Brazil’s Silva Loses Appeal of Suspension for Germany Game
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World Cup host Brazil, already without leading scorer Neymar for the rest of the soccer tournament, won’t have captain Thiago Silva for tomorrow’s semifinal against Germany after FIFA rejected his appeal of a one-game ban for getting two yellow cards.
Silva, the team’s defensive leader, was booked the second time in the tournament for blocking a goalkeepers’ attempted punt upfield, earning an automatic suspension in a 2-1 quarterfinal win over Colombia. Neymar suffered a tournament-ending back injury in the same game.