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Neymar set to shake off injury scare to play for Brazil at World Cup

Al Jazeera · · 389 words · By Reuters
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“All-time record Brazil scorer Neymar misses Santos draw with San Lorenzo in the Copa Sudamericana due to calf injury.”
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Multiple sources (ESPN, Goal.com) confirm Neymar suffered a calf injury that would cause him to miss Santos matches. While the specific opponent 'San Lorenzo' is not explicitly mentioned in the snippets, the injury and the fact he missed Santos games are corroborated.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Santos Futebol Clube (Brazilian Portuguese: [ˈsɐ̃tus futʃiˈbɔw ˈklubi] ; English: Saints Football Club) is a Brazilian sports club based in Vila Belmiro, a bairro in the city of Santos. It plays in th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santos_FC
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2011 Copa Libertadores de América (officially the 2011 Copa Santander Libertadores de América for sponsorship reasons) was the 52nd edition of the Copa Libertadores de América, South America's pre…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_Copa_Libertadores
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The CONMEBOL Libertadores, also known as Copa Libertadores de América (Portuguese: Copa/Taça Libertadores da América), is an annual continental club football competition organized by CONMEBOL since 19…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copa_Libertadores
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“World Cup starting on June 11 in the United States, Canada and Mexico.”
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The start date of June 11 and the hosts (USA, Canada, Mexico) are confirmed by multiple independent news sources (BBC, Axios, Al Jazeera, The Conversation) and Wikipedia.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 FIFA World Cup will be the 23rd FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international men's soccer championship contested by the national teams of the member associations of FIFA. The tournament will…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The FIFA World Cup, often called the World Cup, is an international association football competition among the senior men's national teams of the members of the Fédération Internationale de Football A…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — June 11 is the 162nd day of the year (163rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 203 days remain until the end of the year.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_11
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“The 34-year-old, Brazil’s all-time leading scorer, was named in the squad on Monday”
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The Guardian and ESPN both confirm Neymar is 34, Brazil's all-time leading scorer, and was named to the squad on Monday.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2014 FIFA World Cup was the 20th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial world championship for men's national football teams organised by FIFA. It took place in Brazil from 12 June to 13 July 2014, after…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_FIFA_World_Cup
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 FIFA World Cup is an international football tournament which will be held in Canada, Mexico, and United States, from June 11 to July 19, 2026. The 48 national teams involved in the tournament…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup_squads
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Neymar da Silva Santos Júnior (Brazilian Portuguese pronunciation: [nejˈmaʁ dɐ ˈsiwvɐ ˈsɐ̃tuz ˈʒuni.oʁ] ; born 5 February 1992), simply known as Neymar Júnior (shortened to Neymar Jr) or mononymously …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neymar
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“coach Carlo Ancelotti’s decision over whether to include Neymar. The Italian, who took charge of Brazil last year”
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Wikipedia explicitly states that Carlo Ancelotti is the head coach of the Brazil national team.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Carlo Ancelotti (Italian pronunciation: [ˈkarlo antʃeˈlɔtti]; born 10 June 1959) is an Italian professional football manager and former player who is the head coach of the Brazil national team. Nickna…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlo_Ancelotti
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Davide Ancelotti (born 22 July 1989) is an Italian professional football manager. He last served as the head coach of Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Botafogo.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Davide_Ancelotti
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Paul Clement (born 8 January 1972) is an English professional football manager and former player who is currently the assistant coach of the Brazil national team. Clement has previously been assistan…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Clement_(football_manager…
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“the former Barcelona and Paris St Germain attacker, who now plays for Santos”
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Wikipedia and Britannica confirm his career path: Santos -> Barcelona -> PSG -> Al Hilal -> Santos.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Neymar da Silva Santos Júnior (Brazilian Portuguese pronunciation: [nejˈmaʁ dɐ ˈsiwvɐ ˈsɐ̃tuz ˈʒuni.oʁ] ; born 5 February 1992), simply known as Neymar Júnior (shortened to Neymar Jr) or mononymously …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neymar
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2016–17 season was Futbol Club Barcelona's 118th in existence and the club's 86th consecutive season in the top flight of Spanish football. Barcelona was involved in four competitions after winnin…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016–17_FC_Barcelona_season
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2014–15 season was Futbol Club Barcelona's 116th in existence and the club's 84th consecutive season in the top flight of Spanish football. This was the first of the three seasons under head coach…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014–15_FC_Barcelona_season
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“set to feature at his fourth World Cup”
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The Guardian and other web results confirm this will be his fourth World Cup, having played in 2014, 2018, and 2022.
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web search NEUTRAL — Neymar, 34 years old, Santos, has dramatically secured his spot in the final squad for the 2026 FIFA North America-Central America World Cup, confirming his fourth World Cup appearance.
https://www.chosun.com/english/sports-en/2026/05/19/5YQ6OLKC…
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web search NEUTRAL — Neymar will make his fourth World Cup appearance after Brazil named him to their 26-man squad on Monday.Neymar has scored eight goals across his three World Cups in 2014, 2018, 2022 and will try to gu…
https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/may/19/neymar-braz…
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web search NEUTRAL — This will be Neymar's fourth FIFA World Cup, having featured in the 2014, 2018, and 2022 editions. He will become the Brazilian player with the joint-most tournament appearances, alongside Castilho, D…
https://www.fifa.com/en/tournaments/mens/worldcup/canadamexi…
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““Neymar has a minor calf injury, an oedema,” Santos’ head of medical services Rodrigo Zogaib told Brazil’s ge.globo on Wednesday.”
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Both ESPN and Goal.com report that Rodrigo Zogaib (head of medical services) confirmed a 2mm edema in Neymar's right calf on Wednesday.
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web search NEUTRAL — Neymar was born in Mogi das Cruzes, São Paulo, to Neymar Santos Sr. and Nadine da Silva and had a Christian upbringing.[5][6] He inherited his name from his father, who is a former footballer and beca…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neymar
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web search NEUTRAL — Santos head of medical Rodrigo Zogaib confirmed on Wednesday that Neymar has suffered a 2-millimeter edema causing swelling in his right calf.
https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/48830016/neymar-suffe…
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web search NEUTRAL — Santos have confirmed Neymar is dealing with a minor calf injury after medical tests revealed a 2-millimetre edema in his right calf. The issue was announced by the club’s head of medical department, …
https://www.goal.com/en/lists/neymar-calf-injury-santos-braz…
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“Neymar, who has 79 goals in 128 internationals and has not featured for Brazil since 2023”
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BBC Sport, Daily Mail, and other sources confirm the stats (79 goals in 128 appearances) and that he has not played for Brazil since October 2023.
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web search NEUTRAL — Neymar , who has 79 goals in 128 international appearances, has not appeared for Brazil since tearing cruciate knee ligaments against Uruguay in October 2023, soon after leaving Paris Saint-Germain fo…
https://www.dailymail.com/sport/football/article-15829019/ne…
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web search NEUTRAL — Brazil forward Neymar has been included in head coach Carlo Ancelotti's 26-man squad for this summer's World Cup. The 34-year-old, who now plays for Brazilian side Santos, is the country's all-time le…
https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/c759vdlyr2wo
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web search NEUTRAL — Neymar convinces Carlo. Neymar is Brazil’s highest ever scorer, with 79 goals in 128 caps, but has not played for the five-time world champions since October 2023, shortly before suffering a serious k…
https://en.as.com/soccer/world-cup/neymar-decision-revealed-…
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“His stint at Saudi club Al-Hilal was disrupted by injuries, and he returned to boyhood club Santos last year”
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Multiple sources confirm his move to Al-Hilal, the injury-disrupted stint, and his return to Santos.
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web search NEUTRAL — Six years later, Neymar's new destination was Al Hilal in Saudi Arabia, but again the injury bug reared its head in his 18 months at the club, as he only played seven games and scored one goal.
https://www.fifa.com/en/tournaments/mens/worldcup/canadamexi…
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web search NEUTRAL — Neymar has parted ways with Al-Hilal by mutual consent, the Saudi Pro League champions have said, after a disappointing spell at the club.
https://www.theguardian.com/football/2025/jan/28/neymar-leav…
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web search NEUTRAL — Neymar has completed his return to Santos, 12 years after leaving the Brazilian club to join Barcelona.The Athletic reported on January 29 that the 32-year-old had agreed a six-month contract at Santo…
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6101303/2025/01/31/neymar-s…
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“Neymar missed Santos’s 2-2 home draw with San Lorenzo in the Copa Sudamericana on Wednesday.”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results specifically confirming a 2-2 draw against San Lorenzo in the Copa Sudamericana.
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“Brazil open their World Cup campaign against Morocco on June 13 in New Jersey, before facing Haiti and Scotland in Group C.”
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“They are scheduled to play warm-up matches against Panama on May 31 and Egypt in the lead-up to the tournament.”
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