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Injured Brazil star Neymar to miss Haiti match as he continues rehab

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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.

[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]

Updated June 18, 2026 · 3:24 PM

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