[Saba Sports News] According to Brazilian media, a survey published on Thursday by Genial/Quaest shows that Brazilian fans are not optimistic about the country’s World Cup prospects. As reported by UOL on public sentiment toward Brazil’s preparations for the 2026 World Cup, 54% of respondents said they were “not excited at all”. Only 12% expressed being “very excited”, while 32% said they were “not very excited”. Pessimism has prevailed over whether the Brazilian national team can win a sixth World Cup trophy. 68% of those surveyed believe Brazil will not claim the title — the highest figure since the survey began in April 2023. In addition, the debate over whether Neymar should return to the Brazilian national team remains highly divisive. To the question “Do you think Neymar should continue to be called up to the Brazil national team?”, the results were nearly split: 47% answered “yes”, while 45% said “no”.
The editor believes that compared with the last time Neymar represented the national team, the percentage of people supporting his inclusion has dropped by 1 percentage point. Meanwhile, the proportion of opponents has risen by 6 percentage points.