{"id":1258455,"date":"2022-11-25T21:29:41","date_gmt":"2022-11-25T21:29:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/11\/25\/world-cup-2022-neymar-to-miss-brazils-next-two-group-games-with-ankle-injury\/"},"modified":"2022-11-25T21:29:41","modified_gmt":"2022-11-25T21:29:41","slug":"world-cup-2022-neymar-to-miss-brazils-next-two-group-games-with-ankle-injury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/11\/25\/world-cup-2022-neymar-to-miss-brazils-next-two-group-games-with-ankle-injury\/","title":{"rendered":"World Cup 2022: Neymar to miss Brazil&#8217;s next two group games with ankle injury"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"385\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Neymar-696x385.jpg\"   alt=\"\" title=\"Neymar\"\/><\/div>\n<p>Neymar has been ruled out of Brazil\u2019s next two World Cup games after sustaining ligament damage in his right ankle, says their team doctor.<\/p>\n<p>The 30-year-old forward was replaced in 80th minute of\u00a0Thursday\u2019s 2-0 win over Serbia\u00a0after a heavy tackle by Nikola Milenkovic.<\/p>\n<p>Neymar sat with his face covered while receiving treatment and pictures showed his right ankle was swollen.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p>He described the injury as \u201cone of the hardest moments of my career\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNothing in my life came easy and I\u2019ve always had to work for my dreams and goals,\u201d Neymar wrote on\u00a0Instagram. \u201cI have never wished anyone anything bad and always helped who needed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m injured, yes it\u2019s not nice, it will hurt but I\u2019m sure I will have the chance to come back because I\u2019ll do everything possible to help my country, my team-mates and myself.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Right-back Danilo will also miss the next two games with ankle damage.<\/p>\n<p>Brazil\u00a0face\u00a0Switzerland\u00a0in their second Group G game on Monday (16:00 GMT), before playing\u00a0Cameroon\u00a0next Friday (19:00 BST).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNeymar and Danilo went through a MRI on Friday afternoon and we found ligament damage in the ankle of both of them,\u201d said Brazil team doctor Rodrigo Lasmar.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is important to be calm and evaluate day by day. The idea is to recover them for the rest of the competition.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Speaking after the win against\u00a0Serbia, Brazil head coach Tite said they were \u201cconfident Neymar will continue playing in the World Cup\u201d and that he \u201cdidn\u2019t see he was injured \u2013 the capacity he has to overcome it tricked even me\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The Paris St-Germain striker has suffered a number of injury problems with his right foot over the past few years.<\/p>\n<p>He missed the 2019 Copa America after suffering torn ligaments in his right ankle and was out for several weeks in 2021 with a similar injury.<\/p>\n<p>Neymar was fouled nine times during the game against Serbia, drawing four more free-kicks than any other player at this year\u2019s World Cup so far.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/_127773241_gettyimages-1245064303.jpg\" alt=\"Neymar removed his footwear to display a heavily swollen ankle after being substituted near the end of Brazil's win over Serbia\"\/><figcaption><em><strong>Neymar removed his footwear to display a heavily swollen right ankle after being substituted near the end of Brazil\u2019s win over Serbia<\/strong><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>            <!--  [embed]https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=videoseries[\/embed]<!--\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>--><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"HvwZdfkSsaQ\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Food Safety: FDA starts one consumer, one office outreach program on consumable goods - (25-11-22)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HvwZdfkSsaQ?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Neymar has been ruled out of Brazil\u2019s next two World Cup games after sustaining ligament damage in his right ankle, says their team doctor. The 30-year-old forward was replaced in 80th minute of\u00a0Thursday\u2019s 2-0 win over Serbia\u00a0after a heavy tackle by Nikola Milenkovic. 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