Brazil forward Neymar will miss "two to three weeks" with a calf injury, putting him in danger of missing his country's World Cup opener.

Brazilian star Neymar is very likely to miss Brazil's World Cup-opening match against Morocco on June 13 after suffering a calf injury.

Neymar has been ruled out of Brazil's upcoming friendlies and is ​set to miss their World Cup opener after scans revealed a grade-two calf injury, ‌the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) said on Thursday.

Brazil might be without one of its star players for the 2026 World Cup opener. Neymar is dealing with a muscle strain in his right calf that could sideline him up to three weeks. The injury came during Santos’ match against Coritiba on May 17.

The feel-good story of Neymar being called up to Brazil’s 2026 World Cup squad may end before the tournament even begins. A calf injury left him out of Brazil’s first training session, and he is set to undergo further tests and evaluation.

While Santos were keen to downplay the issue as “minor,” it proved major enough to see Neymar miss Brazil’s training session in Te

CBF’s decision was to keep Neymar among the players called up for the World Cup after the diagnosis of a grade-two injury to his right calf.Information revealed by ge. But he will have 15 days to

It has been more than a week since Neymar was announced as a part of the Brazilian national team World Cup squad. Since then, Neymar has not played for Santos FC after injury concerns grew. It was later reported that Neymar is taking precautions in playing more games to avoid injury.