![]() “James-mania” is sweeping Colombia, and is especially evident in the city of Ibague, where he first made waves as a precocious talent. In James Rodriguez, their 22-year-old attacking midfielder, they have arguably the tournament’s best player so far who has scored five goals, one more than Neymar, Argentina’s Lionel Messi and Germany’s Thomas Mueller. The striker said he had no lingering pain from the knee and thigh injuries he suffered in the bruising encounter with Chile.Ĭolombia may not have the footballing pedigree of their opponents, but their free-flowing style and carefree attitude has made them many people’s favourites to overcome the hosts. The sight of players breaking down in tears after their nerve-jangling win on penalties against Chile in the last game has not instilled confidence in Brazil’s soccer-mad public, but news that the talented forward Neymar is fit certainly helps. “It’s a broad conversation, open, calm, together with the players.” She has participated in a very cool way,” he added. She will go there again Sunday or Monday. That’s all wrong,” Scolari told a news conference, cutting off the reporter asking the question. ![]() “For God’s sake, please stop thinking that so and so goes there only for specific reasons. Those fears grew this week when news surfaced that a psychologist went to visit the squad at their training ground, but coach Luiz Felipe Scolari responded angrily to questions about Brazil’s emotional fragility. The host nation play Colombia in Fortaleza in Friday’s afternoon kick-off and, with the weight of expectation upon them, there are concerns about whether a team that have failed to sparkle so far can cope with the pressure. It also showed that people in Brazil were more positive about the economy and many more now favoured hosting the World Cup, although whether that optimism continues should Brazil fail to win the trophy remains to be seen. Support for the leftist president has risen to 38 percent from 34 percent a month ago, the survey of eligible voters by Brazilian polling firm Datafolha said. In fact, with the World Cup generally running smoothly and people transfixed by scintillating soccer, a poll published late on Wednesday showed President Dilma Rousseff’s popularity had increased as she prepares to seek re-election in October. Everyone is very angry.”ĭelays in construction projects and $11 billion in public spending to stage the world’s largest sporting event spurred violent protests across Brazil over the last year, but they have fizzled out as the tournament has progressed. “Because of the World Cup they sped everything up to finish faster,” said Leandro Brito, 23, a bank worker. Groups of people gathered around the scene of the accident, some shouting furiously. The overpass was part of a network of bus lanes that Brazil planned to have ready for the World Cup, but was not finished on time. The cause of the collapse, which underlined Brazil’s struggle to deliver infrastructure projects safely and on time, was unclear.
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