GuybrushThreepwood
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While I enjoyed the 2014 tournament, I rank it behind 2018, because despite the names I thought that 3 out of the 4 semi-finalists were underwhelming.
Brazil were very lucky to get the semis in the first place (including from their opening game against Croatia and I also remember them continually cynically fouling Colombian players in their QF). I thought that Argentina also weren’t particularly great with Mascherano their best player and largely dragging them to the final. And while it is some exception, apart from the spectacular 2nd half against Spain I didn’t think that the Netherlands looked particularly remarkable either.
Brazil were very lucky to get the semis in the first place (including from their opening game against Croatia and I also remember them continually cynically fouling Colombian players in their QF). I thought that Argentina also weren’t particularly great with Mascherano their best player and largely dragging them to the final. And while it is some exception, apart from the spectacular 2nd half against Spain I didn’t think that the Netherlands looked particularly remarkable either.