[p]"He will remain in New Jersey to make the most of the final stage of his recovery, making use of the excellent facilities at The Ridge hotel and the Columbia Park training centre," they said in a statement.[/p][p]The 34-year-old was seen doing drills with the squad after warming up separately in boots and with the ball in a training session on Wednesday.[/p][p]He had been limited to indoor work at the team's training centre with physiotherapists and fitness coaches, with [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/brazil/I9l9aqLq/"]Brazil[/a] being cautious about his return to action.[/p][embed guid="5528fe64-4b22-444f-9d0d-224da3f064cf" url="https://x.com/CBF_Futebol/status/2067330170516537661" social-type="twitter" /][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/neymar/jNOPwl3h/"]Neymar[/a] injured his right calf during [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/santos/n3QdnjFB/"]Santos[/a]' 3-0 defeat by [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/coritiba/KGO4pUqO/"]Coritiba[/a] last month, the latest in a long run of injuries and physical setbacks for the former [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/barcelona/SKbpVP5K/"]Barcelona[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/usa/fuitL4CF/"]Paris St Germain[/a] forward, who has not played for Brazil in almost three years.[/p][p]Brazil have one point after opening their World Cup campaign with a draw against [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/morocco/IDKYO3R8/"]Morocco[/a] while [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/haiti/nk4v10Z1/"]Haiti[/a] are bottom of the group after losing to [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/scotland/fZRU25WH/"]Scotland[/a].[/p]
Injured Brazil star Neymar to miss Haiti match as he continues rehab
Brazil forward Neymar will not travel with the squad for their second World Cup group game against Haiti in Philadelphia as he continues to recover from a calf injury, the Brazilian football association said on Thursday.
Updated June 18, 2026 · 3:24 PM
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