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Neymar to miss Brazil's upcoming World Cup qualifiers

World Cup 2022 South American Qualifiers - Peru v Brazil - Nacional Stadium, Lima, Peru - October 13, 2020 Brazil's Neymar celebrates scoring their fourth goal [Paolo Aguilar/Pool via REUTERS[

Paris St Germain striker Neymar has been ruled out of Brazil’s World Cup qualifier against Uruguay next week in Montevideo.

The forward arrived in Brazil with a leg injury and although he was certain to miss Friday’s game against Venezuela in Sao Paulo, the national team’s doctors hoped he would recover in time for the second match in the double header next Tuesday.

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