Brazil and Chelsea star Estevao’s World Cup hopes in doubt after injury

The winger volition miss the remainder of the play aft suffering a hamstring wounded during past week’s 1-0 nonaccomplishment ⁠to Man United.

Brazil and Chelsea guardant Estevao’s World Cup hopes are successful uncertainty aft it was confirmed helium volition miss the remainder of the play with a hamstring injury.

Chelsea interim manager Calum McFarlane did not springiness a timeframe for Estevao’s betterment from the wounded sustained successful the archetypal fractional of past week’s crippled against Manchester United.

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“Estevao unluckily won’t play for america this play due to the fact that helium is going to beryllium retired for a small spot of time. That’s truly unfortunate, particularly for idiosyncratic truthful young and truthful talented,” McFarlane said connected Friday.

“I americium definite helium is precise hopeful helium tin marque the World Cup, but I don’t cognize connected that.”

The tourney begins connected June 11, with Brazil’s archetypal crippled against Morocco astatine New York/New Jersey Stadium connected June 13.

The 19-year-old Estevao was taken disconnected aft 16 minutes of the 1-0 nonaccomplishment astatine Stamford Bridge and missed Tuesday’s 3-0 decision astatine Brighton.

Former coach Liam Rosenior revealed past week that the teen was successful tears aft being taken off. Hamstring injuries tin instrumentality respective weeks to retrieve from, oregon months successful the astir terrible cases.

Estevao joined Chelsea from Palmeiras past twelvemonth and has scored 8 goals this season. He was expected to beryllium portion of Carlo Ancelotti’s squad for the World Cup successful the United States, Canada and Mexico aft scoring 5 times successful his past six planetary appearances.

His wounded is the latest stroke to Brazil, which volition beryllium without Real Madrid winger Rodrygo due to the fact that of a torn ACL and meniscus successful his close knee.

Chelsea plays Leeds successful the semifinals of the FA Cup connected Sunday. Cole Palmer and Joao Pedro could some beryllium successful contention to play arsenic they proceed to retrieve from injuries.