Brazilian striker Neymar Junior (30, Paris Saint-Germain FC) posted a picture of his swollen ankle on his Instagram on the 27th (Korea time).
Neymar posted several photos on his Instagram story that day.
The picture shows his swollen ankle injured in the first leg of Group G of the Qatar 2022 World Cup group stage between Brazil and Serbia on the 24th.
Neymar, who started at the time, complained of pain in his right ankle after a collision with Serbian defender Nikola Milenković (25, ACF Fiorentina).
Neymar was substituted on 34 minutes of the second half, and Brazil won 2-0.
The Brazilian Football Association announced that Neymar will miss the second leg against Switzerland on the 29th. There is a possibility that Neymar will not be able to play in the third match against Cameroon on the 3rd of next month. Neymar was cheering for himself and his teammates by adding a cheering slogan, “Let’s go” (Boraaa! !) while uploading a photo of the injured area.
Neymar suffered a broken spine in the quarter-finals of the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, and injured his ankle during the 2019 Copa America tournament, and the national team is in an injury jinx.
Meanwhile, Coach Chichi, who leads the Brazilian national football team, strongly criticized in an interview held on the training ground on the 27th, saying, “Fouling aimed at specific players must be removed, in especially Neymar.”
Reporter Lee Jung-soo
