Injured Neymar out of Brazil's next two friendlies, could miss first World Cup match

[p]The diagnosis directly impacts the coaching staff's plans for the coming days. The number 10 will miss the matches [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/brazil-I9l9aqLq/panama-OWKqbCfi/?mid=4UXzDy1d"]against Panama[/a], this Sunday (31st), and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/brazil-I9l9aqLq/egypt-bejDn7NN/?mid=r3s2pV84"]against Egypt[/a], on June 6th.[/p][p][b]The recovery period may also rule the player out of Brazil's World Cup opener against [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/morocco/IDKYO3R8/"]Morocco[/a]. [/b][/p][p]His participation will depend on how well he progresses physically in the coming weeks. "[b]It's not just swelling[/b]," said the Brazil team doctor.[/p][p]The confirmation of the injury comes a day after [b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/neymar/jNOPwl3h/"]Neymar[/a][/b] missed the first official training session with the national team at Granja Comary, in Teresopolis, on Wednesday, when he was sent to a local clinic for tests.[/p][image alt="Neymar's stats in the Brazilian Serie A season" id="dd951429-9fff-4972-b674-fa7dcd30eff2" credit-line="Opta by StatsPerform (photo by REUTERS/Jean Carniel)" guid="a1599f8c-b292-477d-8a77-4d10b268ad17" original-width="1080" original-height="1080" /][p]The star had already arrived with swelling in his calf area. The problem began on May 17th, when the forward felt pain during [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/santos/n3QdnjFB/"]Santos[/a]' 3-0 defeat to [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/coritiba/KGO4pUqO/"]Coritiba[/a] in the Brazilian league.[/p][p]Since then, he hadn't returned to training with the ball, raising a warning sign that was unfortunately confirmed by today's medical report.[/p]