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Neymar to miss Brazil qualifiers as CAS rejects CBF appeal

The Selecao will be without their captain for clashes with Chile and Venezuela this month after the court rejected their attempt to overturn their captain's suspension.

Brazil will be without captain Neymar for October’s World Cup qualifiers after the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) rejected attempts to overturn his suspension.

The Barcelona forward was hit with a four-match ban following his red card against Colombia in June’s Copa America.

He served half of the suspension by sitting out of Brazil’s remaining matches in that tournament, against Venezuela and Paraguay.

Brazil’s quarterfinal elimination to Paraguay left the 23-year-old banned from Brazil’s first two World Cup qualifiers for Russia 2018, against Chile on Oct.