Neymar sidelined from Brazil's World Cup campaign with calf injury
Neymar ruled out of Brazil's World Cup matches with calf injury.
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Brazil defeated Haiti 3-0 in a World Cup group stage match. Matheus Cunha scored twice and Vinícius Júnior scored once. Haiti was eliminated from the tournament.
2026-08-16 to 2026-11-13 · UTC publication dates
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Brazil's Vinícius Júnior scored one goal and provided one assist in the 3-0 victory over Haiti. His goal was scored in the 32nd minute, and he was directly involved in Cunha's opening goal with a shot that was saved but resulted in a rebound converted by Cunha.
Brazil forward Neymar was ruled out of the team's second consecutive World Cup match due to a lingering calf injury.
Manchester United forward Matheus Cunha scored two goals in Brazil's World Cup match against Haiti, including his first career World Cup goal. Cunha started in the match after being used as a late substitute in Brazil's previous group stage game against Morocco.
Haiti, which qualified for the World Cup for the first time since 1974, was eliminated from the tournament following their 3-0 loss to Brazil. Haiti became the first team mathematically guaranteed not to reach the knockout round.
Brazil's final Group C match in the World Cup will be played against Scotland on Wednesday in Miami Gardens, Florida.
Brazil's national football team defeated Haiti 3-0 in a World Cup group stage match played at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia. The victory was led by goals from Matheus Cunha (2) and Vinícius Júnior (1), with Vinícius also providing an assist. The match was attended by 68,324 spectators.
Neymar ruled out of Brazil's World Cup matches with calf injury.
Brazil eliminated Haiti with a 3-0 World Cup victory in Philadelphia.