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Neymar removed his footwear to show a heavy swollen close ankle aft being substituted adjacent the extremity of Brazil's triumph implicit Serbia| Host nation: Qatar Dates: 20 November-18 December Coverage: Live connected BBC TV, BBC iPlayer, BBC Radio 5 Live, BBC Radio Wales, BBC Radio Cymru, BBC Sounds and the BBC Sport website and app. Day-by-day TV listings - Full sum details |
Neymar has been ruled retired of Brazil's adjacent 2 World Cup games aft sustaining ligament harm successful his close ankle, says their squad doctor.
Neymar sat with his look covered portion receiving attraction and pictures showed his close ankle was swollen.
Right-back Danilo volition besides miss the adjacent 2 games with ankle damage.
Brazil look Switzerland successful their 2nd Group G crippled connected Monday (16:00 GMT), earlier playing Cameroon adjacent Friday (19:00 BST).
"Neymar and Danilo went done a MRI connected Friday day and we recovered ligament harm successful the ankle of some of them," said Brazil squad doc Rodrigo Lasmar.
"It is important to beryllium calm and measure time by day. The thought is to retrieve them for the remainder of the competition."
Speaking aft the triumph against Serbia, Brazil caput manager Tite said they were "confident Neymar volition proceed playing successful the World Cup" and that helium "didn't spot helium was injured - the capableness helium has to flooded it tricked adjacent me".
The Paris St-Germain striker has suffered a fig of wounded problems with his close ft implicit the past fewer years.
He missed the 2019 Copa America aft suffering torn ligaments successful his close ankle and was retired for respective weeks successful 2021 with a akin injury.
Neymar was fouled 9 times during the crippled against Serbia, drafting 4 much free-kicks than immoderate different subordinate astatine this year's World Cup truthful far.
Neymar appeared to beryllium successful tears connected the Brazil seat aft being replaced against Serbia
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