Neymar was stretchered off and further examinations showed that Neymar suffered a fractured vertebra, ruling him out of the rest of the World Cup. After the match, which Colombia lost 2–1, Zúñiga insisted that he had not meant to injure Neymar. Neymar's teammate Thiago Silva defended Zúñiga, stating that he was not the type of player who would purposely cause an injury to any player.
Neymar had to be taken off the field on a stretcher due to a fractured vertebra, which ended his participation in the World Cup. Following the match where Colombia lost 2–1, Zúñiga claimed he did not mean to injure Neymar. Neymar's teammate Thiago Silva backed up Zúñiga, stating that such behavior was not characteristic of him.