The CBF issued two requests following Brazil’s quarter-final victory over Colombia. The first one was to appeal against the booking Thiago Silva received for blocking a goal kick by Colombian shot-stopper David Ospina. Rejecting the Brazilian Football Federation’s request to free captain Thiago Silva from his suspension, FIFA declared through a statement:
“The disciplinary committee […] cannot consider the matter given the fact that there is no legal basis entitling it to grant such request.”
The CBF’s second request was for FIFA to punish Colombia’s Juan Camilo Zuniga whose knee tackle brutally ended Neymar’s World Cup 2014 participation. However, FIFA responded:
“The chairman of the Fifa disciplinary committee deeply regrets the incident and the serious consequences on Neymar’s health.
“No retrospective action can be taken … since the incident involving the Colombian player Juan Camilo Zúñiga Mosquera did not escape the match officials’ attention.
“The conditions by which the Fifa disciplinary committee can intervene in any incident have to be considered independently of the consequences of that incident, such as an unfortunate injury suffered by a player.
“We wish Neymar a prompt and complete recovery as we wish the same for all players who have sadly been ruled out of the World Cup through injury.”
In the absence of these two key players – skipper Thiago Silva and talisman Neymar – Brazil will have to find a way to reach the final at the expense of Thomas Mueller’s Germany. In the meantime, FIFA's decision to reject both appeals will certainly leave Brazilian fans feeling this way:
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