Neymar Jr. is done

Enfuego · Jul 4, 2014

Team doctor Rodrigo Lasmar confirms Neymar suffered a broken vertebra and is out of the World Cup.

akphidelt · Jul 4, 2014

I feel bad, thought he was flopping and called him a pansy for getting a bruise. That's a brutal injury. Must hurt getting carried in that plastic human bucket just bouncing around.

Enfuego · Jul 4, 2014

The <S>@</S>LVSuperBook has adjusted odds on Brazil winning w/Neymar out. Goes from 7/4 to 2/1. Germany goes from 9/4 to 2/1.

scottcarter · Jul 4, 2014

ouch

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MAURICIO DUENAS/EPA

Star forward Neymar is down on the pitch in obvious pain as he suffers broken vertebrae in Brazil's victory over Colombia on Friday. He is ruled out for the rest of the World Cup.

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MikeB · Jul 4, 2014

Was it a cheap shot?

ESPN has it on the crawler but I haven't seen it

Well-Seasoned · Jul 4, 2014

Hulk will either be Incredible or the Scapegoat even more now......

JakeT. · Jul 4, 2014

Big loss. One of the elite ball handlers in the sport. I still think Belgium wins it all but Germany and possibly the Netherlands were better than Brazil anyway. France too. Argentina might be the most overrated squad in the tourney. All my personal opinions of course.

treece · Jul 4, 2014

when is neymar not on the ground?

akphidelt · Jul 4, 2014

Silva out also for such a stupid penalty. Never get near the goalie when he has the ball. Tough losses for Brazil but Germany does not look special at all.

JohnnyMac · Jul 4, 2014

Neymar is only about 130 pounds. If you want to run with the big dogs, you better be tough.

VIEJODINOSAUR · Jul 4, 2014

Got a feeling that Brazil/Germany match will now be a snoozefest.....hope not but both teams might play not to lose and let penalty kicks decide.....

akphidelt · Jul 4, 2014

MikeB said:
Was it a cheap shot?

ESPN has it on the crawler but I haven't seen it

I didn't think it was a cheap shot. They were going full speed and it happened quick. I though neymar was faking it to extend time. Plus he was on the ground every time he touched the ball.

Jstack34 · Jul 4, 2014

akphidelt said:
I didn't think it was a cheap shot. They were going full speed and it happened quick. I though neymar was faking it to extend time. Plus he was on the ground every time he touched the ball.

What would be the point of faking it @ the moment? It would just add to stoppage time right

akphidelt · Jul 4, 2014

Jstack34 said:
What would be the point of faking it @ the moment? It would just add to stoppage time right

They always fake it at the end when in the lead.

devocr · Jul 5, 2014

MikeB said:
Was it a cheap shot?

ESPN has it on the crawler but I haven't seen it

Looks like cheap shot to me.

Soriano12 · Jul 5, 2014

To me looks like a rather standard foul, might even have misjudged the ball and with Neymar just shielding the ball without jumping, loses his balance. Doesn't look really intentional to me, also Scolari talked rather calmly about it in the press conference afterwards, calling it unfortunate and usually he is not one to hide his opinion if he thinks his star player is targeted like in the Chile game.
What imo just gets lost most of the time: Zuniga should have been long gone already because he intentionally hit Hulks knee with his studs when Hulk dribbled passed him and the ball was already gone a couple of yards:

ivyconniver · Jul 5, 2014

It's a shame Neymar and Silva will both be out, but I still think Germany would have beaten them. They are a more technically sound team from what I've seen.

I'll tell you what though, this Neymar kid has an extra gear nobody else has. When he wants to turn it on he leaves defenders 10 yards behind. Exciting to watch.

Soriano12 · Jul 5, 2014

Today Willian also left practice with a back injury...hope he makes it back until Tuesday...

VIEJODINOSAUR · Jul 6, 2014

Soriano12 said:
Today Willian also left practice with a back injury...hope he makes it back until Tuesday...

Who is the winner? Time to make a selection for the masses.....

I will go with the home team in penalty kicks....

Soriano12 · Jul 6, 2014

VIEJO DINOSAUR said:
Who is the winner? Time to make a selection for the masses.....

I will go with the home team in penalty kicks....

Winner? Probably will be the one I don't expect to win...so given Germanys history in penalty shootouts, Neuer being their gk and Brazil missing twice vs Chile already, I'd say if they lost, it was more likely that it happen before a shootout.