According to the official website of the world soccer body, Marco Rodríguez of Mexico will be handling the match slated to be played in Belo Horizonte on Tuesday. Rodríguez, who has handled two previous tournament finals matches, officiated the June 24 match that Uruguay won over Italy in a 1-0 win and Belgium's 2-1 stunning defeat against Algeria.
According to Bastian Schweinsteiger, Brazil should not have been allowed to get away with "hard tackling" at the World Cup, Daily mail reported. Schweinsteiger is also publicly calling for the tournament referees assigned to the match to keep a keen eye on Luis Felipe Scolari's side.
The disciplinary committee has officially cleared Colombia's Juan Camilo Zuniga from liability regarding the incident that that resulted to Brazil Neymar incurring a career-threatening back injury during the teams' quarterfinals match.
On late Sunday, Neymar and the Brazilian confederation were forced to issue statements regarding the star's status in the tournament, and insisted that they will not be risking his career or health.
