Article by Maria Olteanu – Published on Thursday, 04 June 2026, 19:22 / Updated on Thursday, 04 June 2026 19:23
Neymar (34) will miss Brazil's final warm-up match before this summer's World Cup against Egypt, scheduled for Sunday, June 7, at 1:00.
Santos' 34-year-old forward has struggled with injuries throughout the season, and the national team confirmed on Thursday that he will not travel to this week's game in Cleveland, but will remain at the team's base in New Jersey, where he will continue to treat his calf problems in the hope that he will recover as soon as possible, according to sport.aktuality.sk.
Neymar is not fit for the last test before the World Cup
Brazil will begin their World Cup journey on June 14 against Morocco, and will also face Haiti and Scotland in the group.
With the Brazilian star's seemingly never-ending problems, his first World Cup games are in jeopardy. The official diagnosis received a week ago in Neymar's case is a second-degree muscle injury in the calf of his right leg.
a week ago when this diagnosis was madec, there was also talk about the period of unavailability of Neymar, estimated at two to three weeks.
In the most optimistic scenario, the player would be available on June 11, just three days before Brazil's World Cup debut on the 14th against Morocco. The second match in the group stage will be against the representative team from Haiti, on June 19.
