[brummm]

I think it seems that way because of the 7:1 in the semi finals. But honestly, the result came to be mainly because Brazil was really playing like garbage the whole tournament and only made it that far because the referees had seriously helped them. They shouldn't even have made it out of the group stages.

The remaining German matches were really close (The match agains France, mentioned below, was the real final of the tournament) and even the final was very close all the way to the end. Germany also struggled against Algeria.

[ericol]

Disclaimer: I'm from Argentina. the very next time you hear somebody from my country rooting for Brazil buy a lottery ticket.

Even thought to different results, Brazil is always a force to be reckoned with.

They are the only team (I think) that has constantly reached a certain point at the World Championships.

What I observed in their game, is that they play as a team (Contrary to what my country does) and at the same time, every single one of their players is somebody to be afraid of individually.

Regarding the world championships, if you ask me it wasn't Germany that won the 2014 world cup, nor it was Spain in 2010.

It was Pep Guardiola that won both.

[usaphp]

> Brazil was really playing like garbage the whole tournament and only made it that far because the referees had seriously helped them

I disagree, Brazil played great until Neymar got his back injured, he was by far their best player. Also the fact that their best defender and captain Thiago Silva was suspended for the game against Germany didn't help. These two were the best players on that squad. Remember - they beat Chile and Columbia who played really good in that world cup, while Germany barely beat Algeria and France.