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Brazil Star Neymar Unlikely To Be Ready For World Cup Opener With Calf Injury

Picking injury-prone Neymar in Brazil’s World Cup squad seemed like a risk and so it proved just 10 days later on Thursday. The 34-year-old forward has a calf injury and will likely not be fit for Brazil’s opening game against Morocco, team doctor Rodrigo Lasmar said. "The expectation is that he will be sidelined from two to three weeks," Lasmar told reporters. Brazil plays Morocco on June 13 in East Rutherford, New Jersey, to start a group that also includes Haiti and Scotland. "Neymar arrived [Wednesday] at the Granja Comary," Lasmar said, referring to the team's training base near Rio de Ja...