The World Cup was robbed of two its most entertaining players who were shouldering the hopes of their respective nations. Neymar and James Rodriguez were both crying at the end of the World Cup quarterfinal between Brazil and Colombia — the former from agony after a crushing knee to his spine from Juan Zuniga that broke a vertebrae; the latter from the sheer emotion of giving everything on the pitch for his country and ending up empty handed.
Minutes later, news that the spine of Brazil’s attack was broken trickled in — this was the real blow. For a Brazilian, it must be shattering to see Neymar go out like this. He didn’t deserve it. He is probably the only player who epitomized Brazil’s way of playing the game. His trickery, goals, assists and flair helping Brazil forget about troubles, hope about glory and think about their illustrious past at the same time.
A cruel twist of fate suddenly seems as if the curtains of the World Cup have already come down. It is like wrenching out the plug of your television — the noise abruptly giving way to a deathly silence, waiting for you to digest the fact that for four years, you will not be see them come together on football’s biggest stage.
Bureau Report
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