World Cup 2018: Neymar withdraws from Brazil training session to nurse knock sustained in Switzerland draw

Neymar missed Brazil's training session on Monday after appearing to nurse an injury knock sustained during their disappointing 1-1 draw against Switzerland.

Team-mates of Brazil's talisman Paulinho and Thiago Silva also reportedly stayed at the hotel gym while the rest of the squad took part in full training.

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Neymar, 22, was fouled ten times in what was a frustrating opening game for the World Cup favourites.

Philippe Coutinho gave the five-time winners the lead in the first-half but Steven Zuber levelled the game.

Brazil head coach admitted the world's most expensive player was "not 100 per cent" before the match, having both fractured his metatarsal and sprained his ankle in February.

The PSG forward played the full 90 minutes but took a number of hits in the game, with Valon Behrami receiving a yellow card for his treatment of Neymar.

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Brazil will be looking to get their Russia campaign back on track when they face Costa Rica in their second Group E game on Friday - a game you can listen to live on talkSPORT 

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