There is an injury scare for brazil ahead of their second round group G’ game against Concacaf team costa Rica on Friday in st Petersburg.
This when star striker Neymar walked out of the team training in Sochi in serious discomfort this morning due to pain in his right ankle
Neymar was seen wincing and covered his face with his hand in distress, sparking fresh fears about his fitness.
The Brazilian Football Federation says he will spend the rest of the day undergoing physiotherapy.
A spokesman for the team revealed that Neymar was feeling pain thanks to the large number of fouls he suffered in the Switzerland game.
Neymar recovered sufficiently from a broken foot to play in his side’s world cup opener against Switzerland but is continuing rehabilitation on the injury.
Psg’s £198m man struggled to make his mark in the 1-1 draw against Switzerland and was dealt with physically by the opposition.