Neymar is determined to return to the World Cup final despite two photos of his ankle, which still looks very swollen, were released on Saturday, according to the Associated Press.
Neymar is recovering from a right ankle ligament injury he suffered on Thursday when Brazil defeated Serbia 2-0.
And the team’s doctors announced that Neymar would miss Monday’s match against Switzerland, but did not specify the schedule for his return or whether he could return at all.
Neymar wrote on Instagram that he has gone through “one of the toughest moments” of his career but appears to be optimistic about his chances of making a comeback despite posting two pictures of his swollen ankle on the Instagram app.
“I’m injured, yes, it hurts,” he said. “But I’m sure I have a chance to come back because I’ll do everything in my power to help my country, my teammates and myself.”
“Nothing in my life has ever been easy or given to me. I have always had to work hard and go towards my dreams and goals,” he added.
Neymar also suffered a back injury in the 2014 World Cup quarter-final against Colombia which forced him out of the tournament hosted by his country.
Brazil’s Richarlison scored two goals, including a superb backhand from a birdie, to push his country to claim the FIFA World Cup title for the sixth time to a perfect start with a 2-0 win over Serbia to top Group G on Thursday. .
Brazilian Richarlison scored two goals, including a beautiful backhand from the summer, pushing his country to claim the FIFA World Cup title for the sixth time to a perfect start with a 2-0 win over Serbia to top Group G on Thursday. .
Richarlison led a formidable four-way attack, scoring a goal in the 62nd minute after Serbian goalkeeper Vanja Milinkovic-Savic blocked Vinicius Jr’s deflected shot after Neymar’s excellent performance.
Richarlison’s second goal equaled some of the great and beautiful goals in Brazil’s rich history. After a quick pass, Richarlison curved to catch the ball with his right foot and landed an unstoppable shot, sending the crowd at Lusail Stadium into wild celebration.
The fit forward has scored nine goals for Brazil this year.
