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Neymar is expected to return from a right calf injury and play for Brazil in their final World Cup group game, coach Carlo Ancelotti said Friday night.
Neymar missed Brazil’s first two games in the tournament, including Friday’s 3-0 victory over Haiti.
Ancelotti said Neymar will undergo individual training on Saturday, train with the team on Monday and “will be available” for Brazil when it closes its Group C match against Scotland on Wednesday in Miami Gardens, Florida.
Neymar is Brazil’s leading scorer with 79 goals in 129 international appearances.
The 34-year-old midfielder has yet to practice in full sessions with the team since joining the Brazil national team while recovering from a calf injury.
Seeking to play in his fourth World Cup, Neymar underwent tests on his calf last Monday to determine the progress of the injury he suffered while playing for Brazilian club Santos on May 17.
There was widespread debate in Brazil over whether Neymar, whose first World Cup was at home in 2014, should have been called up for the tournament. He has struggled since returning from a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee in October 2023 in a World Cup qualifying match.
Neymar has four goals and two assists in eight games with Santos this year.
Information from The Associated Press.
