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.
Vatican spokesman Federico Lombardi recently confirmed that Pope Francis might, and emphasis of the word "might," watch the final on Sunday between Argentina and Germany. On the other hand, he insisted that the pope will not be watching the match alongside with his German predecessor.
