The Brazilian Confederation of Football (CBF) will not recognize the record of striker Neymar, who overtook Pele's title of top scorer of the national team.
Recall, the striker scored a double in the qualifying match of the World Cup-2026 with Bolivia and scored his 79th goal. Thus, Neymar surpassed Pele, who has 77 goals.
CBF believes that Neymar is still 17 goals behind the legendary football player (78 vs. 95). The organization's calculations include Pelé's matches in the national team against the clubs FIFA did not count.