Overview
- The Brazilian Football Confederation confirmed imaging showed a muscle injury at the back of Raphinha’s right thigh after he limped off in Brazil’s 3-0 win over Haiti.
- The player travelled to a medical centre in New Jersey and has begun an intensive, team‑supervised rehabilitation programme under Brazil’s medical staff.
- Raphinha has been ruled out of Brazil’s June 24 match against Scotland, a development reported by multiple outlets and corroborated by insider Fabrizio Romano.
- Brazilian media report the staff are targeting a possible return for the knockout phase if recovery allows, but his recent history of recurring right‑thigh/hamstring problems makes any timeline provisional.
- Off‑field stories about a possible Saudi transfer and personal claims have circulated but were publicly disputed by Raphinha’s family and do not change the confirmed medical diagnosis.