10:09 AM ET
Pedro Ivo Almeida and Thiago Cara
DOHA, Qatar -- Brazil could beryllium without Neymar for the remainder of the World Cup radical signifier aft helium suffered an ankle wounded successful their opening triumph against Serbia connected Thursday.
On Friday, the Brazilian FA (CBF) confirmed some Neymar and Danilo, the right-back who besides injured his ankle successful the aforesaid game, would miss Brazil's adjacent lucifer against Switzerland connected Monday.
But sources person told ESPN the brace could besides miss their past radical crippled against Cameroon adjacent Friday.
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Neymar's wounded came aft the Paris Saint-Germain guardant was repeatedly fouled during Brazil's 2-0 victory, earlier being replaced successful tears successful the 80th minute.
"Neymar and Danilo started attraction yesterday instantly aft the game," Brazil doc Rodrigo Lasmar said successful a video published connected Friday. "This greeting they were re-evaluated.
"The tests showed a lateral ligament wounded connected Neymar's close ankle, on with a tiny bony edema and a medial ligament wounded connected Danilo's near ankle. The players are inactive undergoing treatment.
"We tin already accidental that we volition not person the 2 players for the adjacent crippled but they stay successful attraction with our extremity of trying to get them backmost successful clip for this competition."
Neymar has scored 75 times successful 122 games for Brazil and is present conscionable 2 goals distant from breaking Pele's all-time scoring grounds for the nationalist team.
Richarlison scored 2 goals to pb Brazil to triumph against Serbia astatine Lusail Stadium arsenic they purpose for a record-extending sixth World Cup title.