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Neymar missed Game 3 due to ankle injury Except for Danilo and Sandro


Neymar from Brazil. AP Newsis

Brazil’s Neymar (Paris Saint-Germain) was out of the group stage of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.

According to the Brazilian Football Association, Rodrygo Razmar, the team doctor of the Brazilian national football team, announced on the 29th (Korea time) that Neymar, Danilo and Alex Sandro (above Juventus) will play against Cameroon on December 3 in Grŵp G group 3 He announced that he would be absent.

Neymar injured his right ankle in the first match against Serbia on the 25th and was diagnosed with ankle ligament damage. Neymar was suspended from the second match against Switzerland on the 28th and focused on treatment in the team’s accommodation, but the third match was also cancelled.

Rizmar’s team doctor explained, “Neymar showed symptoms of fever, but it did not affect the recovery process from the injury.” However, Neymar’s expected return date was not mentioned.

Danilo, who played full time in the first game against Serbia, missed the second game against Switzerland and the third game against Cameroon due to an ankle ligament injury. Sandro injured a muscle in his left thigh during the match against Switzerland.

But Brazil can afford it. They won 2-0 in the first match against Serbia and 1-0 in the second match against Switzerland, confirming their progress to the round of 16 regardless of the result of the third match. Even if Brazil draw against Cameroon in the third match, they will secure first place in Group H and face the second place in Group H in the round of 16.

Doha = Correspondent Heo Jong-ho