With the goal against Slovenia, the ref blew his whistle when the ball was in the air.
Great display of Brazil indeed! Holland will have to be in top form to survive that confrontation. It must be said that Chile suffered from having 2 of their back 3 defenders suspended; a recurrent problem smaller countries have in each tournament.
Brazil was able to substitute 2 of their 4 midfielders without missing a heartbeat and besides the first 15 minutes, it never looked like a loss for them was possible.
The remaining teams as they rank right now for me:
Tier 1: Brazil, Spain, Germany, Argentina
Tier 2: Holland, Portugal, Uruguay
Tier 3: Japan, Paraguay, Ghana
Great display of Brazil indeed! Holland will have to be in top form to survive that confrontation. It must be said that Chile suffered from having 2 of their back 3 defenders suspended; a recurrent problem smaller countries have in each tournament.
Brazil was able to substitute 2 of their 4 midfielders without missing a heartbeat and besides the first 15 minutes, it never looked like a loss for them was possible.
The remaining teams as they rank right now for me:
Tier 1: Brazil, Spain, Germany, Argentina
Tier 2: Holland, Portugal, Uruguay
Tier 3: Japan, Paraguay, Ghana



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