Nine-time Wimbledon singles champion and Tennis Channel analyst Martina Navratilova shared her thoughts to an ESPN panel and said, "I've never seen anything like it and hopefully never will again. Everybody was put in such a difficult position, including the WTA. It's not right."
Substitute players have played well since the beginning of the tournament. Overall, substitutes have reportedly scored a record 29 goals in Brazil with eight more matches left to be played. The previous record was during the 2006 tournament in Germany at 23 goals, FIFA said.
The incident reportedly happened on a main avenue, of which the news outlet said is part of the urban mobility project related to the tournament that has not been finished on time. The collapsed overpass is around 3 miles from the Mineirao soccer stadium in Belo Horizente, which had played host to several tournament matches in the last few weeks and will also host the semifinal match next Tuesday.
Tim Howard currently leads the list of several key members, which include captain Clint Dempsey and four-time World Cup representative DaMarcus Beasley, who may depart from the World Cup squad due to, for some, family priorities, Yahoo Sports reported.
