Al Hilal confirmed that striker Neymar suffered a torn knee ligament and damaged meniscus while playing with the Brazilian team in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers.
Neymar’s extremely serious injury
At the end of the first half of the match against Uruguay, Neymar suffered a knee injury when he landed in the wrong position after a dispute. The player born in 1992 had to leave the field on a stretcher and appeared to be in pain.
The 31-year-old striker also seemed to know that he had a serious injury, sobbing on the way off the field. And things are pretty bad for Neymar.
Al Hilal Club confirmed that Neymar suffered a torn knee ligament and damaged meniscus. With this injury, the Brazilian striker will almost certainly have to have surgery in the near future.
Neymar suffered a serious injury.
This means that Neymar will have to take a long break from playing. The striker born in 1992 may have to stay away from the field for up to 9 months. This is the most serious injury in Neymar’s career since he played professionally.
Neymar’s injury is bad news for Al Hilal. Since joining the new team in the last summer transfer window, the former PSG striker has not made too many contributions.
He only returned to play not long ago after having to take a 5-month break due to an ankle injury he suffered in March. Neymar also had to go on the operating table because of this injury.
The current Brazilian national team is also sitting on fire because of Neymar. The Selecao have not played very successfully so far in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers. The green and yellow shirt team has only won 7 points after the last 4 matches and is ranked third on the rankings.
