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jakeXT

(10,575 posts) Fri Jul 4, 2014, 07:17 PM Jul 2014

Neymar fractures vertebrae, out of World Cup

Brazil will be without star striker Neymar for the remainder of the FIFA World Cup, after he fractured his vertebrae late in the team's 2-1 quarter-final win over Colombia on Friday.

Neymar was carried off the pitch on a stretcher and appeared to be in considerable pain.

Replays showed Colombia's Juan Camillo Zuniga kneeing Neymar in the back while challenging for the ball. It happened in the 87th minute.

"He was crying out in pain," Brazil coach Luis Felipe Scolari said after the match. "It won't be easy to recover."

http://www.cbc.ca/m/touch/sports/brazil2014/story/1.2697032

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Neymar fractures vertebrae, out of World Cup (Original Post) jakeXT Jul 2014 OP

It was a brutal knee to the spine. The refs let the game get out of control. nt SunSeeker Jul 2014 #1

The referee didn't call much... Aquavit Jul 2014 #2

54 fouls, a record. FIFA doesn't want too many cards and Webb was praised for it in another game jakeXT Jul 2014 #4

I take that back! Aquavit Jul 2014 #6

Yep T_i_B Jul 2014 #7

This is Brazil we're talking about VWolf Jul 2014 #9

Are you sure this is the Brazillian national team? T_i_B Jul 2014 #10

LOL Yeah that was embarassing! VWolf Jul 2014 #11

With this kind of injury he could be out of more than World Cup. mackerel Jul 2014 #3

I'm surprised that you don't need surgery jakeXT Jul 2014 #5

He broke his neck. BKH70041 Jul 2014 #8

SunSeeker

(53,738 posts)

1. It was a brutal knee to the spine. The refs let the game get out of control. nt

Reply to jakeXT (Original post)

Fri Jul 4, 2014, 10:26 PM

Jul 2014

Last edited Sat Jul 5, 2014, 01:07 AM - Edit history (1)

Aquavit

(488 posts)

2. The referee didn't call much...

Reply to SunSeeker (Reply #1)

Fri Jul 4, 2014, 11:53 PM

Jul 2014

There were lots of opportunities for the referee to book players, but he let an awful lot go. Same thing in the France/Germany match earlier today.

jakeXT

(10,575 posts)

4. 54 fouls, a record. FIFA doesn't want too many cards and Webb was praised for it in another game

Reply to Aquavit (Reply #2)

Sat Jul 5, 2014, 05:25 AM

Jul 2014

In the end Brazil committed 31 fouls, with the match containing a record 54 in total. Yet there were only three yellow cards, and none before the 64th minute. The referee allowed many, many more questionable challenges to go unpunished.

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FIFA has wanted referees to ensure games in this World Cup are allowed to flow, for attacking players to be able to find a rhythm and exert an influence on proceedings. By and large that has happened, enabling Rodriguez and Neymar to express themselves in the eye-catching ways they have done.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2119853-neymar-the-casualty-as-weak-refereeing-mars-brazils-brutal-win-over-colombia

In all corners, there was praise for Webb’s correct assessment of a number of difficult decisions, not least the penalty he denied Brazil striker Hulk, having correctly judged that the player had controlled the ball with his upper arm.

Webb’s general approach to the game was also remarked upon, with most pointing out that he was reluctant to issue cards, and thereby allowed the game to flow freely.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/worldcup2014/article-2675460/Howard-Webb-star-Germany-press-applaud-Super-Referee.html

Aquavit

(488 posts)

6. I take that back!

Reply to jakeXT (Reply #4)

Sat Jul 5, 2014, 02:22 PM

Jul 2014

For whatever reason, it didn't feel like he called much. Maybe it's just because there were lots of could-be cards that ended up being just being called as free kicks.

T_i_B

(14,800 posts)

7. Yep

Reply to Aquavit (Reply #2)

Tue Jul 8, 2014, 06:27 AM

Jul 2014

The Brazillians spent much of the match clogging Colombia's star player James Rodriguez, and then right at the end one clumsy challenge gives Brazil's star player a very serious injury. Ref should have brandished the yellow card to a few people much earlier in the game.

Brazil got through, but can they beat Germany without Neymar?

VWolf

(3,944 posts)

9. This is Brazil we're talking about

Reply to T_i_B (Reply #7)

Tue Jul 8, 2014, 08:21 AM

Jul 2014

I'd be surprised if the team falters without Neymar (and the idiot Thiago Silva). I also expect a small amount of home-cooking by the officials. The match is a toss-up IMHO.

T_i_B

(14,800 posts)

10. Are you sure this is the Brazillian national team?

Reply to VWolf (Reply #9)

Tue Jul 8, 2014, 04:09 PM

Jul 2014

Looks more like Scotland in disguise.

VWolf

(3,944 posts)

11. LOL Yeah that was embarassing!

Reply to T_i_B (Reply #10)

Tue Jul 8, 2014, 06:27 PM

Jul 2014

Looks like they missed Silva a lot more than Neymar.

My heart goes out to the winner of the other semi. They're in for a spanking in the final.

mackerel

(4,412 posts)

3. With this kind of injury he could be out of more than World Cup.

Reply to jakeXT (Original post)

Sat Jul 5, 2014, 01:09 AM

Jul 2014

I hope the best for him.

jakeXT

(10,575 posts)

5. I'm surprised that you don't need surgery

Reply to mackerel (Reply #3)

Sat Jul 5, 2014, 09:54 AM

Jul 2014

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/worldcup2014/article-2681450/Neymar-returns-Brazil-training-camp-ambulance-X-ray-reveals-World-Cup-poster-boy-suffered-clean-break-vertebra.html

BKH70041

(961 posts)

8. He broke his neck.

Reply to jakeXT (Original post)

Tue Jul 8, 2014, 08:17 AM

Jul 2014

Been out of town so not commenting until now.

I read somewhere it was the third vertebrae, and the x-ray in post #5 seems to indicate that being the case, which is part of your neck.

I don't think the knee in the back was what did this damage. If you watch the reply, when he fell his torso hit, but then his head snapped as it continued to the ground. That would explain the break.

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