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After returning home, following a more than admirable performance in the World Cup, the Colombia squad were given a hero’s reception in Bogata on Sunday.
Thousands of proud fans lined the streets of Bogata waving flags and cheering the bus as it made its way through the home coming parade.
Marvellous stuff by the Colombians.
After 120 minutes of play and with the teams deadlocked at 0-0, Van Gaal brings on Tim Krul specifically for the penalty shoot out.
The gamble paid off as Tim Krul made two saves to see the Netherlands progress to the semi-final where they will face Argentina.
Tim Krul makes his 1st save vs Bryan Ruiz.
Almost identical to the 1st, Krul denies Umaña to win it for the Netherlands.
Leo Messi splits open the Belgian defence with a single stroke of his left foot. Surely, had there been a goal on the end of this move, it would have been the pass of the tournament so far.
The ex-footballer and honorary president of Real Madrid , Alfredo Di Stefano , has been attended by emergency cardiac arrest, as reported to ABC medical sources. Di Stéfano was taken by ambulance to the capital of Spain where he induced coma Gregorio Marañón hospital.
He was in the street, in the street Juan Ramón Jiménez , near the Bernabeu, when the crisis struck. The same sources said that it is in very serious condition.
Di Stéfano, who yesterday turned 88, was near the Bernabeu when he suffered the heart problem. A unit of Samur attended him in the street and got get him back, but his background and his age make his health is very delicate .
Continue reading (link in Spanish) Alfredo Di Stéfano, in critical condition – ABC.es.
Gonzalo Higuain lashed home a first-time volley which was enough to dump a frustrated Belgium side out of the World Cup. Argentina will face the winner of Costa Rica-Netherlands in the semi-final.
After being ruled out of the World Cup with a broken vertebra, Neymar, resigned to watching the remainder of the competition from a wheel chair, said his farewells to his Brazilian team mates before boarding a flight to Granja Comary where he will receive treatment at Brazil’s base camp.
After consoling a tearful Ha-mez Rodriguez at the final whistle and gesturing to the crowd who the star of the World Cup is, the Luiz-Rodriguez love-in continued in a post match interview conducted in Spanish.
With one arm around Rodriguez, Luiz said “It’s not only the ones with the trophies who are the great champions. James has been brilliant, making great plays, scoring great goals, and he can leave here with his head held high, because he’s already a World Champion for everything he’s done at this World Cup.”
Rodriguez gushed back saying “Playes like him, Dani Alves, coming to talk to me, that made me very happy, so personally, thank you”.
Ah, it’s almost enough to make your heart melt.
Brazil forward Neymar has been ruled out of the World Cup after being injured in the 2-1 quarter-final win over Colombia.
The 22-year-old was carried off on a stretcher and taken to hospital after being kneed in the back by Juan Zuniga.
A team doctor confirmed the Barcelona player fractured a vertebra in his back.
Coach Luiz Felipe Scolari said: "Neymar was going to be hunted. For three matches that has been happening."
Continue reading BBC Sport – Neymar: Injured Brazil forward ruled out of World Cup.
