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Brazil star Neymar was airlifted from Brazil's training camp in Teresópolis on Saturday to his home in Guarujá, São Paulo. The Barcelona winger was ruled out of the World Cup with a broken bone in his back sustained in the 2-1 quarter-final win over Colombia on Friday.

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Neymar was on a stretcher when he was transferred from an ambulance into a helicopter on Saturday afternoon.

The Barcelona winger was taken to his home in São Paulo, where he'll continue to undergo treatment.

The 22-year-old was ruled out of the World Cup with a broken bone in his back sustained in the 2-1 quarter-final win over Colombia on Friday.

He fractured a vertebra in his spine when kneed in the back by Juan Zúñiga in a challenge that went unpunished.

Neymar was in tears when he was carried off the pitch on a stretcher before being taken to a hospital in Fortaleza.

Medical staff spent several minutes securing the Brazilian star inside the helicopter as his father and the president of the Brazilian football confederation, José Maria Marin, watched closely.

Brazil now face a tough task against Germany in the semi-finals without their talismanic superstar.