Fortaleza-The Brazilian forward Neymar Jr. has been ruled out of the world cup after he suffered an injury and fractured his vertebrae in the closing stages of Brazil-Columbia quarter final.
"It is not serious in the sense that it doesn't need surgery,but he will need to immbolize it to recover"the team doctor said,after the player was taken to hospital.
"Unfortunately,he is not going to play the rest of the tournament",adding that the recovery might take some weeks.
Neymar who has scored 4 goals this tournament is the key player for Brazilian side,he went down after a challenge from Colombian Player Zuniga in 88th minute of the game.
His side will play against Germany in Semi Final on Tuesday but his absence will be felt by the hosts and it is a big blow to them.
The 22 year old had to be carried away on stretcher and was replaced by the defender Henrique for the final minutes.
Many Brazilian fans had gathered outside the hospital and cried "Forca Neymar" (be strong Neymar) as the player was carried inside the building.
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