Kind of a shame that they have a group full of more defensively solid sides. Would be interesting seeing a team with real attacking pace going at that Brazil defence because they looked very vulnerable defensively on plenty of occasions. Itll come in the knockouts, and we'll see how they fare. Early days, but they obviously didnt impress at all and a draw was the fair result in this one. Could equally see them go all the way and win and could equally see them crash home early in the knockouts.
Most impressive sides were Portugal and Spain equally. Spain showed periods of proper dominance like in their old days, plenty of creativity, technical ability like no other country, and composure on the ball, but then they also had their weaknesses and Portugal counter attacked them expertly, while having a very good game plan and getting the best out of possibly the most influential and decisive player of all time, which counts for a hell of a lot.