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Neymar at the hospital after injury that put him out of World cup.
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- Neymar has a broken vertebrae and out out world cup.
- Brazilian Fans hold vigil outside Neymar hospital
- Girlfriend Gabriella Bruna in tears at hospital
Brazilian superstar "Neymar is out of the world cup" and hundreds of his fans invaded the hospital where he was taken to for his back injury which led to him missing the rest of the World cup.
His beautiful girlfriend Gabriella Bruna was seen in tears at the hospital as well.
Neymar before his back injury had been Brazil's top scorer at the world cup and their talisman.He has so far scored 4 goals in 5 games,but did not get any goals in his last game
against Colombia.He got injured in the last minutes of the Colombia game when he got kneed in the back.
against Colombia.He got injured in the last minutes of the Colombia game when he got kneed in the back.
The forward was involved in a late collision with Colombia's Juan Camilo Zuniga in the 88th minute and will not be available when Brazil face Germany in the semi-final on Tuesday, or for the final on July 13, should Brazil advance.
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Neymar's Gabriella Bruna in tears at hospital.
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Team doctor Rodrigo Lasmar said Neymar broke the third vertebrae in the lumbar region of his back.
"It is a benign fracture," Lasmar said. "This news is not easy, but he will not be available at this World Cup. The fracture does not require surgery. There will be a conservative
treatment; [he] will need physiotherapy and comfort to ease the pain."
Before the extent of the injury was revealed, Luiz Felipe Scolari said it would be difficult for Neymar to recover in time, simply judging by the amount of pain the 22-year-old was in.
"We lost Neymar, which probably based, on what I'm seeing, he won't be able to play," Scolari said. "We knew he would be hunted, so we are in a difficult situation, but we have good players who can come in. I think we will have a great game.
"There will be a series of exams because he was kneed on his lower back and he was crying of pain. We don't have an idea, but I can guarantee it won't be easy for him to recover, based on what the doctor told us and the pain he's in. I don't know, I really don't know. I hope it's OK."
In the semi-final, Brazil will also be without suspended centre-back Thiago Silva, who received his second yellow card of the tournament against Colombia.
Brazil booked their place in the last four thanks to goals from Thiago Silva and David Luiz, with James Rodriguez's penalty proving just a consolation. However, the gloss was taken off the win after Neymar went down injured following a heavy challenge from Zuniga.
Neymar appeared to take a knee in the back, and as the medical staff came out to attend to the forward, they decided to stretcher him off the field. He was swiftly taken down the tunnel while covering his face with his arm.
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Neymar in pain.
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Zuniga said there was no malice in his challenge on the Brazilian star.
"It was a typical play. I never had the intention of hurting any player," he said. "On the pitch, I play for my country, and never have the intention of hurting anybody. I was only defending my country's jersey.
"The game was hotly contested, and Brazil were coming in strong and so were we. ... I hope he recuperates soon [and] that it is not serious as he is a great player for Brazil and for world football."
Brazil players spoke out in support of Neymar, with both Hulk and Fred saying they will play harder while thinking of their fallen team-mate Neymar.
"Neymar is a guy who worked so hard. We saw his dedication in training. God will heal you ASAP. Neymar, we will work to please you," said Fred.
Hulk said Neymar needed more protection from the referees after being repeatedly targeted by opponents.
"Every time is like this, players always come after Neymar, the referees need to do more to keep this from happening,'' he said.
Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff sent her support to Neymar before he was ruled out of the tournament, saying "Along with the rest of Brazil, I'm hoping for the recovery of our greatest player." It was unimaginable a few days ago the thought of the "world cup in Brazil" without Neymar,but that's just what has happened now.