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PHILADELPHIA (AP) \u2014 Neymar has returned from a right calf injury and is expected to play for Brazil in the final. world cup<\/span> Speaking about the group matches, manager Carlo Ancelotti said on Friday night:<\/p>\n

Neymar missed Brazil’s first two games of the tournament, including Friday’s match. 3-0 victory<\/span> Over Haiti.<\/p>\n

Ancelotti said Neymar would undergo individual training on Saturday, train with the team on Monday and be “ready to play” for Brazil in their final Group C game against Scotland in Miami Gardens, Florida, on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

Neymar is Brazil’s top career scorer with 79 goals in 129 appearances for his country.<\/p>\n

The 34-year-old midfielder has yet to train in full with the team since reporting to the Brazilian national team while breastfeeding. Calf injury.<\/span><\/p>\n

Neymar aiming for fourth World Cup appearance There was a test<\/span> He sustained a calf injury last Monday, pending an assessment of the injury he sustained while playing for Brazilian club Santos on May 17th.<\/p>\n

There has been widespread debate in Brazil over whether Neymar, whose country hosted his first World Cup in 2014, should have been called up for the tournament. He has been having a hard time since returning home. Tore the anterior cruciate ligament in the left knee<\/span> in the World Cup Qualifiers in October 2023.<\/p>\n

Neymar has played eight games for Santos this year, scoring four goals and providing two assists.<\/p>\n

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AP World Cup: https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/fifa-world-cup<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n


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