World Cup 2026: Big blow for Brazil as Neymar fails to recover

Brazil’s caput coach, Carlo Ancelotti has announced that Neymar volition beryllium unavailable for their opening lucifer of the 2026 FIFA World Cup against Morocco. 

The Selecao volition commence their tourney astatine the MetLife Stadium on June 13.

Despite facing a bid of injuries recently, Neymar received a call-up to the 26-man squad.

Although helium has not represented the nationalist squad since 2023, Ancelotti chose to enactment him.

The 34-year-old was seen expressing his emotions arsenic helium boarded the level to the United States, joining teammates specified arsenic Joao Pedro and Richarlison. However, soon aft his selection, helium sustained a caller injury, which has postponed his instrumentality to the field.

Ancelotti antecedently stated that Brazil would not question a replacement for the injured player. Reports indicated that the guardant was making encouraging advancement successful mentation for Brazil’s archetypal lucifer successful the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

However, it has present been officially confirmed that their prima subordinate volition not enactment successful the lucifer against Morocco. Ancelotti informed the media:

“He is moving precise hard to retrieve arsenic rapidly arsenic possible. The anticipation is that helium volition reco...