DAVID BECKHAM will have an emergency op on the heartbreak injury which crushed his World Cup dream.

The England superstar, 34, flies out to Finland today to see specialist Sakari Orava and goes under the knife inside the next 24 hours.

Becks was in tears as he left the AC Milan dressing room after rupturing his left Achilles tendon in the 1-0 win over Chievo.

Club doctor Jean-Pierre Meerseman, who is booked on the flight to Scandinavia with Becks, confirmed: "The World Cup is finished for David Beckham."

Milan boss Leonardo added: "David felt the muscle move up which is a typical symptom of a ruptured Achilles. It is a massive blow."

Midfielder Beckham, England's most capped outfield player with 115 appearances, suffered the injury seven minutes from time in the Serie A clash at the San Siro.

He signalled frantically to the Milan bench, pointing to his ankle, as he was about to kick a ball unchallenged.

A Sky Italia TV touchline reporter heard him tell doctors: "It's broken, it's broken".

It is a massive blow to England's World Cup hopes and a huge shock for boss Fabio Capello.

The Italian phoned the ex-Three Lions skipper straight after the game to console him.

Beckham was determined to play a part, however small, in South Africa.

And he arrived at Milan for a second loan spell from LA Galaxy in a bid to play himself into Capello's 23-man squad.

The England legend put on a brave face for the cameras as he left the San Siro on crutches.

He was due to spend the night at Milan's Principe di Savoia hotel before flying to Finland this morning.

Becks will be examined by Dr Orava with the operation set to take place this evening or tomorrow morning.

Orava is an Achilles specialist and treats Milan's players who suffer similar injuries.

But it could take up to a year for Beckham to fully recover.

Consultant sports physician Dr Tom Crisp said: "The chances of him being fit to play at the World Cup are non-existent."

Milan vice-president Adriano Galliani said: "The satisfaction of the victory is overshadowed by the pain of David's injury."

Team-mate Ignazio Abate added: "David was in tears. He didn't say very much."