Overview
- Neymar and partner Bruna Biancardi announced they are expecting a child and revealed the baby is a girl in a YouTube cake-gender reveal.
- The announcement was posted on the couple’s social channels and showed family members with pink cake traces to signal the gender.
- Neymar missed Brazil’s 1:1 opener against Morocco with a calf injury and reports say he is still not training with the team.
- Those reports add that he is expected to miss Brazil’s second group match and that his availability for the third group game is doubtful.
- Teammates Endrick and Bremer have also publicly announced pregnancies in their families, and Ancelotti has defended keeping Neymar in the squad for his experience and role-model function.