Neymar leaves the field crying in the national team’s debut

The main star of the Brazilian team, Neymar, left the field in tears in Brazil’s victory over Serbia, by 2-0, on Thursday (Nov. 24), in Lusaka, in its debut at the World Cup in Qatar.

The striker sprained his ankle and was replaced in the match’s second half. Neymar received medical attention on the bench and was consoled by his teammates.

There is still no official information about the player’s situation for the match against Switzerland next Monday (Nov; 28), at 13:00 (GMT), in the second round of Group G of the World Cup in Qatar.

The star of the Brazilian team was the player who received more fouls in the first round of the competition. There were nine infractions in the match against Serbia.

The second most “fouled” of the World Cup was the Spaniard Gavi, who was fouled five times.

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