VIDEO: Neymar Limps Out of Brazil Practice
By Vik Chokshi
Uh-oh. Neymar limped out of Brazil’s training session this morning:
URGENTE! Em Sochi, Neymar sente e deixa o treino da Seleção mancando nesta terça-feira (19). Confira o momento! #Copa2018 pic.twitter.com/ZNRboOu4Hf
— Esporte Interativo (@Esp_Interativo) June 19, 2018
You can see him grimacing and eventually limping off in pain. In a statement on Brazil’s official Twitter account, team doctor Rodrigo Lasmar said Neymar complained of soreness as a result of the beating he took against Switzerland.
Neymar was fouled 10 times in this match vs Switzerland, most for any player in a World Cup match since Alan Shearer was fouled 11 times against Tunisia on June 15, 1998.
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) June 17, 2018
It also is the most fouls suffered for a Brazilian player in a World Cup match since 1966. pic.twitter.com/AZSI1a3gbF
Hopefully he is good to go for their next match vs. Costa Rica on Friday. The hope of an entire nation depends on it.