{"id":111971,"date":"2023-10-18T14:01:08","date_gmt":"2023-10-18T14:01:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/10\/18\/neymar-jr-leaves-game-against-uruguay-with-knee-injury\/"},"modified":"2023-10-18T14:01:08","modified_gmt":"2023-10-18T14:01:08","slug":"neymar-jr-leaves-game-against-uruguay-with-knee-injury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/10\/18\/neymar-jr-leaves-game-against-uruguay-with-knee-injury\/","title":{"rendered":"Neymar Jr. leaves game against Uruguay with knee injury"},"content":{"rendered":"

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MONTEVIDEO, URUGUAY – OCTOBER 17: Neymar Jr. of Brazil reacts after being injured during the FIFA World Cup 2026 Qualifier match between Uruguay and Brazil at Centenario Stadium on October 17, 2023 in Montevideo, Uruguay. (Photo by Guillermo Legaria\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

Neymar Jr., the\u00a0Canarinha\u2019s\u00a0superstar goal scorer, had to be carted off the field of their\u00a02026 World Cup qualifier\u00a0game against\u00a0Uruguay.<\/p>\n

Neymar Jr. went down\u00a0clutching his leg\u00a0after awkwardly planting his foot while contesting a ball right before halftime.<\/p>\n

The\u00a0Al-Hilal SFC player\u00a0could be seen in tears as he left the field towards the locker room.<\/p>\n

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The possible extent and the specific area of his injury are still unknown.<\/p>\n

The player arrived in\u00a0Saudi Arabia\u00a0injured and he had just returned to the field a few weeks ago. This was his first Brazil call-up since the spring.<\/p>\n

This new injury sets off all the alarm bells in the\u00a0Canarinha\u00a0as his injury record does not invite optimism that the player will be able to see the field again any time soon.<\/p>\n

At the time of\u00a0Neymar\u2019s\u00a0injury\u00a0Brazil\u00a0was losing against\u00a0Uruguay\u00a01-0 at the half.<\/p>\n

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