Neymar to miss rest of World Cup group stage with injury

Brazil crew physician says talisman Neymar and dependable defender Danilo face a race to be match for the final 16 spherical.

Brazil's Neymar reacts after a challenge from Serbia'a Sasa Lukic
Brazil's Neymar reacts after a problem from Serbia'a Sasa Lukic on November 24, 2022 [Amanda Perobelli/Reuters]

Neymar will miss Brazil’s remaining two World Cup group video games and faces a struggle to be match for the knockout stage after sustaining an damage in Thursday’s 2-0 win over Serbia, the crew physician has stated.

Brazil high Group G and subsequent will face Switzerland and Cameroon. The crew’s physician stated that talisman Neymar and ever-reliable full-back Danilo would solely miss the Swiss recreation.

“Neymar and Danilo went by an MRI on Friday afternoon and we discovered ligament injury within the ankle of each of them,” Rodrigo Lasmar stated in an announcement shared by the Brazilian Soccer Confederation (CBF) on Friday.

“They may miss the subsequent recreation for positive, and we shall be cautious as they'll bear therapy as a way to attempt to get them in form to allow them to play once more within the World Cup.”

Neymar has had issues together with his proper foot and ankle for a number of years and seemed distraught when he left the pitch late in Thursday’s match.

Within the 2014 World Cup, he suffered a again damage within the quarter-final victory over Colombia, ruling him out of the 7-1 semifinal defeat by Germany.

Neymar
Neymar has suffered accidents at earlier World Cups [Dylan Martinez/Retuers]

At Russia 2018, accidents once more hampered his dream of profitable the World Cup. Early in 2018, Neymar suffered a sprained proper ankle that affected the fifth metatarsal in his foot.

He missed 16 video games for Paris St Germain on the finish of the 2018-19 home season and was by no means absolutely match as he performed by ache for Brazil in Russia till they had been knocked out by Belgium within the quarter-finals.

The ahead suffered related accidents in 2019 and once more final 12 months.

His alternative needs to be Actual Madrid prodigy Rodrygo. Nonetheless, the largest query mark is relating to Danilo’s alternative, as 39-year-old veteran Dani Alves is the one right-back out there.

The previous Barcelona man performed his final recreation for Mexican facet UNAM Pumas in September and sustained a knee damage that has been troubling him since.

Brazil coach Tite examined Actual Madrid centre-back Eder Militao as a full-back of their pleasant match towards Ghana and may very well be another choice together with Liverpool midfielder Fabinho, who additionally has performed as a right-back earlier than.

Winger Antony and midfielder Lucas Paqueta are each in poor health and will additionally miss the match towards Switzerland on Monday.

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