Brazil coach Luiz Felipe Scolari revealed Barcelona star Neymar feared paralysis after suffering a back injury in their World Cup win over Colombia.
Neymar was ruled out of the tournament last Friday when he was hit in the lower back during an aerial challenge with Colombia defender Juan Zuniga.
"Marcelo ran up to Neymar (directly after the challenge) and asked him how he was feeling and he told him: 'I can't feel my legs.'," the Brazil coach was quoted as saying by Marca.
Luckily for Neymar, he will not suffer any such long-term effects.
"He does not have any neurological injury that would compromise his life as an athlete or a human being," Brazil's team doctor Jose Luiz Runco said.
"He will be out for 40-45 days. Then he will be able to pass, to run."
