2014 World Cup RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Its more than mere coincidence that a European team has never won a World Cup in South America. Usually calls seem to have a way of going in favour of teams from that part of the world. It may not be intentional but there is an enormous amount of pressure on officials and organizers because of the importance placed on the game here. There is no decision made that isnt analyzed to death with media pressure reaching epic proportions. Everyone will get a pretty good idea sometime in the next day or so of whether that kind of decision-making will continue. The Brazilian football association has asked FIFA to overturn a yellow card assessed captain Thiago Silva against Colombia Friday. It was his second yellow in the tournament and with that second yellow comes a one- game suspension. Silva would serve that suspension in their semifinal game against Germany on Tuesday in Belo Horizonte. Brazil is already under the gun for that game. Theyll be missing star forward Neymar with a back injury. Silva is arguably their best defender who can also join in the attack. In its own way, his loss is almost as crucial as Neymars. FIFA spokesman Delia Fischer said the disciplinary committee is analyzing material submitted by Brazil. It was not one of Silvas brightest moments. He impeded Colombias David Ospina as the goalkeeper tried to kick the ball downfield. The rescinding of a yellow card does not normally happen. FIFA laws say cautions can be canceled only in exceptional circumstances. At the 1962 World Cup, Brazils Garrincha was sent off in the semifinal victory against host Chile, then was cleared to play in the final. Cards are taken off the books after the quarterfinal games. If FIFA rescinds the yellow against Silva and allows him to play in the semifinal, it will send a strong message to the rest of the teams in the tournament that there may be a little home cooking involved when it comes to making decisions.
Posted on: Mon, 07 Jul 2014 18:45:55 +0000
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