Willian (above, right): The Chelsea winger is one of relatively few new faces in the squad from the side that won the Confederations Cup last year after an impressive first season in England. His versatility to play on either wing or through the middle offers coach Luiz Felipe Scolari flexibility, but his ability to cope with the pressure that Neymar was under is questionable given he failed to even hit the target with his penalty in the agonising shootout win over Chile in the last-16. Marcelo Sayao / EPA
Willian (above, right): The Chelsea winger is one of relatively few new faces in the squad from the side that won the Confederations Cup last year after an impressive first season in England. His versatility to play on either wing or through the middle offers coach Luiz Felipe Scolari flexibility, but his ability to cope with the pressure that Neymar was under is questionable given he failed to even hit the target with his penalty in the agonising shootout win over Chile in the last-16. Marcelo Sayao / EPA
Willian (above, right): The Chelsea winger is one of relatively few new faces in the squad from the side that won the Confederations Cup last year after an impressive first season in England. His versatility to play on either wing or through the middle offers coach Luiz Felipe Scolari flexibility, but his ability to cope with the pressure that Neymar was under is questionable given he failed to even hit the target with his penalty in the agonising shootout win over Chile in the last-16. Marcelo Sayao / EPA
Willian (above, right): The Chelsea winger is one of relatively few new faces in the squad from the side that won the Confederations Cup last year after an impressive first season in England. His vers

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In pictures: Neymar’s potential replacements

With Neymar out, a look at who might replace the striker in Brazil's World Cup semi-final match against Germany on Tuesday.

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Brazil’s hopes of winning the World Cup for a sixth time have been rocked by the news that star striker Neymar will miss the remainder of the tournament through injury.

The 22-year-old suffered a fracture in the third verterbra of his back two minutes from the end of his side’s 2-1 win over Colombia in Fortaleza on Friday.

Here, Agence France-Presse sports looks at who might replace the Barcelona striker for Brazil’s first World Cup semi-final in 12 years against Germany on Tuesday.

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