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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Jonathan Liew at Lusail Stadium

Brazil’s Tite calms fears after emotional Neymar limps off with ankle injury

Brazil's Neymar holds his right ankle before being substituted during the match with Serbia.
Brazil's Neymar holds his right ankle before being substituted during the match with Serbia. Photograph: Laurent Gilliéron/EPA

The Brazil coach, Tite, has insisted that Neymar will play again in this World Cup despite suffering a suspected sprained ankle in their 2-0 Group G win over Serbia. The forward came off with 11 minutes remaining and television footage appeared to show him hobbling and his ankle badly swollen.

He looked closed to tears as he sat on the bench during the closing minutes of the game, before slowly limping back to the dressing room.

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