Belgium vs England could be the weirdest match in the world if Germany come second.
Day 4: Costa Rica vs Serbia, Germany vs Mexico , Brazil vs Switzerland
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Spain were the favourites though.
This Germany team look like they gave problems.
Plus they are likely to play Brazil in the last 16 if they make it. That won't be easy.
ِAnd if they want to defend, Fernandinho is also here. Looks like they have answers to everything.
Fair enough, just something lost in translation.
Everytime i've seen Alisson he looks dodgy as feck.
Brazil vs Germany in the last 16 
Come on Willian!
Helmut Kole, Ludwig Van Beethoven, Boris Becker, Michael Schumacher, Steffi Graff, Angela Merkel, Angela Merkel...your boys took one hell of a beating!
Happy now? Apologies for any ‘offence’ caused with my attempt at fun earlier. Again. Well done Mexico.
Now bring on Brazil!
Happy now? Apologies for any ‘offence’ caused with my attempt at fun earlier. Again. Well done Mexico.
Now bring on Brazil!
He's good. Not World class but good, enough for them.
Defensively so much better than last time around. Getting rid of David Luiz would've saved about 4 goals of that 7-1, and Dani Alves getting injured is a blessing in disguise as defensively he's very suspect nowadays and causes an imbalance when him and Marcelo play. Add to that the emergence of Casemiro and Alisson it's a lot better.
Much better options on the bench to this time in Douglas Costa, Firminho and Fernadinho.
Mexico is much bigger than Germany.
Brazil have a better squad than Germany (Germany's front 3 wouldn't even make Brazil's squad) and a superstar in Neymar but Germany would have a good chance, imo. It would be a completely different game to Mexico, much more cautious in defence.
Next match is in Rostov-on-Don...probably one of my favorite city names. Also probably the name of an obscure Mad Men spin-off.
Germany is in serious trouble. Khedira has converted into a kind of attacking CM since he joined Juve. He's shit defensively nowadays. On the bench, Sebastian Rudy is the only midfielder who can defend well.
Shame, they should've called Weigl.
Shame, they should've called Weigl.
He can't hear you.
As an American, I know Mexico is supposed to be our hated rivals, but I really found myself rooting for them today. Great game, especially in the first half when El Tri showed more attacking intent. This has been a pretty good Cup so far.
I know, I know.
Still, they shouldn't get praised for historically being worse at football than they should be. i'm a little salty
. Hold on a sec, that’s ‘inappropriate’!I'd play Firmino. Can score goals too, and is much better at bringing other players in. Also better workrate.
Argentina, France and Germany all looking poor in their opening games - over to you, Neymar.
They were not lucky, they were better on all the games, biggest myth spread around, the other teams didn't had a chance to see the ball.
Of course he can't he's dead.
Yep, Jesus is overrated. Firmino does the work of both a striker and a #10.
They were efficient at keeping the ball and seeing the wins out without much issue, but they were still very dull and boring. That was the Tiki Taka at its worst and most unwatchable state, even if it was efficient. I enjoyed Spain in Euro 2008 more.
No Fred in the Brazilian squad?
Casemiro
Casemiro
Brazil v South Korea surely?Brazil vs Germany in the last 16
Think he picked up an injuryNo Fred in the Brazilian squad?
Casemiro
Spot on. Spain fully deserved to win.
Jesus has played very well since Tite threw him upfront away to Ecuador.
Firmino never really convinced for Brazil.
No longer that excited for Brazil.
That semifinal hammering has taken the lustre from the great name.
Plus the Swiss are notoriously boring.
That semifinal hammering has taken the lustre from the great name.
Plus the Swiss are notoriously boring.
Yep, because that prick Casemiro thought he was still playing in the Champions League final and went in hard on him in training.
I don’t care much for Switzerland, but their flag is a big plus.
And Neymar. Casemiro is another cnut and maybe the worst. Fernandinho is a dirty player. They are not a likable team at all.
Why is Jesus rated in Brazil higher than Firmino? Read he's treated like a superstar over there.
It certainly adds to them as a nation.
For you, not for others, it was boring for the other teams because they didn't had enough quality to match them.
A red one at that.
Nothing to do with that. Under Tite, Jesus has been the far better performer and striker for the national team. Firmino hasn’t really convinced.