Brazil won the first game but lost a fierce player! Neymar's ankle sprain puts World Cup in doubt

2022-11-25 13:38

Brazil won the first game but lost a fierce player! Neymar's ankle sprain puts World Cup in doubt


The World Cup in Qatar is in full swing. Brazil defeated Serbia 2-0 in the second round of Group G today. However, Brazil's strongest offensive player Neymar suffered an injury in this game, which is likely to affect the next World Cup trip.


At that time , the 26-year-old striker Richarlison of the Brazilian team had scored 2 goals to help the team lead in the second half, and Neymar was also looking for opportunities to score and make contributions. He has contributed 75 goals for the national team so far. King "Pelé's record of 77 goals is still 2 goals away.


Unfortunately, in the 79th minute, Neymar was tripped by the opponent's sliding shovel impact many times on the field. In the end, he could not overcome the injury and sprained his right ankle. Due to the swelling and pain of the injury, Neymar was forced Leaving the field with a limp to receive treatment. Then Neymar covered his face and cried on the bench. It can be guessed that he felt powerless for the injury, and the injury may not be optimistic. But Brazil coach Tite said after the game that he has enough confidence that Neymar can continue to play in the World Cup.


Brazil won the first game but lost a fierce player! Neymar's ankle sprain puts World Cup in doubt


It is worth mentioning that Rodrigo Lasmar, the Brazilian team doctor, revealed that although Neymar has iced his injury on the bench and performed physical therapy, X-ray testing has not yet been arranged, and his injury has yet to be confirmed. Assessing that it is too early to talk about the injury situation, he refused to speculate on whether Neymar will be able to participate in next Tuesday's game against Switzerland. It is expected to reveal more about Neymar's latest injury tomorrow.


Injured at the World Cup


This World Cup is the third World Cup since Neymar's football career. He also suffered injuries in the 2014 World Cup. Brazil then advanced to the semi-finals but lost to Germany and won the World Cup.


Although the 30-year-old Neymar has won the 2013 Confederations Cup on behalf of the national team and won the first gold medal at the 2016 Yoo de Janeiro Olympics, he has not yet won the national team's championship in the World Cup.


Brazil won the first game but lost a fierce player! Neymar's ankle sprain puts World Cup in doubt


Brazil has maintained an unbeaten record in the last 20 games, and has won 17 of them. It is also the team that led the group in the 10 World Cups. However, with the injury of the core player Neymar, it is very likely that the Brazilian team will They will lose in the top 8 like last year and lose the chance to win the championship. And everything is still undecided. I hope that Neymar's injury will be fine and he will return to the lineup as soon as possible to continue the World Cup.