--- title: Neymar Working '24 Hours a Day' to Return to World Cup 2022 description: On Thursday, Neymar sustained a lateral ligament injury on his right ankle during Brazil’s opening win against Serbia following a tackle from Nikola Milenkovic, leaving his future in the tournament murky. canonical: https://time.com/6237019/neymar-injury-world-cup-2022/ author: Solcyré Burga article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2022-11-27T16:41:05.000Z article:modified_time: 2023-12-11T21:26:46.000Z article:section: Sports og:title: What to Know About Neymar's World Cup Return og:description: Neymar, 30, won’t be playing on Monday, but Brazilian soccer manager Tite seems confident that he will return og:url: https://time.com/6237019/neymar-injury-world-cup-2022/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5b0dfadd3ca7f538/698a385ed075337e04e6d885/Neymar.jpg?branch=production&width=2400&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Brazil v Serbia: Group G - FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: What to Know About Neymar's World Cup Return twitter:description: Neymar, 30, won’t be playing on Monday, but Brazilian soccer manager Tite seems confident that he will return twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5b0dfadd3ca7f538/698a385ed075337e04e6d885/Neymar.jpg?branch=production&width=2400&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # After His Ankle Injury, Here's What to Know About Neymar's World Cup Return > Sponsored content. 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Saudi Arabia, a neighbor to host country Qatar, upset Argentina 2-1 in the opening match of Group C play on Tuesday afternoon in Lusail._  by [Solcyré Burga](https://time.com/author/solcyre-burga/)  ## Solcyré Burga Reporter Updated: Dec 11, 2023 9:26 PM UTCPublished: Nov 27, 2022 4:41 PM UTC  Neymar of Brazil lies injured during the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Group G match between Brazil and Serbia at Lusail Stadium in Lusail City, Qatar, on November 24, 2022. Neymar of Brazil lies injured during the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Group G match between Brazil and Serbia at Lusail Stadium in Lusail City, Qatar, on November 24, 2022.Chris Brunskill—Fantasista/Getty Images  by [Solcyré Burga](https://time.com/author/solcyre-burga/)  ## Solcyré Burga Reporter Updated: Dec 11, 2023 9:26 PM UTCPublished: Nov 27, 2022 4:41 PM UTC Neymar won’t play in Brazil’s match against Cameroon on Friday after sustaining a lateral ligament injury on his right ankle in his team’s Nov. 24 win against Serbia. The team will discuss [Neymar’s condition](https://apnews.com/article/world-cup-soccer-sports-qatar-international-647ccef981ce1d1c4a3aa6b52119725f)—and chances of returning to World Cup play—after Friday’s match, according to the Associated Press. The Paris-Saint Germain forward is working “24 hours a day” to recover from his ankle injury and continue to represent his team, Brazilian player Marquinhos told the _Associated Press_ Sunday. “We don’t know when it’s going to happen, but we hope we will have him with us again as soon as possible and in good health mentally and physically.” Brazil beat Switzerland 1-0 on Monday, and is set to play Cameroon on Friday for their final group stage match. ## Will Neymar return? Brazil will make decisions about the 30-year-old player’s World Cup future after the Cameroon game. Brazil’s assistant coach Cléber Xavier said on Thursday that Neymar and other injured Brazilian players, including Danilo and Alex Sandro, are “progressing,” according to the AP. “We are focused on the game against Cameroon, and then we will start the decision-making process about these players. We already have a plan prepared for their return,” Xavier said, per AP. Brazil’s soccer manager Tite previously seemed confident that Neymar would make a return. “I believe that Neymar and Danilo will play \[in\] the World Cup,” Tite said during a press conference. “I believe in that. Medically, clinically, they can talk more about the stages of the treatment. I have no place to talk. I trust that we will be able to use both of them.” Following the match against Serbia, Tite says that Neymar was in physiotherapy until five or six in the morning. Tite added that he had to force Neymar and Danilo, another injured Brazilian player, to stop their physiotherapy and attend the latest training with the team. The soccer star is working hard to ensure he can continue playing, posting updated pictures of his swollen ankle on his Instagram story and dedicating an Instagram post to the match, calling it one of the most difficult moments of his career. “I have an injury, yes, it’s going to hurt but I’m sure I’ll have the chance to come back because I will do my best to help my country, my teammates and myself,” Neymar said in his post. Brazil’s manager admits it will be hard to find someone who can play at Neymar’s level, but the team has a strong roster to choose from. Neymar’s teammates are more optimistic about the potential of the team.“We are talking about one of the best players in the world. It’s hard to find someone else on his level,” Brazil midfielder Casemiro said Saturday. “But we have many quality players in the squad who can do a good job replacing him.” --- ### More from TIME --- Brazil’s manager admits it will be hard to find someone who can play at Neymar’s level, but the team has a strong roster to choose from. Neymar’s teammates are more optimistic about the potential of the team. “We are talking about one of the best players in the world. It’s hard to find someone else on his level,” Brazil midfielder Casemiro said Saturday. “But we have many quality players in the squad who can do a good job replacing him.” ## Neymar has a history of getting injured Neymar has a bad streak of luck at tournaments, suffering a separate ligament injury in a friendly match against Qatar just before the start of the 2019 Copa America. Brazil went on to win the championship without their star player, but Neymar was also left off the roster for the entire tournament. During the 2014 World Cup, Neymar’s time on the field was [also cut short](https://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/08/world/americas/neymars-injury-sidelines-effort-to-end-world-cup-racism.html) when Juan Camilo Zuniga kneed the soccer star, breaking a vertebra during a quarterfinal match against Colombia. That injury could have ended his soccer career, Neymar later revealed in an [interview with The Player’s _Tribune_](https://www.theplayerstribune.com/articles/pique-neymar-interview-english). “I couldn’t move my legs. And the doctor took me out and I started to … to cry. Because it was very painful and I didn’t feel anything. I didn’t feel my legs, so I went to the hospital that’s in the stadium,” he said. 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