Exit is Neymar’s ‘saddest moment’

Neymar has described Brazil’s elimination from the World Cup as the “saddest moment” of his career.

The five-time world champion and tournament favorite exited soccer’s showpiece event after a 2-1 quarterfinal loss to Belgium on Friday.

“I can say that it’s the saddest moment of my career,” Neymar said on his Instagram account on Saturday. “It cuts deep because we knew that we could go far and make history, but it wasn’t to be this time.”

The Paris Saint-Germain star (pictured), who spent three months on the sidelines with a broken metatarsal before the tournament, struggled to find his best form in Russia, scoring just two goals.