Pele suggests that it won’t just be Neymar’s spine causing the player agony now that his World Cup campaign is over.
Karim Benzema has suggested a slow start from France cost them a place in the World Cup semi-finals.
FIFA could take action against Colombia's Juan Zuniga for the challenge that left Neymar with a fractured vertebra.
Bryan Swanson has all the latest World Cup news following Brazil and Germany's victory in the quarter-finals. Brazil's win comes at a cost though as talisman striker Neymar misses the rest of the competition with a back injury.
Brazil forward Neymar will miss the rest of the World Cup after tests revealed he'd fractured one of his vertebrae during the victory over Colombia.
Neymar's World Cup heartbreak has given Brazil another reason to win a sixth title, according to his team-mates.
Despite the samba cliches, Brazil are happy to win this World Cup the hard way, writes Adam Bate.
Neymar is out of the World Cup after picking up a back injury during Brazil's 2-1 win over Colombia.
James Rodriguez admits feeling disappointed at his country’s exit from the World Cup finals but feels they can be proud.
David Luiz says Brazil deserved their 2-1 victory over Colombia and expects a “beautiful” semi-final against Germany.
Brazil booked a World Cup semi-final with Germany after beating Colombia 2-1 in a thrilling quarter-final on Friday.
France manager Didier Deschamps admitted Germany's experience was the key to their World Cup quarter-final win.
Louis van Gaal believes there are 'similarities’ between his Netherlands team and Costa Rica, who they face on Saturday
Jan Vertonghen is confident Belgium can stop Lionel Messi in Saturday night’s World Cup quarter-final showdown.
Costa Rica coach Jorge Luis Pinto has urged referee Ravshan Irmatov to keep a close eye on Arjen Robben on Saturday.
Joachim Low hailed Germany's "qualities" after they beat France 1-0 to reach the World Cup semi-finals on Friday.
Germany have been criticised but the win over France brought back memories, writes Daniel Storey.
Germany's Mats Hummels is dreaming of World Cup glory after his goal earned his country a place in the semi-finals.
Argentina coach Alejandro Sabella has rejected suggestions that his team are overly reliant on Lionel Messi.
Mats Hummels' first-half header proved enough as Germany beat France 1-0 in their World Cup quarter-final in Rio.