World Cup injury tracker: Neymar, Lamine Yamal and Christian Pulisic latest updates | OneFootball

Neymar has returned to limited training as he bids to return to fitness in time to feature for Brazil at what could be his last World Cup.

The superstar forward has been out of acting nursing a calf problem sustained while playing for Santos in May, and underwent tests on Monday to determine the progress of his recovery.

He is not expected to play in Brazil’s second Group C outing against Haiti on Friday, with the Selecao desperately needing an injection of attacking spark after putting in an underwhelming display in their opening 1-1 draw with Morocco.

Elsewhere, Lamine Yamal has stepped up his return to full fitness after making his return to action in Spain’s goalless draw with Cape Verde off the bench - will he start their next match against Saudi Arabia?

Canada, meanwhile, were without captain Alphonso Davies in their 1-1 opening-game draw against Bosnia and Herzegovina, while US star Christian Pulisic was withdrawn at half-time from their win against Paraguay. England have also suffered their first casualty of the tournament after Tino Livramento was forced to withdraw from the squad.

See below for a full list of key injuries at this year’s World Cup.

Neymar (Brazil)

Neymar sustained a grade two calf injury just three weeks out from the tournament.

The 34-year-old missed the opening match against Morocco and underwent tests on Monday to determine the progress of his recovery.

He has only just returned to partial training with Brazil and is not expected to feature against Haiti on Friday in Philadelphia.

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Neymar missed Brazil’s opener due to a calf injury (Getty)

Lamine Yamal (Spain)

The 18-year-old star injured his left hamstring and had been out since 22 April, but he has now made his return to action after coming off the bench in Spain’s goalless draw with Cape Verde.

Spain boss Luis de la Fuente insisted he was in “perfect condition” with Yamal no doubt eager to start for the European champions against Saudi Arabia on Sunday.

Fellow Spain winger Nico Williams also returned off the bench against Cape Verde, as did Arsenal midfielder Mikel Merino who had been sidelined for much of the year so far.

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Lamine Yamal in action for Spain against Cape Verde (Getty)

Christian Pulisic (United States)

The co-hosts’ star player shone in the first-half of USA’s 4-1 win against Paraguay in Los Angeles but was withdrawn by Mauricio Pochettino at half-time due to a calf problem. However, the knock is not thought to be too serious.

"He received a kick in his calf and he felt tight at the end of the first half,” Pochettino said. “We didn't want to take any risks. It was difficult for him to walk, but we hope that it is not a big issue and he can be ready for the next one."

Pulisic later told reporters: “I just got a bit of a kick in the first half, so I'm really hoping that it's nothing. Taking a little bit of precaution today, but I'm hoping I'll be fine the next few days.”

The United States next face Australia in San Francisco on Friday, with Pulisic currently in individual training. A team spokesman described Pulisic as "day to day" after his second straight day on his own.

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Christian Pulisic was withdrawn at half-time in USA’s opening win against Paraguay (Getty)

Alphonso Davies (Canada)

Canada’s captain and star player had to sit out their 1-1 draw against Bosnia on Friday in Toronto and there are doubts whether he will be fit for their next match against Qatar in Vancouver on Thursday.

Bayern Munich’s Davies sustained a hamstring injury in May and the team remained tight-lipped about his recovery during Tuesday’s training session.

"Mentally, it was very draining, suffering these injuries," Davies told reporters ahead of Canada's opener. "I was going ‌into a hole where I ⁠was doubting myself, but I had that time off (during the ⁠injuries) and I thought about why I'm doing this, and how important this ‌is to me."

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Alphonso Davies missed Canada’s opener (Reuters)

Bukayo Saka (England)

Saka did not start England’s friendly win against Costa Rica but did put lingering concern surrounding his fitness to one side as he came on in the closing stages.

The Arsenal winger has been managing an Achilles problem. He said he is having to take a “gamble” on his fitness but is still “ready to go” ahead of England’s opener against Croatia.

Thomas Tuchel will have to decide whether he is fit enough to start the Three Lions’ opener against Croatia on Wednesday.

"He was available and made himself available in the end of the season, and did this brilliantly, but he was managed in-between matches and that continues a little bit at the very moment, so we're building him up,” Tuchel said last week.

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Bukayo Saka allayed injury fears after featuring for England against Costa Rica (Getty)

Ruben Dias (Portugal)

Manchester City defender Dias will miss Portugal’s opener against DR Congo in a hefty blow for Roberto Martinez’s side.

He has been dealing with an injury in training in recent days and Martinez confirmed that Portugal “won’t take any risks” against the African nation, with Dias still “not fully fit”.

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Ruben Dias will miss Portugal’s opener against DR Congo (Getty)

Tino Livramento (England)

England have been dealt their first real injury blow of the campaign after Newcastle defender Livramento was ruled out for the tournament with a calf injury.

Tuchel could have called up a raft of other full-back options, including Real Madrid’s Trent Alexander-Arnold, Arsenal’s Myles Lewis-Skelly and Newcastle’s Lewis Hall. However the England manager chose to bring Trevoh Chalobah, a centre-back, into the fold.

Chalobah will not be available in England’s opener against Croatia.

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England’s Tino Livramento has been ruled out of the World Cup through injury (Bradley Collyer/PA) (PA Wire)

Mohammed Kudus (Ghana)

Another confirmed absentee, Tottenham forward Kudus will miss the World Cup because of a quadricep injury.

The 25-year-old has not featured since January, in a blow to Ghana - who are in England’s group.

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Mohammed Kudus has been ruled out of the World Cup (Getty)

Wataru Endo (Japan)

Liverpool defensive midfielder Endo injured his foot in February and has been ruled out of the World Cup - and the 33-year-old has immediately retired from international duty.

“Since my injury, I’ve done everything I possibly could up to this point, so I have no regrets whatsoever,” he said. “From here on, I’ll be cheering for the Japan national team as one of the fans.”

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Wataru Endo has not played for Liverpool since February (Getty)

Jurrien Timber (Netherlands)

The Arsenal defender had been out since March due to a groin problem, but came on in the second half of the Champions League final against PSG.

However, the Dutch FA believe Timber had “not recovered sufficiently” to take part in the tournament in a “medically responsible manner.”

As such, Timber has left the Dutch squad and been ruled out of the World Cup.

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Jurrien Timber has been ruled out of the World Cup (Getty)

Lennart Karl (Germany)

The 18-year-old was expected to be one of the young stars of this tournament but suffered a torn thigh muscle in training, ruling him out of the World Cup.

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Lennart Karl has been ruled out of the World Cup (Getty)

Billy Gilmour (Scotland)

It was heartbreak for Scotland’s creative midfielder Gilmour, as he suffered an injury in their warm-up victory against Curacao.

The 24-year-old Napoli player picked up a knee injury in the 4-1 win, with teammate Scott McTominay saying he was “absolutely devastated” by the news.

Gilmour was, however, in camp to support his teammates ahead of their opening win against Haiti on Saturday.

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Billy Gilmour suffered a knee injury in Scotland’s warm-up game against Curacao (PA)