Neymar will not play in Brazil’s World Cup match against Haiti due to injury

Brazil’s grounds extremity scorer continues to conflict with injuries aft being named successful their World Cup 2026 squad.

Neymar has been ruled retired of Brazil’s 2nd World Cup lucifer due to the fact that of a lingering calf injury, the Brazilian shot confederation has confirmed.

The guardant volition not question with the remainder of the squad for their Group C lucifer against Haiti successful Philadelphia, the federation said successful a connection connected Thursday.

“He volition stay successful New Jersey to optimise the last signifier of his betterment process,” it added.

Neymar is the starring planetary extremity scorer for Brazil with 79, eclipsing the large Pele’s 77 goals.

The Brazilian confederation said the 34-year-old volition proceed his betterment astatine the facilities of the team’s hotel.

Neymar was backmost connected the grooming tract for the archetypal clip connected Tuesday, doing carnal conditioning exercises. He rejoined his teammates for parts of the league connected Wednesday, being applauded by them aft getting connected the field.

Neymar has yet to practise successful afloat sessions with the remainder of the squad since reporting to Brazil’s squad portion nursing an injured close leg.

Looking to play successful his 4th World Cup, Neymar had undergone tests connected his close calf connected Monday to find the advancement of the wounded that helium sustained portion playing with Santos connected May 17.

The five-time World Cup champions began their tourney with a 1-1 gully against Morocco connected Saturday.

There was wide statement successful Brazil implicit whether Neymar, whose archetypal World Cup was connected location ungraded successful 2014, should person been called up for the tourney by manager Carlo Ancelotti.