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An emotional Neymar claimed on Thursday (July 10) that he could have been put in a wheelchair following his injury in Brazil's quarter-final win over Colombia.

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SOUNDBITE (Portuguese): Neymar, Brazil forward

(recounting his injury) "When we have a rule, it must be applied and we have to be protected on the field. It was a situation where I did not have any control and I was hurt. I feel was blessed because it wasn't more serious. Two more centimetres up and I I could be in a wheelchair right now. It's really hard to talk about. It happened at such an important time in my career but it happened. It's part of the game. Let's move on. Let's move on, I'm sorry."