The Brazilian national team striker should not be on the field in the team’s next game, against Scotland, on Wednesday (June 24)
The CBF announced this Saturday (June 20, 2026) that the tests carried out on striker Raphinha, from the Brazilian team, confirmed the suspicions and showed an injury to the posterior muscle of the player’s right thigh.
The text does not indicate a date for the return of the attacker, who left the match against the Haitian team, on Friday (June 19), in the 1st half.
The Brazilian team’s next match is against the Scottish team, on Wednesday (June 24, 2026), at 7pm (Brasília time), at the Miami Stadium, in the United States.
If the Brazilian team advances to the next stage, it will most likely play on June 29, the date of commitment for both the team that comes 1st and the team that finishes 2nd in the group.
Known to them:
“The athlete Raphinha underwent an imaging test this Saturday that confirmed a muscle injury in the posterior region of his right thigh. The player will follow an intensive treatment protocol, accompanied by the Brazilian National Team’s medical team, aiming for his recovery and return to activities in the shortest possible time.”
WORLD CUP
The World Cup is a private, profit-making sporting event. It is carried out every 4 years by . Teams qualify through knockouts. The technical committee and squad of each team competing in the competition are chosen by private entities.
In the case of Brazil, it is up to the Brazilian Football Confederation define who the coach is and which players are “called up” (in reality, everyone is invited and whoever is interested goes; as the commercial gain from marketing is great, the athletes respond to the “call up”).
The Brazilian government has no influence on choosing the team that participates in the tournament. In other words, it is not the country that is represented in the World Cup, but a football team chosen by a private entity.
This text was originally published by on June 20, 2026. The content is free for republication, citing the source, it was adapted to the standard of Poder360 and received additional information collected by this digital newspaper.
