Vinicius Jr to miss Brazil's World Cup qualifiers after neck injury
Soccer Football - LaLiga - Real Madrid v Rayo Vallecano - Santiago Bernabeu, Madrid, Spain - May 24, 2023 Real Madrid's Vinicius Junior inside the stadium before the match REUTERS/Violeta Santos Moura
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Brazil forward Vinicius Jr will miss
their World Cup qualifiers against Chile and Peru due to injury, the Brazilian
FA (CBF) said on Sunday, making him the fourth player to be replaced in the
squad.
Vinicius suffered a neck injury
during Real Madrid's 2-0 home win against Villarreal on Saturday, the club
said.
Fulham midfielder Andreas Pereira
has been called up to replace him, the CBF said in a statement.
Vinicius' injury adds to the woes of
coach Dorival Jr as Brazil, fifth in CONMEBOL's World Cup qualifying standings
with 10 points after eight matches, face Chile in Santiago on Oct. 10 before
hosting Peru in Brasilia five days later.
The top six of the 10 teams qualify
directly for the World Cup.
Dorival had already been forced to
call up Paris Saint-Germain's Lucas Beraldo, Palmeiras' Weverton and Botafogo's
Alex Telles to replace Juventus' Bremer, Liverpool's Alisson and Atletico
Mineiro's Guilherme Arana, all injured.
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