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Originally Posted by browna
We'll see if that's actually the final diagnosis/result; for the longest time this week he apparently wasn't supposed to play today with the hamstring issue.
Notice how he bailed in celebrating Silva's goal? Wonder if that contributed/compounded the injury later on the foul he went out on? Don't doubt he's got a back injury of some sort, but the severity, coming from a Brazil team doctor no less, would be interesting to see if holds for Tuesday, or, for a potential final in a week +.
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Agree Neymar has had a tweaked hammy since the Chile game. But make no mistake it was a knee to his spine on a reckless play that unfortunately has put him out of the tournament. It would have been avoided if the ref would have carded the Colombians when they took down Neymar twice only minutes prior. A card would have settled things down. Not saying the Colombian did it intentionally but the ref could have controlled the tone of what was going on from both sides.
It is a real shame that soccer fans can't watch Neymar in the semi finals.
I don't think Brazil has a very good chance beating Germany without Thiago Silva. Missing the high calibre of a player like Neymar is a massive blow he draws 2, 3 defenders at all times like Messi or Mueller does.