Overview
- Raphinha left Brazil’s win over Haiti at about the 39th–40th minute with pain in the posterior region of his right thigh and underwent imaging that the CBF confirmed showed a muscular lesion.
- The federation says he will remain with the squad and start an intensive treatment protocol under the national team medical staff, but it has given no firm timetable for his return.
- Team sources and multiple reports say he is ruled out of Brazil’s next group match against Scotland and, at best, could only be considered for the round-of-16 stage depending on recovery.
- FIFA rules prevent outfield roster changes once the group stage has begun, so a prolonged absence would leave Brazil with a reduced outfield list and force Ancelotti to rely on internal options such as Rayan, Endrick, Luiz Henrique or Gabriel Martinelli.
- The injury renews concerns about Raphinha’s durability after a season of repeated posterior‑thigh problems that kept him out about 112 days and 24 matches, and it raises both tactical and personal stakes for the player and the squad.