Wagner Ribeiro, who is Neymar's agent, went on a Twitter rant expressing his thoughts about Scolari's leadership of the Selecao, especially during the match. It could be recalled that his client was absent due to a career-threatening back injury, while team captain Thiago Silva is out due to the terms of the yellow cards he had earned in previous matches.
Although it was clear that Neymar's presence in the third-place match was his way of showing support to his teammates, people are suspecting that at the very least, the football star could overcome the fractured vertebrae he received during a collision with Colombia's Juan Zuniga in an earlier match in time to play in the upcoming game.
On Thursday, the world soccer body stated that its appeals committee had refused the entirety of the appeal Suarez and the Uruguay Football Association has filed.
On Saturday, the Oranje is set to place against Brazil in Brasilia after losing to Argentina in an epic penalty shootout at 4-2 after a scoreless 120-minute play on the pitch at Arena de Sao Paolo. Van Gaal, who is set to take over over English Premier League team Manchester United at the end of the tournament, has been clamoring for FIFA to abandon the game with no success, Yahoo Sports said.
