Brazil

Colombia and Uruguay had to live up to high expectations after watching Brazil and Chile go to penalty kicks. If you were going for Colombia, you had all of the excitement in the world. If you were going for Uruguay... Well, that's a different story. Both teams came into the World Cup with high expectations, Uruguay possibly the team that was most…

Argentina was able to sweep the group as expected. However, they haven’t been able to do it as easily as everyone thought. Going into the match, they had only a +2 goal differential meaning they beat each team they played against by only one goal. This match was no different since up until Argentina’s final goal, every time the Bi-Celeste managed…

The last time Brazil and Mexico met up in a big tournament was in the 2013 Confederations Cup, one which Brazil hosted. That is where we saw a struggling Mexican team under Coach De La Torre, along with a loss to Brazil 2-0. Before that, we saw them meet up in the Olympic Games in London, where Mexico beat Brazil 2-1 in a very good-looking match.…

What a way to kick off the 2014 FIFA World Cup with a match from the host nation Brazil vs Croatia.  Croatia lacks the amount of world class players that Brazil has. Brazil’s back line is made up of four of the world’s best defenders, Thiago Silva, David Luiz, Marcelo, and Dani Alves. Croatia is led by Real Madrid’s Luca Modric while all eyes are…