Soccer Football – International Friendly – Spain v Brazil – Santiago Bernabeu, Madrid, Spain – March 26, 2024 Brazil’s Lucas Paqueta celebrates scoring their third goal with Endrick REUTERS/Juan Medina
Brazil midfielder Lucas Paqueta will miss Sunday’s World Cup last-16 game against Norway with a hamstring injury, a source at the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) told AFP on Thursday.
He is not expected to play again in the tournament, unless Brazil reach the final on July 19 at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, the source added.
Paqueta, who has started alongside Casemiro and Bruno Guimaraes in midfield, suffered the injury during Brazil’s dramatic 2-1 win over Japan in Houston on Monday.
He has been undergoing intensive treatment and is the only confirmed absentee for coach Carlo Ancelotti ahead of the meeting with Erling Haaland’s Norway this weekend.
