The pre-tournament favourites, Brazil yet again came up short in their bid to win a sixth World Cup, falling at the quarter-final stage after a dramatic penalty shootout loss to Croatia.
That means that they will not have lifted the trophy for 24 years by the time the 2026 tournament kicks off, adding extra pressure to a squad that always has more eyes than most analysing their every move.
It is a squad that is likely to be without Neymar, though he will only be 34 by that point and might, given the disappointment of this last tournament, fancy one more go at picking up the ultimate prize in international football.
If we are to take Neymar at his pre-Qatar word and he won't be there in 2026, then who will take his place? And who from the 2022 team will still be around to go again in the United States, Canada and Mexico?
GOAL has had a go at putting together what could be their starting line up by that point...
