PHILADELPHIA (AP) 鈥� Neymar is expected to return from a right calf injury and play for Brazil in its final group match, coach Carlo Ancelotti said Friday night.
Neymar missed Brazil’s first two games of the tournament, including Friday’s over Haiti.
Ancelotti said Neymar would go through individual training on Saturday, train with the team on Monday and 鈥渨ill be available鈥� for Brazil when it closes Group C play against Scotland on Wednesday in Miami Gardens, Florida.
Neymar is Brazil鈥檚 career scoring leader with 79 goals in 129 international appearances.
The 34-year-old midfielder has yet to practice in full sessions with the team since reporting to Brazil鈥檚 squad while nursing
Looking to play in his fourth World Cup, Neymar on his calf last Monday to determine the progress of the injury that he sustained while playing for Brazilian club Santos on May 17.
There was widespread debate in Brazil over whether Neymar, whose first World Cup was on home soil in 2014, should have been called up for the tournament. He has struggled since returning from in October 2023 in a World Cup qualifier.
Neymar has four goals and two assists in eight matches for Santos this year.
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