Neymar missed Brazil's first training session on Wednesday, May 27, 2026, local time for further medical evaluation on his right calf which was bruised.
According to the medical department of the Brazilian Football Federation (CBF), the additional examination aims to get a proper diagnosis of the injury, which has kept the striker out since May 17, 2026, when he last played in Santos' defeat against Coritiba in the Brasileirao.
Neymar was accompanied to the clinic by Brazil's head of medical staff, Rodrigo Lasmar, where he underwent an MRI scan.
The former Barcelona star had reported to camp on Wednesday morning, joining the rest of the squad at the Brazilian champions' training centre in Teresopolis, outside Rio de Janeiro.
Pending the results of the last medical test, it seems very unlikely that Neymar will play in Brazil's first warm-up friendly ahead of the 2026 World Cup on Monday, June 1, 2026 WIB, against Panama in Brasilia.
Then Brazil will play the second warm-up match against Egypt on June 5, 2026.
On Tuesday, May 26, 2026, Neymar eased concerns about his availability for the 2026 World Cup after watching Santos beat Deportivo Cuenca 3-0 in a Copa Sudamericana match at Vila Belmiro.
When asked about the injury, Neymar replied: "What problem?"
Meanwhile, right-back Danilo is the only other player absent from the first training of the group of 23 players who reported to Manager Carlo Ancelotti.
Danilo played the full 90 minutes on Tuesday night in the final of the Copa Libertadores group stage against Cusco.
The remaining squad members to complete the 26 players who will compete in the United States, Mexico, and Canada are Paris Saint-Germain defender Marquinhos and the Arsenal duo of Gabriel Magalhaes and Gabriel Martinelli, who are scheduled to join Brazil after the Champions League final on Saturday, May 30, 2026, in Budapest.
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