Vive la France or...........

To me it kind of looks like he's focused on the ball and is going in like that so as to control the ball, however Neymar stands his ground/gets there first.

Sir Ken, I'd think if he was playing the ball he wouldn't have had much control on it if he'd got it!..

http://www.soccer-blogger.com/2014/07/05/neymar-back-injury-vs-colombia-world-cup-2014-neymar-fractures-back-vertebra-zuniga-challenge/

The knee in the back and the way he pushed him to the ground don't look like he was after the ball, if he was after the ball why would he lead with his knee?....he must have known there was a player infront of him!..

Easy way to control that sort of ball with his thigh, but then when he made contact with the player, I assume that's why the arms came out to try and stop himself.

But surely its just as easy to straighten the leg as it is to push the arms out?..

The contact suggests he didn't even try to straighten the knee!..

The Knee and the arms made contact together,(both with force!)if there wasn't anyone infront of him he may have been able to control the ball with the thigh, but as there was someone infront of him, his knee should have been kept out of play!..

comment by LufcGermany (U6066)

"Jonny, home teams usually do get that bit more, but still gives no rights for anyone to do what he did, I hope when its looked at he gets the biggest punishment that can be given!.."

I did not mean to imply that Brazil was favored by the referee, just that he did not take control of teh game and that in my view Brazil was a bigger beneficiary of that.

Rest assured I believe the perpetrator will be banned for the rest of the World Cup!

"Rest assured I believe the perpetrator will be banned for the rest of the World Cup!".....

Oh well, as always the people in the right place get it wrong!.

Actually bigger problem is that the wrong people are in the right positions, IMHO!

Even the Candians have it sussed out:

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/soccer/world-cup/of-fifas-more-than-200-children-brazil-is-her-favourite/article19502154/

A good read JLA

WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

What else can one say about 4 goals in 11 minutes?

Repeat of the 1974 final, different result please?