Brockie was grounded in the second minute of Saturday's 1-1 draw with Brisbane Roar following a late challenge from Michael Zullo.

The All Whites hopeful said he hadn't given up of being fit for selection in New Zealand's World Cup squad.

"I'm still a chance of the World Cup Squad," Brockie said. "I've been told it could be somewhere between eight and 10 weeks after surgery and a rehab program with the Fury's physio Paul Parker and Sports Scientist Alan McCall.

"It's been a tough season for me with injury, but that's the nature of the sport sometimes - it can happen to anyone, anytime.

" It just happened to be me."