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The Brazilian player shows the state of his joint three days after his injury against Serbia
Neymar, the star of Brazil, injured last Thursday in the match against Serbia, showed the state of his ankle this past Sunday night. He is swollen, a lot, and it seems difficult for him to recover in time to play the World Cup. Although the PSG footballer is confident and does everything possible to guide the canarinha towards a new title, one that he has not achieved since 2002.
The world fell on top of the Brazilian last Thursday. His image on the bench with his head tucked into his shirt as if he were crying, while the team doctor iced his right ankle after being substituted late in the opening game against Serbia, froze the fans of his country. He feared the worst and there was even speculation at first that the PSG striker could miss the rest of the World Cup.
However, as the hours progressed, the initial dark clouds were clearing up and it seems that everything has been left in a fright. After undergoing some medical tests, the Canarinha striker could be 100% fit for the final phase of the World Cup –round of 16– and will miss the rest of the group phase. Neymar will not play for sure in the second game of this round against Switzerland next Monday and very probably not against Cameroon on December 2, a duel that the five-time champions hope to arrive with their homework already done.
And it is that, in case of going through as first in the group, Brazil will not play until December 5, a priori enough time for the PSG footballer to recover to face the fight for the sixth world title with the maximum guarantees. Despite the indisputable quality of the former Barça player, his coach, Tite, will have no major problems filling his gap. He has more than enough artillery, having called up no less than nine top-tier strikers for Qatar – Neymar, Vinicius, Richarlison, Raphinha, Gabriel Jesus, Rodrygo, Antony, Martinelli and Pedro.
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