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If Neymar scores at least one goal against Scotland, he will become only the second Brazilian after Pelé to score in four different FIFA World Cup editions.
Neymar needs 1 goal to become 2nd Brazilian after Pele to score in four FIFA World Cup editions. (Picture Credit: X/@CBF_Futebol)
Neymar Jr. is all set to play his first match of the FIFA World Cup 2026 for Brazil on Wednesday (Thursday IST). According to Carlo Ancelotti, the 34-year-old forward, who is Brazil’s all-time leading goal-scorer in international football, will feature in their third Group C match against Scotland. In the fixture scheduled to take place at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Neymar will have a chance to enter his name in the history books.
If Neymar scores at least one goal against Scotland, he will become only the second Brazilian after Pelé to score in four different FIFA World Cup editions.
Pelé, the only player to have won three FIFA World Cup titles, scored six goals for Brazil in the 1958 edition, one goal each in the 1962 and 1966 editions, and four goals in the 1970 tournament.
Goals by Pele in FIFA World Cup
| EDITION | GOALS | AGAINST |
| 1958 | 6 | Wales (1), France (3), Sweden (2) |
| 1962 | 1 | Mexico (1) |
| 1966 | 1 | Bulgaria (1) |
| 1970 | 4 | Czechoslovakia (1), Romania (2), Italy (1) |
Neymar, on the other hand, scored four goals at the 2014 FIFA World Cup and netted twice each in the 2018 and 2022 editions.
Goals by Neymar in FIFA World Cup
| GOAL | AGAINST | VENUE | DATE |
| 1 | Croatia | Arena Corinthians, São Paulo | June 12, 2014 |
| 2 | Croatia | Arena Corinthians, São Paulo | June 12, 2014 |
| 3 | Cameroon | Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha, Brasília | June 23, 2014 |
| 4 | Cameroon | Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha, Brasília | June 23, 2014 |
| 5 | Costa Rica | Krestovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg | June 22, 2018 |
| 6 | Mexico | Solidarnost Arena, Samara | July 2, 2018 |
| 7 | South Korea | Stadium 974, Doha | December 5, 2022 |
| 8 | Croatia | Education City Stadium, Al Rayyan | December 9, 2022 |
The world record for scoring in the most FIFA World Cup editions belongs to Cristiano Ronaldo. The 41-year-old has scored in six editions for Portugal. He is followed by Lionel Messi, who has scored in five editions, while Pelé, Uwe Seeler and Miroslav Klose have each scored in four editions.
Players to score goals in most FIFA World Cup editions
| Cristiano Ronaldo | Portugal | 6 | 9* | 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022, 2026 |
| Lionel Messi | Argentina | 5 | 18 | 2006, 2014, 2018, 2022, 2026 |
| Miroslav Klose | Germany | 4 | 16 | 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014 |
| Pele | Brazil | 4 | 12 | 1958, 1962, 1966, 1970 |
| Uwe Seeler | West Germany | 4 | 9 | 1958, 1962, 1966, 1970 |
If Neymar manages to score a brace against Scotland, he will become only the third player in history, after Seeler and Klose, to score at least two goals in four different FIFA World Cup editions.
Seeler scored two goals each for West Germany in the 1958, 1962 and 1966 FIFA World Cups and found the back of the net three times in the 1970 edition. Klose, meanwhile, scored five goals each in the 2002 and 2006 tournaments, four in 2010 and two in the 2014 edition.
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