Brazil Beats Haiti 3-0 to Top Group C as Raphinha Is Ruled Injured

Overview

• Brazil defeated Haiti 3-0 in Philadelphia on Friday to move to four points and lead Group C by goal difference.
• Matheus Cunha, making his first start of the tournament, scored twice and Vinícius Júnior was directly involved in all three goals, earning man-of-the-match praise.
• The Brazilian Football Confederation said Saturday that Raphinha has a posterior right-thigh muscular injury based on imaging and will follow an intensive treatment plan with no recovery timetable given.
• Coach Carlo Ancelotti used second-half substitutions to rest players and introduce Endrick, whose goal was ruled out for offside, and said Neymar will train individually and is expected to be available for the final group match against Scotland on June 24.
• With Brazil very likely to advance but not yet mathematically certain, the confirmed Raphinha injury matters because tournament rules generally prevent replacing squad players after kickoff and the team must manage attack options ahead of the decisive final round.