Neymar Jr suffers injury blow in Brazil-Uruguay World Cup Qualifier

Brazil's Neymar suffered a severe injury in a World Cup qualifying match against Uruguay, requiring him to be carried off the field on a stretcher. The injury occurred after being fouled by Uruguayan striker Dela Cruz. Brazil conceded a goal to Uruguay, prompting concerns among fans, teammates, and football enthusiasts.

Neymar Jr Suffers Injury Blow In Brazil Uruguay World Cup Qualifier

In a critical World Cup qualifying match between Brazil and Uruguay, the Brazilian national team’s talisman, Neymar, faced a significant setback as he sustained a substantial injury near the end of the first half. The injury was severe enough to require Neymar to be carried off the field on a stretcher.

Neymar, who has grappled with injury concerns over the past few years and has been striving to return to top form, faced yet another physical setback with this latest injury. The incident occurred when Neymar was fouled by the Uruguayan striker Dela Cruz just before the end of the first half. Following this unfortunate event, Brazil conceded a goal to Uruguay, with Darwin Nunez finding the net.

The exact nature and extent of Neymar’s injury, as well as its potential impact on his future participation in the tournament, remain uncertain, prompting concerns among fans, teammates, and football enthusiasts worldwide.

Here is the highlight video of Brazil vs. Uruguay, which ended 0-2 victory for Uruguay.

Neymar

Neymar da Silva Santos Junior

Forwarder, Midfielder

BrazilBrazil

Age: 32

175 cm

68 kg

Season 2023/2024
Played 3 25 Missed
Minutes 206 68.7 Avg
Goals 0 0.0 Avg
Assist 2 0.7 Avg
Attempt 8 2.7 Avg
Passes 98 32.788.3% AvgSucc
Yellow 0 0.0 Avg
Red 0 0.0 Avg

This season he played in total 3 times for 206 minutes for Pro League.

Neymar didn’t score any goal for Al Hilal. He procured twice assists. He received no yellow cards and no red cards.

His team is currently 1st in Pro League. In the last match Al Hilal won 3-0 against Al Akhdoud. The next match in Pro League will be against Al Khaleej.

Al Hilal performance and stats

Al Hilal

Manager: Jorge Pinheiro de Jesus
Rank 1st
Win 26
Draw 2
Loss 0
Goals 86-18
Diff 68

Al Hilal is currently 1st in the Pro League with 23 points.

In the last 9 games, it has won 7 times and drawn twice. In its last match, Al Hilal won 0-3 against Al Akhdoud.​​

It has a positive goal difference after scoring 26 goals and conceding 7.​

Al Hilal will play the next match in Pro League against Al Khaleej on Friday 20th of October in Riyadh. The prediction is Al Hilal winning the match.​

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