Teresopolis: Neymar battled back tears as he urged his Brazil teammates to win the World Cup without him after suffering a fractured vertebrae in the win over Colombia.


Brazil's Neymar gives a victory sign as he lies inside a medical helicopter at Teresopolis' Granja Comary training center. Pic/AP/PTI 

"They took away my dream of playing in a World Cup final, but the dream of being a world champion is not over," the emotional superstar said in comments released by the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) as he left the team camp on Saturday.