Neymar is incapable of coming into prominence at an early age at Santos.
 Neymar recovered from his injury to play against South Korea in the last 16 on 5 December, where he assisted Vincius Jnior's opening goal and scored a penalty in a 41 win for Brazil; as a result, he became only the third Brazilian player ever, after Pel and Ronaldo, to score in three different World Cups
On 26 July 2010, Neymar was selected for the first time in the Brazil senior team by new head coach Mano Menezes for a friendly match against the United States to be played in East Rutherford, New Jersey

