By Alex Sharp Brazil’s new general co-ordinator Gilmar Rinaldi has criticised the nation’s World Cup squad for paying such a public tribute to the injured Neymar before their semi-final contest against Germany last month. Rinaldi claims the Brazilian squad should have been far more focused on the task of beating Germany and ‘killed’ Neymar’s replacement Bernard’s chances of performing. Neymar was the poster boy of the home World Cup for Brazil as the host nation managed to reach the semi-finals but he sustained a serious back injury during the quarter-final victory over Colombia. VIDEO Scroll down to watch Neymar interrupt Luis Felipe Scolari's press conference
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Poster boy of the World Cup, Neymar, was injured for the semi-final
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Brazil suffered heaviest loss in semi-final history as Germany won 7-1
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Squad wore caps with messages of support for the Barcelona forward
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Luis Felipe Scolari resigned after Brazil's dramatic exit from the World Cup
The news evidently rocked the squad and left the nation devastated as they prepared to take on @placeholder for a place in the final.