Brazil's World Cup Hopes Dented as Neymar Ruled Out for Initial Matches with Calf Injury
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- •Brazil's Neymar sustains a grade two calf muscle injury, ruling him out for two to three weeks.
- •The injury will cause him to miss warm-up matches against Panama and Egypt and casts doubt over his participation in the World Cup opener against Morocco on June 13.
- •Team doctor Rodrigo Lasmar confirmed the diagnosis following an MRI scan during the national team’s pre-World Cup camp near Rio de Janeiro.
- •Neymar, Brazil’s all-time top scorer with 79 goals, had not featured for the national team in nearly three years before his recent call-up.
Brazil’s preparations for the FIFA World Cup in Qatar have suffered a significant setback following the news that star forward Neymar will miss the opening phase of the tournament due to a calf injury. The 34-year-old, widely regarded as one of the most influential players in the squad, has been diagnosed with a grade two muscle injury, according to team doctor Rodrigo Lasmar. Speaking to the media on Thursday from the national team’s pre-World Cup training camp near Rio de Janeiro, Lasmar confirmed that Neymar’s recovery timeline is set for two to three weeks. “An MRI scan identified a grade two muscle injury… our expectation is that he will be available in two to three weeks,” the doctor stated.
