🤕 Raphinha isn't alone! Injuries keep ruling stars out in the Copa

This Saturday (20), the CBF released an official statement confirming Raphinha’s muscle injury, suffered during the first half of the 3-0 win over Haiti on Friday (19).

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But the Brazil national team and Barcelona forward is not alone in the pain of, in the worst-case scenario, missing the rest of the World Cup.

German player Nico Schlotterbeck, for example, is suspected of having an injury to the medial ligament of the ankle joint, according to Sky Sport.

This Saturday (20), the Borussia Dortmund center-back, who would reportedly be one of Real Madrid’s targets in this mid-year transfer window, went off injured in the 2-1 comeback win over Ivory Coast.

The coach of the four-time world champions, Julian Nagelsmann, expressed concern about Schlotterbeck’s medical condition in a press conference.

"Honestly, it doesn’t look very good. We have to wait for the MRI scans after returning to the training center."

To round off a "tragic" Saturday for some of the stars of the 2026 World Cup, Belgian player Jérémy Doku was diagnosed with a respiratory infection and will definitely miss the match against Iran this Sunday (21) at 4 p.m. (Brasília time). 

The Manchester City forward is being treated with antibiotics and is expected to be replaced by Arsenal’s Leandro Trossard.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.