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Raphinha Injury Updates: Latest News, Updates on Brazilian Superstar After Leaving Game with Hamstring Issue
Brazil said the winger left in the 40th minute, and no official diagnosis was immediately available after the substitution.
- On Friday, June 19, 2026, Brazil winger Raphinha was forced off during a Group C World Cup match against Haiti at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia.
- The 29-year-old's exit follows a history of hamstring trouble, including a March injury sustained against France that required a five-week recovery timeline.
- Raphinha went down in the 40th minute before being replaced by Bournemouth winger Rayan, with color commentator Landon Donovan noting such hamstring ailments typically require "7-to-10 days" minimum to heal.
- Brazil manager Carlo Ancelotti faces a depleted attack, as the Seleção is already managing a calf injury for Neymar while preparing for their final group stage match against Scotland.
- Despite the 3-0 victory against Haiti, the injury complicates Brazil's quest for a ninth consecutive quarterfinal appearance at the 2026 World Cup.
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East Rutherford (USA), 20 Jun (EFE).- Raphinha, an extreme of the Brazilian team, passed this Saturday for medical tests that found a "muscle injury in the posterior region of the right thigh", according to the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF). The Barcelona attacker "will continue an intensive treatment" under the supervision of the doctors of the Canarinha, with the intention to recover and return to the activities "in the shortest possi…
The player left the field still in the first half of Friday's game with Haiti
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