One of the big injury sagas of this World Cup appears to have come to a happy ending after Neymar made his long awaited return in their group game against Scotland.
Neymar, who had been out of action after suffering a calf injury just three weeks out from the tournament, came off the bench for a cameo as the Selecao topped Group C, meaning the 34-year-old could be set to play more role for the team.
However, many nations are still sweating over major injury concerns to top players. Yeremy Pina and Nico Williams were injured during group game for Spain against Uruguay. Egypt’s Mohamed Salah’s hopes of a knockout match with Egypt are in the balance after he picked up a knee injury in his last.
England are likely set to be without Chelsea’s Reece James for a while due to a hamstring problem, while they continue to monitor Declan Rice’s situation too after he was rested for their group-stage finale against Panama.
