

With all the good performances performed by the youngest players in the Brazilian team, the scenario is very positive.

Despite the defeat, it was possible to see a great generation of stars appearing, with very young players showing great potential.

It is possible to expect that they will be responsible for establishing the new team that will conquer Hexa.

Among Brazil's young players, we had several standouts who will most likely be in the next World Cup, however, they will be better and more experienced.

The main name that stood out in this competition was Vinicíus Junior, the Real Madrid jewel who showed why his status as non-negotiable within the club.

He played at a very high level for a World Cup debut, scoring goals, assisting and posing imminent danger to the opposing defense.

He is the biggest name to take over Brazil's number 10 shirt if Neymar leaves the team.

Other players also stood out as candidates to lead the next generation at Hexa, such as Bruno Guimarães, Antony and Rodrygo, but one name won the hearts of Brazilians.

Richarlison, or Pombo (as he is called), is the number 9 of the Brazilian team who resonated with fans when he scored a great goal against Serbia.

The athlete enchants on and off the field, due to his humility and the way he plays for the team, with the well-known Brazilian determination, without fear of his opponents.

And in addition, he showed himself as the center forward that was missing in the Brazilian team.

All of these players, and many other talents, will still be able to compete in the 2026 World Cup.

The defeat of the Brazilian team was bitter, but the future is right there, and it smiles for Brazil.

Finally, a determining factor for the future of the Brazilian team is the definition of the coach.

The year 2022 marked the end of the Tite era, another Brazilian coach who suffered a harsh defeat in the World Cup.

Brazil hasn't had a great campaign in World Cups for some time, and in the last attempt in which the Brazilian team reached the semis, it was defeated in a humiliating way.

Therefore, there is a big debate about whether Brazil should continue with the custom of having Brazilian coaches, or whether it should try a foreign coach.

Most of the players on the Brazilian team in Qatar played in Europe, and the big question is whether a European coach would make more sense with the current squad.

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