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Neymar Looking at World Cup Trophy, also known as Neymar Staring At Trophy, refers to a picture of Brazilian professional footballer (soccer) player Neymar looking at the FIFA World Cup trophy. The photo was shared in May 2018 on his Instagram account but only gained virality and memetic usage in April 2024 on TikTok, mainly used as an object-labeling and image macro meme representing an individual's desire and wish that is mostly unattainable.

Origin

On May 27th, 2018, Brazilian footballer Neymar posted a picture of himself to his Instagram^[1] looking at the FIFA World Cup trophy, with a motivational caption about his wish to win the championship and hold the trophy for Brazil's hexa (sixth win). The post (seen below) amassed over 3.3 million likes in seven years.

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Sometime in 2024, Neymar's picture looking at the trophy became the subject of ironic image macro memes and parodies on TikTok in which users added comedic object-labeling texts of their desires as the trophy and Neymar representing how far or impossible it is to achieve their wishes.

For example, on April 13th, 2024, TikTok^[2] user @georgian.top uploaded the Neymar looking at World Cup trophy meme, adding the text, "Me looking at her knowing it's same kind of feeling the way Neymar used to look at wc trophy." The post (seen below) received roughly 1,900 likes in a year.

On April 20th, 2025, TikTok^[3] user @bigcitysio posted a parody video recreating Neymar's hand pose while looking at the World Cup trophy, adding the text, "How it feels seeing a 10/10 lesbian." The video (seen below) amassed over 6 million plays and 1 million likes in a month.

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