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And it didn’t stop the gods from setting up a finger-linkin’ match between Brazil and Germany. The quarterfinal bracket reads like such:
So while being great at senior level doesn’t necessarily translate to the senior stage and vice-versa, it would appear the lack of big names at the tournaments has translated to a lack of big names in the quarters. *** Brazil, predictably, put in a dandy of an individual attacking performance in the Uruguayan box, and the boys from the country south really never had a chance. This is what you’d expect of Brazilian technique and attacking know-how - nothing more, nothing less. *** Bjorn Kopplin wins hero status for the Round of 16 with two goals and an assist in a 3-2 victory, with the winner coming in the 92nd on the counter down to ten men. *** The means of result, penalties, in seeing Hungary over the Czech Republic were pedestrian; Mate Kiss was not. *** The quarters kick off tomorrow with streaming available here.
For more videos check out 101 Great Goals (as always, the suppliers of these goals). |
The kiddie quarterfinals have arrived and, although Germany, Italy and Brazil have again found their way into the quarters of a major tournament, the rest of the participants hardly reads like a who’s who of international football. In fact this is something of a who ain’t in big footballing terms - the matchup between Costa Rica and United Arab Emirates says it all, really. Is this a reflection of the participants at a personnel level? Quite possibly, but that does set up the perfect opportunity for a tournament rife with Cinderellas. 
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