What Neymar's Calf Injury Means for World Cup Status and Brazil's Potential Replacements
Team doctor Rodrigo Lasmar said the grade 2 calf injury should sideline Neymar for 2 to 3 weeks, leaving his World Cup place uncertain.
- On Wednesday, Brazil team doctor Rodrigo Lasmar confirmed that Neymar suffered a grade two calf injury at the Granja Comary training base, jeopardizing the World Cup-opening match against Morocco on June 13.
- Neymar, who now plays for Santos, earned a surprise call-up to Carlo Ancelotti's squad despite not appearing for Brazil since 2023; the ex-Barcelona winger holds 128 caps and 79 international goals.
- Lasmar told reporters the injury requires two to three weeks of recovery, ruling Neymar out of pre-tournament friendlies against Panama on May 31 and Egypt on June 6, with the World Cup opener 16 days away.
- Should Ancelotti decide to replace the injured forward, Chelsea striker Joao Pedro remains a primary option after being a shock omission from the squad despite scoring 20 goals in his first London season.
- Reports suggest Neymar faces a hard deadline to prove fitness before the friendly against Egypt or be withdrawn from the squad, though Brazil possesses attacking depth with players like Vin and Raphinha available.
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Despite a long break from injury, national coach Carlo Ancelotti nominated Brazil's football idol Neymar for the World Cup squad. But now at least the start of the tournament is in danger. The country is trembling around the Wade of the superstar.
Brazil received a hard blow just two weeks after its opening in the World Cup. Neymar’s injury, one of the leaders of the national team Verdemarillo, was surrounded by a series of differences between the doctors who follow the player’s day to day. An absence that has opened the debate about a possible change in the Scratch’s call. The truth is that Santos’s player suffers a grade two injury in the right calf. Contratime that forced the Brazilian…
Neymar suffers an injury to the twin that will have him off between two and three weeks. Rodrigo Lasmar, doctor of the Brazilian team, confirmed during the afternoon of Thursday that the injury of the player of Santos is more serious than expected and even the Brazilian club had to leave to pass the criticisms for allegedly "hiding" the injury so that the footballer were summoned by Carlo Ancelotti. The footballer will miss the debut of Brazil i…
The injury of Neymar in the right calf opened a new concern for the selection of Brazil in the face of the World Cup of 2026.The doctor of the selection, Rodrigo Lasmar, confirmed this Thursday that the attacker presents a grade 2 muscle injury and will remain out of activity between two and three weeks.The Santos footballer suffered the discomfort during the 3-0 defeat to Coritiba last May 17 in the Neo Química Arena, by Brasileirão.The situati…
Dramatic selection followed by another injury... Neymar diagnosed with Grade 2 calf injury → Dark clouds hang over World Cup participation. OSEN = Reporter Jung Seung-woo. As expected, Neymar has emerged as the biggest variable for the Brazilian national football team. Although he dramatically secured the opportunity for his fourth World Cup challenge, his participation in the opening match remains uncertain. Brazil
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