Neymar has been ruled out of Brazil’s next two World Cup matches due to ligament injury in his right ankle, according to the team’s physician.Information Guide Nigeria
After receiving a hefty challenge from Nikola Milenkovic in the 80th minute of Thursday’s 2-0 victory over Serbia, the 30-year-old attacker was substituted.
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Live, Study and Work in Canada. No Payment is Required! Hurry Now click here to Apply >> Immigrate to CanadaWhile receiving treatment, Neymar sat with his face covered and images revealed that his right ankle was swollen.
Right-back Danilo will miss the next two games due to an ankle injury.
Brazil will play Switzerland in their second Group G match on Monday at 16:00 GMT, followed by Cameroon the following Friday (19:00 BST).NYSC portal
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“Neymar and Danilo went through a MRI on Friday afternoon and we found ligament damage in the ankle of both of them,” said Brazil team doctor Rodrigo Lasmar.
“It is important to be calm and evaluate day by day. The idea is to recover them for the rest of the competition.”
Speaking after the win against Serbia, Brazil head coach Tite said they were “confident Neymar will continue playing in the World Cup” and that he “didn’t see he was injured – the capacity he has to overcome it tricked even me”.JAMB portal
Tite stated after Brazil’s victory against Serbia that they were “sure Neymar would continue playing at the World Cup” and that he “didn’t realize he was hurt – his ability to overcome it fooled even me.”
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Live, Study and Work in Canada. No Payment is Required! Hurry Now click here to Apply >> Immigrate to CanadaOver the past few years, the right foot of the Paris St.-Germain striker has been plagued by a number of injuries.
Due to torn ligaments in his right ankle, he missed the 2019 Copa America and was out for several weeks in 2021 with a similar issue.
During the match against Serbia, Neymar was fouled nine times, drawing four more free kicks than any other player at this year’s World Cup.JAMB Result
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