The Paris Saint-Germain superstar missed Monday’s 1-0 win over Switzerland after coming off with a sprained ankle in his side’s opening 2-0 victory in Qatar against Serbia.
Coach Tite has expressed his confidence that the 30-year-old will return to play a part in the Selecao’s bid to win a record-extending sixth World Cup, but he will not feature against Cameroon with Brazil’s place in the last 16 having already been secured.
“Neymar has had a bit of a fever which is under control and has not got in the way of his recovery from his ankle injury,” said Brazil team doctor Rodrigo Lasmar in a video released by the Brazilian Football Confederation.
Right-back Danilo is also recovering from an ankle injury of his own suffered in the Serbia win, while left-back Alex Sandro picked up a muscle injury against Switzerland.
“Those three players will all be unavailable for our next match against Cameroon,” added Lasmar.
A draw against Cameroon will confirm Brazil as winners of Group G, while even a defeat will not stop them topping the section if Switzerland fail to win their final game against Serbia.