Brazil and Al-Hilal forward Neymar will have surgery after rupturing his anterior cruciate ligament and meniscus in his left knee while on international duty, APA reports citing BBC.
The 31-year-old was taken off on a stretcher in tears during the 2-0 defeat by Uruguay on Tuesday.
It is unclear how long Neymar will be out for but the usual prognosis for recovery from an ACL rupture or tear can be up to eight to 10 months.
Brazil's all-time male top scorer, who moved to Saudi Arabia in the summer from Paris St-Germain, has struggled with injuries in recent years.
He missed two World Cup games in Qatar last year after he was injured in Brazil's opener against Serbia.
Neymar had also been sidelined for multiple months of his last two seasons with PSG because of different ankle injuries and his final campaign in France was cut short in February by ankle surgery.
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