Neymar not expected back for Brazil until knockouts - reports

Neymar underwent fresh exams on Monday to evaluate his recovery from a grade two calf strain in his right leg, according to media reports in Brazil.

The 34-year-old missed Brazil's 1-1 draw with Morocco in their World Cup opener on Saturday and remains restricted to an individual training program, news outlet O Globo said.

The new tests aim to determine if and when the Santos forward can resume training with Brazil's squad, it added.

Neymar, Brazil's all-time leading scorer with 79 goals in 128 international appearances, has not played for the national team since suffering a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament in October 2023.

Since then, he has endured a series of injuries, including the latest calf strain sustained while playing for Santos in May.

Brazil's remaining World Cup Group C matches are against Haiti in Philadelphia on Friday and Scotland in Miami on June 24.