According to Sport, Raphinha is confident that his FIFA World Cup campaign is not over.
Medical tests conducted on the Brazilian winger in New Jersey on Saturday revealed a tear in his right hamstring. The injury has plagued him throughout the season, most recently during the March international break when playing for Brazil, sidelining him for five weeks.
The Brazilian Football Confederation confirmed that Raphinha will "undergo intensive treatment under the supervision of the Brazilian team's medical staff" but stopped short of providing a specific recovery timeline: "Our goal is to accelerate his recovery and return to play as soon as possible."
Raphinha is now in a race against time with Brazil's medical team, targeting July 5th—the date Brazil would theoretically play in the round of 16—as his comeback date. He has already begun physical therapy.
Raphinha will miss at least the next two weeks, which means he will definitely be unavailable for Brazil's final group stage match against Scotland. Should Brazil top their group, they will also play in the round of 32 on June 29th.
If Raphinha cannot return for the July 5th round of 16 clash, Brazil's continued participation in the tournament would give him an additional week to recover. The quarter-finals are scheduled for July 11th in Miami, giving him three full weeks from the date of his injury to prepare.
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Hritangshu93
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Now I am really concerned.....it seems like a series of injuries that are ruining this important stage of his career
cetdklmory
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Raphinha gets bad karma in the national team bec' he over hypes & showboats Barcelona too much !
viwbelptuy
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He's becoming unnecessarily injury prone for my liking. In any case who told Brazil it will get to the round of 16. The team appears lethargic and for that matter far from the exploits of the traditional Brazilian team we know.
pieeimpr
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let him go and get joa pedro
I really don't think a replacement is possible at this moment although I wish it could
RISToliomase
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let him go and get joa pedro
ReadeWon
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I think Barcelona need to make More signing in forward who can covered for raphinha because I don't trust raphinha anymore because of his injury this time around and Antony alone cannot do it alone with the absence of rashford
Lipdekrz
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expected Brazil beat Haiti again before he will play in round of 16
Lipdekrz
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In his dream