Brazil may have advanced into the World Cup semi-finals, but the whole nation couldn't help but to fall in shock when they saw Neymar layed down on the ground, last Friday night in Fortaleza. The "Escrete" has beat Colombia by 2-1 in a very competitive game, but the FC Barcelona star was forced to leave the pitch when he got hit with a hard knee on his lower back, around the 88th minute of the match. The Co ...

Full-time: Brazil 2-1 Colombia Goals: Thiago Silva (7'), David Luiz (69'), James Rodríguez (80') Match date: July 4, 2014 Stadium: Estádio Castelão, Fortaleza Competition: FIFA World Cup 2014, Quarter-finals Brazil line-up: Julio César, Maicon, Thiago Silva, David Luiz, Marcelo, Fernandinho, Paulinho, Óscar, Hulk, Neymar, Fred. It was one of the most expected games in this World Cup quarter-finals and it ce ...

The former Brazilian midfielder and National Team coach, Dunga, has recently given voice to his thoughts about the World Cup in public. As expected, the 50-year old manager analyzed what the Brazilian Team has done so far and focused in his country's star player of the moment, Neymar Jr. According to him, the only reason for Neymar to not have shined in Barcelona as much as he do when he plays for Brazil, i ...

They've been the main flagships of their own teams in this World Cup and no one will carry more pressure on their shoulders this Friday evening than Neymar and James Rodríguez. Brazil and Colombia will lock horns in Fortaleza to decide who goes through into the semi-finals and on the field, it might very well come down to who shines the most between these two prodigious players. It's also important to note ...

Brazil and Colombia will meet each other this Friday evening in Fortaleza and there's nothing that would please more the Brazilian fans than winning that game against one of their biggest South-American rivals and advancing into the World Cup semi-finals. However, it's no ordinary opponent that will stand in front of them at the Estádio Castelão, since Colombia comes into this match with a high dose of conf ...

We've seen it against Chile a few days ago and we've been seeing it pretty much in every game that Neymar plays at. Every time the Brazilian star takes center stage either for FC Barcelona or the Brazilian National Team, their opponents' main concern seems to be intimidating him as soon as possible through violent tackles and dirty fouls. With the World Cup quarter-finals clash against Colombia scheduled fo ...

Full-time: Brazil 1-1 Chile (3-2 in p.k.) Goals: David Luiz (18'); Alezis Sanchez (32') Match date: June 28, 2014 Stadium: Estádio Mineirão Competition: FIFA World Cup 2014 Brazil line-up: Julio César, Daniel Alves, Thiago Silva, David Luiz, Marcelo, Fernandinho, Luiz Gustavo, Óscar, Hulk, Neymar, Fred. Brazil are through into the 2014 FIFA World Cup quarter-finals, after getting past a very tough opponent ...

Brazil has successfully gone through the group stages by clinching the first place in Group A, after earning a total of 7 points out of the 3 games they've played. The hosts' main player was, as expected, Neymar Jr, who already scored 4 goals in this World Cup and has been carrying the team on his shoulders. Earlier today, the new came out that the Barcelona player will try out a new pair of Nike boots in t ...

Full-time: Brazil 4-1 Cameroon Goals: Neymar (17', 35'), Fred (49'), Fernandinho (84') Match date: June 23, 2014 Stadium: Estádio Nacional de Brasília Competition: FIFA World Cup 2014 Brazil line-up: Julio César, Daniel Alves, Thiago Silva, David Luiz, Marcelo, Luiz Gustavo, Paulinho, Óscar, Hulk, Neymar, Fred. Brazil wrapped up the first place in this World Cup's Group A, after pulling off a convincing 4-1 ...

Brazil are just one step away from advancing into the last-16 stage of the 2014 FIFA World Cup, as they go into the final fixture of Group A sitting in first place with the same points as Mexico, one more than Croatia and 4 more than the Cameroon. Only two teams will advance to the knockout rounds and even though Brazil isn't qualified yet, the main scenario where the "Escrete" would be left out of the last ...