Brazil v Mexico

:01:01. > :01:03.this enthralling World Cup. It is time to enjoy the beautiful game

:01:04. > :01:07.once again in the company of our hosts. To night, they play Mexico,

:01:08. > :02:05.who impressed on their World Cup bow.

:02:06. > :02:11.There is Luiz Felipe Scolari, arriving. A big game for Brazil to

:02:12. > :02:16.night in Fortaleza. Neymar, the poster boy, two goals in his first

:02:17. > :02:21.game. Can he repeat the feat and lift his nation once again, like he

:02:22. > :02:25.did five or six days ago? David Luiz, an important character for the

:02:26. > :02:30.side as well. It does not get any better than this, Brazil playing in

:02:31. > :02:33.a World Cup in Brazil. Thierry Henry, Alan Shearer and Clarence

:02:34. > :02:37.Seedorf are with me to enjoy this one. You spent 18 months here,

:02:38. > :02:45.playing in this town recently. I sense it means a lots to the folk.

:02:46. > :02:50.Quite a bit! Everyone has a shirt of their team, their club. Everyone can

:02:51. > :02:54.feel it. The atmosphere is fantastic. It is all about

:02:55. > :02:58.football, everybody. You know what it is like to play a World Cup as

:02:59. > :03:03.part of the host nation and the team playing to their country. There is

:03:04. > :03:07.added pressure, isn't there? Of course.

:03:08. > :03:09.added pressure, isn't there? Of was special for May because the

:03:10. > :03:14.stadium was only 20 minutes away from where I grew up. Of course it

:03:15. > :03:19.is special. And the expectancy levels become higher, with perhaps

:03:20. > :03:23.more pressure? I don't know if we had the pressure they are having at

:03:24. > :03:29.the moment because no one thought we were going to win. But of course,

:03:30. > :03:35.playing at home, your family coming, with tickets, whatever, it is

:03:36. > :03:39.something else to deal with. I sensed in the first game that it was

:03:40. > :03:44.a bit too emotional at times, perhaps. Yes, even the way they

:03:45. > :03:51.sang, or shouted the national anthem. You could tell, it is huge

:03:52. > :03:55.them. I felt there was much emotion. -- huge for them. That was maybe one

:03:56. > :04:00.of the reasons they did not start so well. They got the result but did

:04:01. > :04:04.not play well. I expect better tonight. It is a public holiday here

:04:05. > :04:09.in Brazil and the beaches have been packed. It is remarkable how quickly

:04:10. > :04:16.they are emptying. There must be a game going on! They are heading in

:04:17. > :04:21.one direction. If we go and get a closer look, there is a huge fan

:04:22. > :04:25.Park, and the thousands of people that were on the beach are gradually

:04:26. > :04:30.going towards that, as the game is about to start. Today's early game

:04:31. > :04:34.was in Group H between Belgium and Algeria.

:04:35. > :04:39.The African side took the lead midway through the first. Jan

:04:40. > :04:42.Vertonghen foolishly bringing down Sofiane Feghouli. He got up and

:04:43. > :04:47.tucked away the penalty himself. Sofiane Feghouli. He got up and

:04:48. > :04:52.two substitutes swung the game Belgium's way. Marouane Fellaini

:04:53. > :04:57.rose above the defence to equalise with 20 minutes to go. And then

:04:58. > :05:01.Dries Mertens latched onto Eden Hazard's pass, to scamper clear and

:05:02. > :05:12.smash home the winner with ten minutes left. They play South Korea,

:05:13. > :05:16.next. And boy, did he celebrate. This is the scene inside the Estadio

:05:17. > :05:20.Castelao. It's about 25 minutes until kick-off. David Luiz tweeted

:05:21. > :05:23.earlier that today was a decisive day in his

:05:24. > :05:24.earlier that today was a decisive journey. They have

:05:25. > :05:28.earlier that today was a decisive ten games and they are unbeaten in

:05:29. > :05:32.38 successive matches on home soil. This is the

:05:33. > :05:35.38 successive matches on home soil. Mexico have met and the fourth time

:05:36. > :05:36.at a World Cup, as Dan Walker explains, history is on Brazil's

:05:37. > :05:48.side. The football samba is everlasting in

:05:49. > :05:54.Brazil. In this, the World Cup year, it reaches a crescendo. In Brazil,

:05:55. > :05:58.some things never change. The beaches, the music, the people, and

:05:59. > :06:01.some things never change. The a rather remarkable record against

:06:02. > :06:06.Mexico. It was in a snazzy van similar to this that the likes of

:06:07. > :06:08.Pele, Jairzinho and Carlos Alberto travelled in preparation for

:06:09. > :06:15.Brazil's finest hour. travelled in preparation for

:06:16. > :06:18.1970. And the place? Mexico. By the time they arrived, the home fans

:06:19. > :06:24.would have been sick of the site of them. In 1950, Brazil beat Mexico

:06:25. > :06:32.4-0 in the opening game in Rio. Four years later, in Switzerland, they

:06:33. > :06:35.went one better, 5-0. In 1962, with Pele in his pomp, the final

:06:36. > :06:44.scoreline was 2-0. Three games, 11 goals and a miserable Mexico. In the

:06:45. > :06:48.snug intimacy of their boss, the sounds are a constant reminder of a

:06:49. > :06:52.Brazilian footballer's responsibility. With one win under

:06:53. > :06:59.their belts already, the class of 2014 might just be starting to fill

:07:00. > :07:06.-- feel the weight of history on their shoulders. On these legs,

:07:07. > :07:10.Brazilian hopes are pinned. As for Mexico, who knows? In the last five

:07:11. > :07:15.World Cups, they have reached the second round but they only just made

:07:16. > :07:19.it to Brazil. A disastrous qualifying campaign was not really

:07:20. > :07:23.expected, particularly after Mexico won the Olympic Games in 2012. In

:07:24. > :07:31.the final, you might ever, they beat, whisper it quietly, Brazil.

:07:32. > :07:36.The moment is Mexico's and the gold medal. That came at the end of a

:07:37. > :07:38.decade of improvement against tonight's opponents. But in the

:07:39. > :07:46.Confederations Cup last summer, it was business as usual. He has done

:07:47. > :07:51.it again. The splatter in that -- of able in the back of the net is music

:07:52. > :07:59.to Brazilians. Like I say, in Brazil, some things never change.

:08:00. > :08:04.Those buses were so small. No wonder they never parked it in front of the

:08:05. > :08:07.goal, it was too small. Hence the attacking football. Some great

:08:08. > :08:16.pictures. They have great history. Yes, we call this the Mecca of

:08:17. > :08:19.football. Every angle, on the beach on the street, everyone is playing,

:08:20. > :08:24.boys and girls, all the young people. It is all about football. It

:08:25. > :08:31.is a great place to be at present. You have had a good look at the

:08:32. > :08:35.team. Julius Caesar even make the bench at QPR this season but

:08:36. > :08:39.Scolari's belief in him has never wavered. A familiar back four, Dani

:08:40. > :08:43.Alves and Marcelo, attacking options. David Luiz loves to bring

:08:44. > :08:44.the ball out of defence so the discipline of the Argo Silver is

:08:45. > :08:59.vital. -- Thiago Silva. Ramires is more defensive than Hulk

:09:00. > :09:02.and Paulinho will go box to box. Up front, the tactical switch means

:09:03. > :09:06.Oscar might start on the right. He played so well in the first game.

:09:07. > :09:12.Fred will occupy the defenders and create space for Neymar, who

:09:13. > :09:16.definitely has licence to roam. Do you see that as a better line up for

:09:17. > :09:22.Brazil, without Hulk and Ramires in his place? I believe so. It will

:09:23. > :09:28.allow Dani Alves and Marcelo to go forward. You would like to think

:09:29. > :09:30.that Gustavo and Ramires are going to help them. I think they are

:09:31. > :09:42.better equipped like that. Had EU use either side? We have seen

:09:43. > :09:46.some great Brazilian teams in the past but this one does not have many

:09:47. > :09:50.stars. It is fun and all. It works for them. It is not as sexy as other

:09:51. > :09:56.Brazilian teams but they get results. Paulinho plays a big part

:09:57. > :10:00.in it. Ramires might even play on the right, and Oscar might sit in

:10:01. > :10:06.the hole. We have to wait until the game starts to see what happens. But

:10:07. > :10:11.as much as they work hard, they have got flair, with Neymar, who started

:10:12. > :10:15.the tournament in great fashion. He has got his goals and is off and

:10:16. > :10:18.running. That is all it important. You know as well as I do and Thierry

:10:19. > :10:22.Henry will will tell you, get off the mark and the pressure is off and

:10:23. > :10:26.you can enjoy the tournament. It would be nice to see them relax and

:10:27. > :10:30.play some great football. I don't know how much they will be relaxed.

:10:31. > :10:39.After every game, it will be the same kind of pressure but I agree,

:10:40. > :10:42.after the first match, getting the win will loosen them up a bit. There

:10:43. > :10:44.were mixed scenes across Brazil for the opening game. Plenty of

:10:45. > :10:47.excitement after the 3-1 win over Croatia contrasted by protests in

:10:48. > :10:51.Sao Paulo and Rio against the government's financing of the

:10:52. > :10:54.competition. Tonight in Rio, the mood seems pretty relaxed. A couple

:10:55. > :11:00.of miles from the beach and the studio, as you can see, we have seen

:11:01. > :11:04.the fan Park, where thousands of people have packed into the edge of

:11:05. > :11:08.Copacabana Beach. It is a beautiful day, early evening, in Rio. There

:11:09. > :11:15.have been protests around the stadium in Fortaleza, though. Let's

:11:16. > :11:25.get the latest with Tim Vickery and Jason Mohammed.

:11:26. > :11:28.Welcome to the arena cast allowing Fortaleza. They have been getting

:11:29. > :11:33.ready to welcome Brazil. There is a mood in Brazil that this is their

:11:34. > :11:37.year. But what is the latest on the protests, Tim? We got to the stadium

:11:38. > :11:41.bright and early. Some people who came later have had problems. A

:11:42. > :11:45.group of demonstrators have blocked off a road so people are arriving

:11:46. > :11:49.late. But the numbers of protesters are still comparatively small. It is

:11:50. > :12:01.not going beyond a core group of activists. That is a big difference

:12:02. > :12:03.from last year. We will never forget last year when Brazil beat Mexico in

:12:04. > :12:06.the Confederations Cup. During the absence, the music stopped and the

:12:07. > :12:08.fans continued to sing. Are you expecting that intensity again

:12:09. > :12:11.today? It was not only the fancy continued singing, it was the

:12:12. > :12:15.players as well. That was a response to political events and it was

:12:16. > :12:19.strong, emotionally. It forged a bond between the team and the

:12:20. > :12:22.terraces. They are very proud, yeah, that the tradition started in

:12:23. > :12:27.Fortaleza. One of the local newspapers said this is not

:12:28. > :12:32.Brazil's home, it is its fortress, which is what Fortaleza means in

:12:33. > :12:35.Portuguese. The more time I spend on the road and the more Brazilian

:12:36. > :12:40.press men and journalists and fans I speak to, the more they think it is

:12:41. > :12:44.their year. What do you think? Second place would be unacceptable.

:12:45. > :12:47.They have to win and Scolari has said it right from the start. But

:12:48. > :12:52.they will not be underestimating Mexico. The 2-1 win here last year

:12:53. > :12:55.was nervous, only sealed in second-half stoppage time. After

:12:56. > :12:59.Brazil won the Confederations Cup, Scolari said he was more worried

:13:00. > :13:03.about Mexico than he was about Spain. There was the Olympic final,

:13:04. > :13:08.when Mexico beat Brazil. In his first spell as Brazil coach, when

:13:09. > :13:13.Scolari played Mexico in the Copa America in 2001, I was there and

:13:14. > :13:16.they lost 1-0. That spell ended with him winning the World Cup. It is the

:13:17. > :13:22.only acceptable response in his second spell as well. Thank you for

:13:23. > :13:25.joining us. Remember, Brazil are unbeaten in 38 matches in their own

:13:26. > :13:36.country. Their last defeat was Paraguay in 2002. New lie I won't

:13:37. > :13:50.Looking at Mexico, Marquis is at his fourth World Cup. The wingbacks are

:13:51. > :13:59.the key to their system, Miguel Layun and Aguilar providing space

:14:00. > :14:02.and whipped. Vazquez will hold and Guardado provide experience. Hector

:14:03. > :14:07.Herrera is dynamic and will try to get forward more than the other two.

:14:08. > :14:10.And upfront, Villarreal's Dos Santos alongside Peralta, who is a great

:14:11. > :14:19.finisher. Starting with Dos Santos, one of the

:14:20. > :14:20.unluckiest players in the competition so far. His first game

:14:21. > :14:31.was fraught. He is a great talent, great

:14:32. > :14:38.positioning, great cross, fantastic finish. Terrible flag! That can

:14:39. > :14:46.happen. He has been unlucky, not only in this tournament but in his

:14:47. > :14:50.career. He is a great talent and has not found the right team to fit in.

:14:51. > :14:55.But the Mexicans have a lot of great quality upfront. He is such a

:14:56. > :14:58.quality player. He got the feeling when the keeper saved that one, it

:14:59. > :15:03.was not going to be his day. The ball was not going in the net for

:15:04. > :15:06.him. I played with him at Barcelona. He struggled at

:15:07. > :15:10.Tottenham. He could have maybe given up but he came back strong and has

:15:11. > :15:16.done well which is what you want to see. Do you think it is an

:15:17. > :15:23.intriguing tactical battle see. Do you think it is an

:15:24. > :15:29.the sides today? Yes it is, against Mexico, they give you a 5-3-2. And

:15:30. > :15:32.then, it can turn into a 3-5-2. And what that does, Marquez will drop,

:15:33. > :15:40.the centre what that does, Marquez will drop,

:15:41. > :15:43.then they have the midfielders that love to play compact in midfield.

:15:44. > :15:49.From there, they can create problems. They ask you, can you

:15:50. > :15:51.think, can you deal with that. When you have somebody like Rafael

:15:52. > :15:57.Marquez, he can put the ball anywhere, and then you have a good

:15:58. > :16:03.midfield, it is difficult to deal with. You played against them and

:16:04. > :16:07.found it tough? That is my point, I was on the field playing against a

:16:08. > :16:11.Mexican side because they play the same way. And I was always finding

:16:12. > :16:16.myself thinking, what are they going to do? Are they going to give

:16:17. > :16:21.myself thinking, what are they going 5-3-2, the 3-5-2. How do we do it?

:16:22. > :16:28.That guy is out wide? Is he belong in the middle? That is the thing,

:16:29. > :16:31.and when I played with Clarence, I thought we will go? And then he is

:16:32. > :16:32.already gone. That is the type of thing that

:16:33. > :16:40.thought we will go? And then he is already gone. they do. The important

:16:41. > :16:44.thing in that kind of system is Layun. He is a big player, we

:16:45. > :16:48.mentioned Paul Aguilar, but this player on the left-hand side, he is

:16:49. > :16:53.nonstop up and down the left-hand side. When he gets in there, I have

:16:54. > :16:59.to say that his final ball, particularly with the left foot was

:17:00. > :17:03.Paul. But look at the options he gives them, he wants to get some

:17:04. > :17:07.width, and he goes back in with his left foot. And the encouraging thing

:17:08. > :17:11.for them, he is desperate to get in there. They will not stop doing it.

:17:12. > :17:14.The forwards, we mentioned his left foot, and this time in the

:17:15. > :17:19.second-half giving them which again. He does not get it first time but I

:17:20. > :17:25.admire him for that because he does not give up. Mention three bad balls

:17:26. > :17:28.with his left foot, this a very good ball with his right foot. He should

:17:29. > :17:31.have finished it off. It will be a fascinating battle down that side,

:17:32. > :17:36.him against Dani Alves. Dani Alves will attack all evening and he will

:17:37. > :17:46.do that be the same. It will be a good one. Let's hear from Juninho,

:17:47. > :17:54.who alongside Scolari won the World Cup 12 years ago. If we go back to

:17:55. > :18:01.2002 and winning the World Cup, the country must have gone mad when you

:18:02. > :18:08.did that. It will be at least ten times more if they win it on home

:18:09. > :18:11.soil. That is why the play was so emotional in the first ten or 15

:18:12. > :18:16.minutes. They know how important the title it in your country. Everybody

:18:17. > :18:21.is expecting Brazil in the final. And then, to get the title. So, the

:18:22. > :18:27.players can feel that. I think it is a different feeling. It is wonderful

:18:28. > :18:34.to win the World Cup, even more in your country. Does Scolari help take

:18:35. > :18:41.the pressure off the players? Especially in that team, yes. Even

:18:42. > :18:45.the players that are playing in the great competitions in Europe, the

:18:46. > :18:48.Champions League, in the national team they do not have so much

:18:49. > :18:57.experience. Their experience is outside of the field. I think it is

:18:58. > :19:02.Scolari's job now to let them play, and the responsibility is all mine.

:19:03. > :19:06.I think he is saying that to the players. What is he like as a

:19:07. > :19:13.manager and as a coach? Is he strict? Yes... Well, he is a very

:19:14. > :19:17.straight Guy. What his heart is feeling, he will tell you. That is

:19:18. > :19:21.important for the players. The players know that he is doing what

:19:22. > :19:31.his heart is saying. So, they trust him. That is important. He wants to

:19:32. > :19:39.build a family group, everyone is aware about it, they are mates. That

:19:40. > :19:45.has built the group stronger. STUDIO: Well, what a view that is of

:19:46. > :19:50.the stadium in Fortaleza. We sweep towards it. The atmosphere is really

:19:51. > :19:56.starting to build. The fans inside the stadium building up to... The

:19:57. > :20:00.euphoric sea of yellow there as you would expect with a Brazil home

:20:01. > :20:03.game. Let's look into a couple of the players that are going to be

:20:04. > :20:12.really important, particularly for Brazil. Thiago Silva is obviously a

:20:13. > :20:15.very important player for them. Fundamental, his mentality, besides

:20:16. > :20:20.his incredible quality as a defender. I have played with a few

:20:21. > :20:25.great defenders, but I think he is one of the most complete ones. His

:20:26. > :20:29.personality, he is calm, he is disciplined. I think in the first

:20:30. > :20:35.game he was a little bit nervous. Yes, it was one of those. Because

:20:36. > :20:40.you know, you can see it... Because I know, the way that he was looking

:20:41. > :20:44.during the national anthem. I think today, he will hopefully have a

:20:45. > :20:49.little bit more... You know, a relaxed body. So he can give the

:20:50. > :20:57.passing. They need it, they need that switch sometimes. I spoke with

:20:58. > :21:02.Laurent Blanc, his manager at PSG, and I rate him highly. He said there

:21:03. > :21:06.is nothing he cannot do. He said he can head it, left foot, right foot,

:21:07. > :21:11.he can come out and play. If you want to fight with him, he will

:21:12. > :21:15.battle with you as well. You were looking at Fred, he gets a bit of

:21:16. > :21:21.criticism here in Brazil and amongst critics are certain aspects. He is a

:21:22. > :21:26.goal-scorer but he was involved in the first game. He does things that

:21:27. > :21:29.people do not see, he challenges the defender, and if he does not do that

:21:30. > :21:34.they do not score. That is the type of thing people do not see, yes it

:21:35. > :21:38.was not a bicycle kick, but he does what he does. They get the ball

:21:39. > :21:43.back, Neymar gets it, and he pulls away. He makes the run and takes the

:21:44. > :21:48.defender away. If he does not do that, Neymar does not score, as

:21:49. > :21:53.simple as that. I know that Neymar is quality, but fully, that is his

:21:54. > :21:56.goal. He knows it. Am I right in saying that he only had seven

:21:57. > :22:00.touches of the ball in the first half, and two of those were

:22:01. > :22:06.kick-offs. He is going to have to do better than that. To do better than

:22:07. > :22:11.that. Two kick-offs? Yes, there was a goal. They obviously won the toss!

:22:12. > :22:15.But it is a great example for the young kids watching this. You can be

:22:16. > :22:21.efficient without touching the ball. Arguably Oscar was the best

:22:22. > :22:24.buy on the pitch. He definitely was the best player. Neymar got a couple

:22:25. > :22:27.of goals and the headlines, but I was really impressed with him. He

:22:28. > :22:32.gave them wits, he whipped balls into the box. It is something that

:22:33. > :22:37.you do not often see with Oscar, but he got stuck in, winning tackles and

:22:38. > :22:41.created chances. And he got the goal that his performance deserved. For

:22:42. > :22:45.me, this evening, it is going to be the battle down the flanks, who is

:22:46. > :22:54.going to dominate that will win. We shall see. All going to Brazil?

:22:55. > :23:03.Brazil. Brazil. Thierry Henry? I am going to go for Brazil because I

:23:04. > :23:05.want a nice night! There we go, some great team bonding. We should get

:23:06. > :23:08.out there quickly because the anthems were very special last time.

:23:09. > :23:11.It is all set up for this Group A encounter. We can join Mark

:23:12. > :23:15.Lawrenson and Jonathan Pearce. COMMENTATOR: Good evening. Is there

:23:16. > :23:20.a better place to be as a football fan? It is loud, it is colourful,

:23:21. > :23:25.and it is a Latin American football festival. Thiago Silva has called

:23:26. > :23:30.for a repeat, the emotional support one year ago in the Confederations

:23:31. > :23:35.Cup victory. Starting with every Brazilian in the ground. There are

:23:36. > :23:38.50,000 of them here. There is Scolari, a big cheer going up as

:23:39. > :23:41.they see him on the giant screen. He has called on them all to link arms

:23:42. > :23:50.for the national anthem. It was special here last time.

:23:51. > :23:53.# Mexicanos, al grito de guerra el acero aprestad y el bridon

:23:54. > :23:56.# Y retiemble en sus centros la Tierra, al sonoro rugir del canon

:23:57. > :24:01.# Y retiemble en sus centros la Tierra al sonoro rugir del canon

:24:02. > :24:12.# Cina, oh Patria, tus sienes de oliva de la paz el arcangel divino

:24:13. > :24:15.# que en el cielo tu eterno destino por el dedo de Dios se escribio

:24:16. > :24:18.# Mas si osare un extrano enemigo profanar con su planta tu suelo

:24:19. > :24:24.# que el cieloun soldado en cada hijo te dio

:24:25. > :24:27.# Mexicanos, al grito de guerra el acero aprestad y el bridon

:24:28. > :24:34.# Y retiemble en sus centros la Tierra, al sonoro rugir del canon

:24:35. > :24:45.# Y retiemble en sus centros la Tierra al sonoro rugir del canon. #

:24:46. > :24:49.# Mexicanos, al grito de guerra el acero aprestad y el bridon

:24:50. > :24:55.# Y retiemble en sus centros la Tierra, al sonoro rugir del canon

:24:56. > :25:37.# Y retiemble en sus centros la Tierra al sonoro rugir del canon. #

:25:38. > :25:40.# Ouviram do Ipiranga as margens placidas

:25:41. > :25:49.# De um povo heroico o brado retumbante

:25:50. > :26:13.# E o sol da Liberdade, em raios fulgidos

:26:14. > :26:18.# Se o penhor dessa igualdade Conseguimos conquistar com braco

:26:19. > :26:24.# forte, Em teu seio, o Liberdade

:26:25. > :26:29.# Desafia o nosso peito a propria morte

:26:30. > :26:33.# O Patria amada Idolatrada

:26:34. > :26:38.# Salve Salve Brasil, um sonho intenso,

:26:39. > :26:44.# um raio vivido, De amor e de esperanca a terra

:26:45. > :26:50.# A imagem do Cruzeiro resplandece Gigante pela propria natureza

:26:51. > :26:54.# Es belo, es forte, impavido colosso,

:26:55. > :27:00.# E o teu futuro espelha essa grandeza

:27:01. > :27:07.# Terra adorada Entre outras mil

:27:08. > :27:24.# Dos filhos deste solo Es mae gentil

:27:25. > :27:27.Neymar is in tears. Such raw passion. One of those moments in

:27:28. > :27:32.life that will stay with you passion. One of those moments in

:27:33. > :27:35.forever. Amazing. Brazil have been talking about the controversies of

:27:36. > :27:40.their opening victory over Croatia. They know they have to improve their

:27:41. > :27:43.passing accuracy, not one of the best in the tournament so far. No

:27:44. > :27:47.change to the defence would have conceded twice in 12 games. The one

:27:48. > :27:52.change, they have been talking openly about it, Hulk has eight by

:27:53. > :27:56.injury, he is out. They let their training sessions be filmed live

:27:57. > :28:01.when Ramires came in. He will be more defensive, Alan Shearer said,

:28:02. > :28:07.with Brazil wary of the Mexican wingback, Layun. At times it might

:28:08. > :28:12.look more like a 4-3-3 than a 4-2-3 -1. The official line up as Ramires

:28:13. > :28:18.wide on the right-hand side. He may stay there to check on Layun and let

:28:19. > :28:28.Dani Alves bomb forwards as well. First Turkish referee at the World

:28:29. > :28:31.Cup final since 1974. Thiago Silva saying that it is better for Brazil

:28:32. > :28:35.to play in the north-east of the country. He is from Rio de Janeiro

:28:36. > :28:39.himself, and he says the fans are more passionate. And the Rafa

:28:40. > :28:43.Marquez, his 14th match at the World Cup finals. It is an unchanged side

:28:44. > :28:49.announced by the coach on Twitter yesterday. Still no place for

:28:50. > :28:53.Chicharito of Manchester United. Giovani dos Santos, once of

:28:54. > :28:56.Tottenham, is preferred. He was wrongly denied against Cameroon

:28:57. > :29:00.because of poor offside decisions twice. Peralta, nine goals in his

:29:01. > :29:05.last seven competitive internationals. He settled the last

:29:06. > :29:08.game. And it was his goals that sunk Brazil in the Olympic finals in

:29:09. > :29:12.London. It is the only trophy they have not won and they want revenge

:29:13. > :29:27.today. Nobody has beaten Brazil as often as Mexico in the 21st century.

:29:28. > :29:32.It is a humid evening here. Up around the 66% mark. Scolari has

:29:33. > :29:36.been trying to play down the national fervour, saying they will

:29:37. > :29:39.more just run the show. Herrera is Mexico's fourth coach in a 41 they

:29:40. > :29:44.spell during their qualifying. They got here through a play-off against

:29:45. > :29:49.New Zealand. The hard all from the Mexicans. They showed flair and

:29:50. > :29:54.panache against a stubborn Cameroon side. Amongst the Brazilian subs, do

:29:55. > :29:58.not be surprised to see Bernard or Hernanes to come on to freshen up

:29:59. > :30:04.the midfield. Chicharito came on against Cameroon, also the old full

:30:05. > :30:09.macro full-back, Salcido. You might see him today. It just looks a

:30:10. > :30:17.little bit threadbare in patches, the pitch. Brazil will get us under

:30:18. > :30:26.way, in the yellow and blue, kicking from left to right. A hot

:30:27. > :30:35.and humid evening. The sunshine is out. New hair dye, for Dani Alves,

:30:36. > :30:40.for these World Cup finals. An early bustle forward from Ramires,

:30:41. > :30:45.bringing the first free kick. I am still getting over the singing of

:30:46. > :30:49.the national anthem, Jonathan. It was an amazing moment, absolutely

:30:50. > :30:53.fantastic. Not only are Mexico playing against 11 players at the

:30:54. > :31:07.moment but about 50,000 supporters as well. A first challenge, sorry, a

:31:08. > :31:12.second. That was a bit naughty. The first was on Ramires. The second was

:31:13. > :31:16.on Neymar. We saw been dumped to the floor early on in the final warm up

:31:17. > :31:23.game against Serbia. That was no-nonsense from Vazquez, the little

:31:24. > :31:29.midfield terrier. What do you think the manager said to him before he

:31:30. > :31:35.went out? Luiz Gustavo, back to David Luiz. He has shown great

:31:36. > :31:39.passion when he has sung the anthem in the last two games. Ramires has

:31:40. > :31:55.started wide on the right hand side. No free kick given for that

:31:56. > :32:00.challenge by Gustavo. Lots of Premier League clubs watching the

:32:01. > :32:04.Espanyol defender play. Vazquez got through so much work in the first

:32:05. > :32:11.game, and Guardado, the veteran, got forward well in the first half. He

:32:12. > :32:16.got tired and went off. The challenges are feisty, early on.

:32:17. > :32:19.Yes, and it is very quick indeed. Both sides looking to put each other

:32:20. > :32:21.and it is very quick indeed. Both sides looking to put each other

:32:22. > :32:24.under immense pressure, straightaway. Brazil have suffered

:32:25. > :32:33.just one first round defeat since 1970. That was in France, 1998,

:32:34. > :32:40.after they had already qualified. Mexico, looking for their first win

:32:41. > :32:42.on Brazilian soil. Why is Neymar not stopping? Mexico have not won here

:32:43. > :32:56.since 1968. Good concentration levels at the

:32:57. > :33:01.back by Thiago Silva because he was not aware. Years making the point to

:33:02. > :33:05.the other defenders, as well, he could easily have left it. There was

:33:06. > :33:13.no Mexico player anywhere near him. -- he is making the point. He did

:33:14. > :33:19.not get a call so he made sure it was out of harm's way. Mexico with a

:33:20. > :33:27.corner, pulled back short and back to Guardado. Gustavo and Paulinho,

:33:28. > :33:34.the preferred defensive midfield pair, for skull RE, in the last 12

:33:35. > :33:36.months. He virtually unveiled his World Cup line-up at the

:33:37. > :33:52.Confederations Cup. It has changed very little.

:33:53. > :34:00.Ramires was a part of the Confederations Cup squad last

:34:01. > :34:01.summer. Marquez, the first man to captain his country in four

:34:02. > :34:08.consecutive World Cups. Oscar, the start of the opening win

:34:09. > :34:30.for Brazil. -- the star. Stretching into the challenge, and

:34:31. > :34:35.it will not be long before the Turkish referee pulls out a card.

:34:36. > :34:42.Scolari is in the technical area, saying the same thing. The star Bo,

:34:43. > :34:50.caught by Miguel Llera. -- Miguel Layun. Some great runs that he made

:34:51. > :34:58.from the attacking wingback position in the last game, touched the ball

:34:59. > :35:04.may 50 times. Hector Herrera, up in support but just held on to long.

:35:05. > :35:05.Well done, Neymar, as well. He is not renowned for his tracking back

:35:06. > :35:11.or tackling. not renowned for his tracking back

:35:12. > :35:14.Confederations Cup by the not renowned for his tracking back

:35:15. > :35:21.its neck. He played well at the Olympics, as well.

:35:22. > :35:22.its neck. He played well at the internationals is a tremendous

:35:23. > :35:40.statistic. How old is he? 22? Neymar Moore is almost dispossessed

:35:41. > :35:47.by his own player. Yes, you was nearly tackled by Fred. -- was

:35:48. > :35:58.almost dispossessed. Some questions about Marcelo before

:35:59. > :36:15.the Confederations Cup. But he really impressed last summer.

:36:16. > :36:34.It feels like we have had more tackles than passing, so far.

:36:35. > :36:42.Through the gap but a foul. They are claiming that he dived. It might be

:36:43. > :36:48.a bit of both. It was certainly a foul. When he sees a gap, you just

:36:49. > :36:50.goes for it, doesn't he? He certainly does. -- E just goes for

:36:51. > :37:03.it. 24 goals in his last 29

:37:04. > :37:08.internationals. He has scored from this kind of range and so has David

:37:09. > :37:11.Luiz but he is moving away. Dani Alves is there. He's scored against

:37:12. > :37:18.Panama in one of the World Cup warm up games. Will it be David Luiz

:37:19. > :37:27.after all? He has come back to the party. I think it is. This must be

:37:28. > :37:35.35-40 metres. It is a poor free kick, headed away.

:37:36. > :37:46.They have topped their group in every World Cup since 1982. They

:37:47. > :37:47.can't qualify for every World Cup since 1982. They

:37:48. > :37:56.with a victory tonight. every World Cup since 1982. They

:37:57. > :38:06.group game is tomorrow. But they will almost certainly be through.

:38:07. > :38:38.Vazquez and Miguel Layun will work so hard in the midfield.

:38:39. > :38:52.Dani Alves with his 77th appearance for his country.

:38:53. > :39:00.Slowing the pace down, and there are a future Ogletree whistles from the

:39:01. > :39:06.Mexican fans. -- derogatory whistles. The city has been full of

:39:07. > :39:08.ovation Choi in the last 24 hours, with the Mexican costumes. And

:39:09. > :39:11.ovation Choi in the last 24 hours, Brazilians are great as well in

:39:12. > :39:17.terms of the players. Look how wide they make the pitch, as wide as they

:39:18. > :39:19.can. Oscar almost has his toes on the line and Dani Alves, on the

:39:20. > :39:25.right, we'll be doing exactly the same. In fact, there he is. The

:39:26. > :39:37.switch of play just beats him, though.

:39:38. > :39:45.They could qualify for the second round for the 18th World Cup

:39:46. > :39:47.running. But the fans will settle for no less than triumph in the

:39:48. > :39:55.final. Five of the Brazilians playing

:39:56. > :40:04.tonight played in the Olympic final, Five of the Brazilians playing

:40:05. > :40:14.in 2012. Oscar says the Mexicans always give them a tough time.

:40:15. > :40:20.David Luiz is going to per se Jermaine, for what is it, a ?70

:40:21. > :40:30.million defensive centre-back pairing?

:40:31. > :40:48.Oscar has spun it in and Fred! Rippling the outside of the side

:40:49. > :40:51.netting. And offside. This move was started by Marcelo. It was a great

:40:52. > :41:01.ball through to Oscar. It took the defender out completely. He looked

:41:02. > :41:17.as well, straightaway, Fred. Friendly rivalry in the streets of

:41:18. > :41:24.Fortaleza, in the build-up to the game. It is great to be here. Yes,

:41:25. > :41:29.they were up and down the seafront this morning, at 5:30am. All the

:41:30. > :41:35.locals had something representing Brazil on. It was absolutely

:41:36. > :41:39.incredible. Flags everywhere, narrow streets, tumbledown in places,

:41:40. > :41:49.Brazilian shirts, Brazilian flags all over the place. I think you are

:41:50. > :41:55.being kind with tumbledown. Well, it is a country with many problems, of

:41:56. > :41:58.which Fortaleza has many. 20 murders in the city committed between Friday

:41:59. > :42:17.and Sunday. What is interesting with Mexico is

:42:18. > :42:25.that they have still left the two up. They are banking on the two

:42:26. > :42:33.banks of four pinching the ball. They can cause problems if the two

:42:34. > :42:39.get the service. This was part of the expected tactic. Alves has

:42:40. > :42:45.called Guardado, going in late. He is frustrated he did not get the run

:42:46. > :42:48.when he came in from the right. We have probably had about four of

:42:49. > :42:55.these tackles already and the referee has done the squarish of

:42:56. > :42:59.nothing so far. If Ramires occupies Miguel Layun, Alves will have room

:43:00. > :43:06.to go forward. I think that is the plan. He was a mile from the ball

:43:07. > :43:19.but Guardado makes a meal of it. He does.

:43:20. > :43:26.Mexico announced their tactics quite publicly, again, to cover Neymar,

:43:27. > :43:29.two against one, be fast, refuse in space, don't let him play. But he is

:43:30. > :43:38.on the ball now, towards Fred who could not get the shot away. A good

:43:39. > :43:43.double block. Marcelo kept it in. But in the end, it bounced off

:43:44. > :43:51.Paulinho and away. That was a really good tackle on Fred, in the midst of

:43:52. > :44:05.that. Paulinho does not really expect the ball.

:44:06. > :44:13.It was deflected, that is why. It caught him flush, didn't it, in the

:44:14. > :44:20.face. What a player he has been over the years, Rafa Marquez. 122 caps,

:44:21. > :44:26.now. Wonderful in his pomp at Barcelona. And other challenge

:44:27. > :44:55.leaves Oscar looking at the referee. far. Record number of opening phase

:44:56. > :44:59.goals. 47 goals in six days. Record equalling, actually, but one game

:45:00. > :45:09.still to play, though. That is later on this evening, Russia against

:45:10. > :45:20.South Korea. Here is Dani Alves. Ramires. Generally playing in the

:45:21. > :45:28.have countered the fact that Ramires have countered the fact that Ramires

:45:29. > :45:30.and Dani Alves and then Guardado coming in quickly to help Layun down

:45:31. > :45:44.the left-hand side. coming in quickly to help Layun down

:45:45. > :45:46.Luiz. Mexico is obsessed with getting into the quarterfinals,

:45:47. > :45:51.Luiz. Mexico is obsessed with gone out. They have said they will

:45:52. > :46:02.be more attacking in these finals. They certainly were in the opening

:46:03. > :46:09.game. The Mexican fans singing the anthem. And there is a fair few

:46:10. > :46:18.Brazilians joining in as well. There is DOS Santos. Did not really get a

:46:19. > :46:31.go at Tottenham, did he. We saw him playing at Railway yorker -- Real

:46:32. > :46:41.Mallorca, he's quite a few goals. He scored 12 of your

:46:42. > :46:54.now, Neymar. Scored his 100th senior goal in his 20th year, a remarkable

:46:55. > :47:00.player. I thought he was stumbling as the challenge came in. If you

:47:01. > :47:09.watch this, it is great ability. He was caught. That is why he stumbled.

:47:10. > :47:16.Two sugars in mind, thank you. Rodriguez was drawn in. You

:47:17. > :47:23.Two sugars in mind, thank you. escape him in Brazil,

:47:24. > :47:26.Two sugars in mind, thank you. has a picture of Neymar. Seems to be

:47:27. > :47:31.endorsing scores of products. Every time you turn your telly on, he is

:47:32. > :47:38.there, isn't he? Might well have been sent off in the

:47:39. > :47:45.there, isn't he? Might well have Into the box. The clearance is

:47:46. > :47:53.misplaced by the right full-back. The right wingback, as they play in

:47:54. > :48:00.this system. He was brought back for the play-offs after 16 months out of

:48:01. > :48:05.the picture. This is Dani Alves. Luiz Gustavo, very optimistic.

:48:06. > :48:08.Probably why he only has the one international goal. Yes.

:48:09. > :48:14.Probably why he only has the one save to make, has he, Ochoa. He is

:48:15. > :48:20.an interesting character. save to make, has he, Ochoa. He is

:48:21. > :48:28.to move on to another club. Milan and Marseille have been mentioned.

:48:29. > :48:36.His club was relegated this season. There is Scolari. He was once a

:48:37. > :48:54.World Cup manager with Portugal in 2006. Marcelo. Looking for Fred.

:48:55. > :48:57.Offside. He was. Yes. The referees assistant again, just pulling away

:48:58. > :49:02.at the far stick, and was just slightly off. Well, not slightly

:49:03. > :49:12.off... You are off, aren't you. There you go.

:49:13. > :49:17.They love their Brazilian national side. Stronger up here in the

:49:18. > :49:23.north-east and in other parts of the country. That is what the squad have

:49:24. > :49:34.been saying. Dani Alves. The referee has blown his whistle. Layun is on

:49:35. > :49:42.the deck. Just got a little snapshot there of the coach, Miguel Herrera.

:49:43. > :49:45.He played the Mexico, nearly made the 1994 World Cup squad. He was

:49:46. > :49:52.dropped for punching a photographer in a league game. That was the

:49:53. > :50:16.challenge that left Layun down. Not quite sure what he did.

:50:17. > :50:32.Thiago Silva. David Luiz. What a good season he had with PSG.

:50:33. > :50:39.Commanding, imperious at times. Well one back there though, Vasquez. And

:50:40. > :50:43.here is the captain. Yes, you have one back there though, Vasquez. And

:50:44. > :50:47.noticed, he immediately came out to take the ball forward, Marquez. He

:50:48. > :50:50.has been a feature of the Mexico play so far. That is wild. Whenever

:50:51. > :50:55.they have play so far. That is wild. Whenever

:50:56. > :50:56.forwards, Marquez, at 35 years of age has been prepared to do the

:50:57. > :51:20.running and bring it out. Do not expect us to run the show.

:51:21. > :51:27.That is what Scolari said. That is a lovely ball but he is offside again.

:51:28. > :51:42.Late flag. Yes. Three times in a row, now.

:51:43. > :51:55.Marquez. At walking pace. major trophies won at Barcelona.

:51:56. > :52:05.Giovani dos Santos. Herrera. Paul Aguilar. Herrera is a good player.

:52:06. > :52:15.He plays for Porto. Had a good opening game. A decent spell of

:52:16. > :52:22.possession here for Mexico. Moreno. Lifting it now. His last two touches

:52:23. > :52:27.have not been great, have they. Given away by Fred. Has to do better

:52:28. > :52:32.than that. Giovani dos Santos going for the return. Look how high Rafael

:52:33. > :52:38.Marquez is. Peralta into the box. Checking back. Marcelo is with him.

:52:39. > :52:44.Marquez is. Peralta into the box. Still Peralta. A good tackle on him

:52:45. > :52:46.initially by Thiago Silva. If he went down he might have got a

:52:47. > :52:54.penalty. Absolutely, on two occasions. Marquez has gone down and

:52:55. > :52:59.stay down. They might want to get the ball out of play here. The

:53:00. > :53:08.referee is coming to have a look. It is Neymar's hands that you can see.

:53:09. > :53:16.Bumped into the Mexican skipper. Here we go. There was a chance to go

:53:17. > :53:19.Bumped into the Mexican skipper. over there, and... Daniel Sturridge

:53:20. > :53:23.has just been on Twitter, he says he is still a supporter watching the

:53:24. > :53:30.World Cup. He says that he loves his job, the England striker. He says he

:53:31. > :53:39.is playing, does that mean he is playing on Thursday? Or just that he

:53:40. > :53:44.is playing in the World Cup? Well, he is not a manager to keep quiet

:53:45. > :53:52.when there is an assistant around. Herrera. Not a bad effort, that.

:53:53. > :53:58.Mexico claim a corner. The referees assistant, he is not having any of

:53:59. > :54:03.it. And the referee did not know. He looked at the assistant all the way

:54:04. > :54:08.through. The ball is flicked over. The referee took a long look at his

:54:09. > :54:13.assistant Tom and I wonder... They thought they should have had a

:54:14. > :54:14.corner. The referee was in a better position to make the decision

:54:15. > :54:40.anyway. A good try. Well, there certainly are some noise

:54:41. > :54:44.in here. Can you imagine the noise if this game actually does take off

:54:45. > :54:51.at some stage? It has not really done that yet. He is Giovani dos

:54:52. > :55:02.Santos. Pulling it back. Going past Marcelo too easily. The header away

:55:03. > :55:07.by the captain. Layun. Switching off there, Brazil, momentarily. Oscar's

:55:08. > :55:16.header will drop towards Herrera. Giovani dos Santos. There is a bit

:55:17. > :55:19.of a mix-up between the two. Neymar quick to pressurise Marquez. That is

:55:20. > :55:25.a lovely touch from Oscar. Paulinho. Neymar. Now, running at Rafa

:55:26. > :55:32.Marquez. Spinning it back. Just too far. Paulinho was surging forwards.

:55:33. > :55:39.Dani Alves back into the box... Neymar! Clawed away by Ochoa. That

:55:40. > :55:42.is the closest we have come so far. It was a great leap as well. A

:55:43. > :55:53.marvellous cross, and they greatly from Neymar. -- and a great leap.

:55:54. > :55:59.The game has woken up. Guardado. Vasquez. The

:56:00. > :56:06.The game has woken up. Guardado. does do so much work. Peralta. Did

:56:07. > :56:08.not stick with him, leaving his foot in on Thiago Silva. The referee had

:56:09. > :56:20.acknowledged that, but waving play on. Neymar felt that he was fouled.

:56:21. > :56:27.Layun from range. Yes, he says that shot on goal by Mexico, suddenly it

:56:28. > :56:35.has woken everybody up. Great leap that is. The save as well. A lot of

:56:36. > :56:40.ground to make up, the goalkeeper. Not the biggest at five foot 11, but

:56:41. > :56:51.he got there. Maybe that helped him to get there.

:56:52. > :57:02.You know before, I thought that Paulinho should have done better.

:57:03. > :57:10.Completely misjudged it. He has got the nod ahead of Jose Corona. They

:57:11. > :57:12.say he is a better shot stopper, according to his manager. They have

:57:13. > :57:23.been vying for the number one jersey.

:57:24. > :57:33.Dani Alves again, looking to switch it. With his full-back partner.

:57:34. > :57:38.Brazilian full-backs always play like wingbacks, anyway. Yes. That is

:57:39. > :57:44.a lovely ball forwards. He thought he was offside. I think he was. When

:57:45. > :57:53.did not have do make the decision. did not have do make the decision.

:57:54. > :58:12.You will get the timing of the runs right soon. Lost a

:58:13. > :58:13.You will get the timing of the runs three months of the season. It was

:58:14. > :58:19.Fred's controversial winning of the penalty against Croatia. At the

:58:20. > :58:35.moment they need something to break down Mexico. Away by Rodriguez.

:58:36. > :58:38.Francisco Rodriguez. He won the fans over. He was blamed for a couple of

:58:39. > :58:51.defeat in Vasquez. Winning his seventh cap,

:58:52. > :58:56.but he looks like he has been playing for a long time, very

:58:57. > :58:58.composed and competitive in the central midfield area. Guardado.

:58:59. > :59:05.Gave it away. Moreno. David Luiz. central midfield area. Guardado.

:59:06. > :59:11.Dani Alves staying forward. Guardado back with him and he checked him.

:59:12. > :59:19.Brazil can still build here. Paulinho. Oscar. He scored a very

:59:20. > :59:27.good goal in the opening game but did not hit that with any sort of

:59:28. > :59:35.power. That is the Neymar header. Really... Does anybody in the game

:59:36. > :59:40.think that that is necessary for that? We spoke to one of the

:59:41. > :59:45.officials today about it and it is not compulsory to show those

:59:46. > :59:48.goal-line technology shots. That is after the terrible mix-up in the

:59:49. > :59:53.ground the other day, Honduras against France. It is up to the

:59:54. > :59:56.individual match director. After years of not wanting it, it is

:59:57. > :00:01.although they have paid for it and they are going to keep showing it

:00:02. > :00:03.all the time now. It got wrong the other night, they showed goal, no

:00:04. > :00:22.goal, goal. Brazil seem quite happy for Vazquez

:00:23. > :00:31.do have the ball in the central midfield area. -- to have. There was

:00:32. > :00:54.a foul on Luiz Gustavo. Miguel Llera -- Scolari has shown a

:00:55. > :01:01.lot of faith in Luiz Gustavo because he has something of a reputation. He

:01:02. > :01:04.has been banned 16 times. But it is deemed that Scolari has calmed him

:01:05. > :01:14.down and he has become more mature as a player.

:01:15. > :01:23.Dani Alves, trying to get it back to Ramires. He has done a good job for

:01:24. > :01:26.Brazil on the right-hand side. Dos Santos dropped his shoulder to take

:01:27. > :01:32.David Luiz out of the game. Not for the first time, and I'd say, not for

:01:33. > :01:35.the last, Thiago Silva helped out. There was no reason for David Luiz

:01:36. > :01:47.to gamble, especially in that position.

:01:48. > :01:55.Silva cost ?37 million, and David Luiz, ?40 million. Staggering sums

:01:56. > :02:04.for centre-backs. It is. I know which one I would take.

:02:05. > :02:10.Moreno, expected to be the subject of a big bid

:02:11. > :02:19.Moreno, expected to be the subject summer. Out by Dani Alves.

:02:20. > :02:25.Don't forget, tonight on BBC1 at 10:40pm, it is Russia against South

:02:26. > :02:33.Korea, as they kick off their campaigns. And tomorrow, Spain

:02:34. > :02:40.against Chile at 7:30pm. Spain really need to win otherwise they

:02:41. > :02:47.could be facing elimination. A router, but it went away from him.

:02:48. > :02:51.Great attack by Silva. Marcelo and Brazil can kick up through the

:02:52. > :02:53.gears. Neymar, making the run to open up the gap. He will try to

:02:54. > :03:08.forage. The goalkeeper takes. You can see, with his head down, he

:03:09. > :03:18.had no intention of looking for anyone else. That was silver

:03:19. > :03:23.macro's tackle. -- Silva's tackle. We have seen big wins, big wins for

:03:24. > :03:32.big sides but also lots of comeback victories, I think half a dozen now.

:03:33. > :03:38.We have not seen a draw, yet. Just the goalless draw. Yes, I forgot

:03:39. > :03:49.about that. It was eminently forgettable, after all.

:03:50. > :04:02.Looking for Oscar. Tidied up effectively by Moreno, who is 26. He

:04:03. > :04:12.won the under 17 World Cup with Mexico back in 2005.

:04:13. > :04:17.Dani Alves, a suspicion of offside. The corner is given. The challenge

:04:18. > :04:32.by Vazquez. Just squeezed off the yellow boot.

:04:33. > :04:41.It is Brazil's first corner, after 34 minutes. Neymar takes it. Fred is

:04:42. > :04:46.up and David Luiz is up from the back.

:04:47. > :04:50.Lots of bumping and barging going on, there. Headed down and away by

:04:51. > :05:10.Herrera. Neymar will swing it away. In

:05:11. > :05:18.towards the head of Fred. Straight at the goalkeeper. Yet another free

:05:19. > :05:28.header, though. We have seen lots of those in the competition already.

:05:29. > :05:35.They have not been greatly accurate with the final ball in from wide

:05:36. > :05:36.positions so far, Brazil. Just one in five crosses hitting its mark in

:05:37. > :05:52.the opening game. The Mexican coach will be quite

:05:53. > :06:02.pleased with what he has seen so far, apart from the Neymar header.

:06:03. > :06:12.Brazil have had better possession of the ball so far. Aguilar. Stretched

:06:13. > :06:18.for the return. One back by Dos Santos, initially.

:06:19. > :06:27.Peralta is on the edge of the box and Dos Santos is the closed list --

:06:28. > :06:29.closest to him. Dani Alves just hooked in his foot. He is saying he

:06:30. > :06:38.won the ball. He has just come across him. He did

:06:39. > :06:47.just touch the ball. Oh, I bet he is hot. We are 258

:06:48. > :07:09.miles from the equator, here. And the heat is rising in the

:07:10. > :07:15.stadium. What I do with the free kick. It is a commanding header away

:07:16. > :07:19.by Silva. Layun, with the drive. The second one he has had and the same

:07:20. > :07:31.result. Yes, the shots have been from distance so far. A couple for

:07:32. > :07:41.Mexico, from Layun, the left wingback, in a 3-0 win against

:07:42. > :07:55.Israel, in May. Oscar is down the right at the moment. Ramires has

:07:56. > :07:59.gone inside left, sort of. Guardado. Dos Santos was behind David Luiz,

:08:00. > :08:03.and he defended well. Marcelo, neatly done. Again, full-back

:08:04. > :08:26.looking for full-back. Into Dani Alves again. Super tackle.

:08:27. > :08:31.Oh, that is a brilliant ball from Thiago Silva to Marcelo. He gets a

:08:32. > :08:34.shot away. Meanwhile, Neymar was tumbling on the edge of the area.

:08:35. > :08:44.The shot went wide and Neymar is looking to the assistant referee. I

:08:45. > :09:08.did not see it, in all honesty. I don't think the referee did, either.

:09:09. > :09:30.Is that Luiz Gustavo that has gone down? The challenge with Herrera. It

:09:31. > :09:39.was accidental. He caught him on the side of the head, I think. Years

:09:40. > :09:46.very important, started 14 of the last 15 games. -- he is very

:09:47. > :09:57.important. Radio five have England against Uruguay on Thursday, live at

:09:58. > :10:02.8pm. Highlights on BBC1 at 10:35pm. When Miguel Llera took over, he just

:10:03. > :10:08.had the job of getting through against New Zealand. He only picked

:10:09. > :10:08.home-based players. He is known for attacking sides, if not title

:10:09. > :10:17.winning club teams. He seems a very gregarious manager.

:10:18. > :10:33.He likes to use Twitter. There was a little bet between the

:10:34. > :10:37.respective FAs to see which country arrived at the game with the most

:10:38. > :10:41.Twitter followers this morning. The loser was going to donate a team

:10:42. > :10:46.jersey to the charity of the other's choice. Going into yesterday

:10:47. > :10:52.tea-time, Mexico had more followers. Hasn't Mexico got 120 million people

:10:53. > :10:54.in the population? I mean, Brazil have got even more but you can

:10:55. > :10:59.imagine the Mexicans certainly getting behind them. They have 1.6

:11:00. > :11:06.million followers on Twitter. Apparently. They are on the attack,

:11:07. > :11:11.looking for Layun with the diagonal. Away by Alves. Peralta is in the

:11:12. > :11:17.middle. This is a good run. Hold back. Imported block by Luiz

:11:18. > :11:23.Gustavo. There is the drive by Vazquez. It's skipped on and went

:11:24. > :11:29.wide. You can ways tell by the goalkeeper's dive, that Julius

:11:30. > :11:39.Caesar was not sure. -- always tell. -- Julio Cesar was not sure. Strange

:11:40. > :11:47.connection, as well. They just have not got going at all, Brazil. The

:11:48. > :11:50.ball has moved curiously at times. That Andrea Pirlo strike against

:11:51. > :12:03.England wobbled and benched dramatically. -- and bent. Fred has

:12:04. > :12:08.gone down. If you were a Brazilian supporter, would you be worried that

:12:09. > :12:16.the goalkeeper has played such little club football? No, not

:12:17. > :12:22.greatly. I think with goalkeepers, you can train them like a dog, can't

:12:23. > :12:27.you? They work so hard. It would not be a great problem, I would have

:12:28. > :12:31.thought. I would be more worried about Brazil. There is no flowing

:12:32. > :12:36.football at all, really. Luiz Gustavo, beyond the challenge of Dos

:12:37. > :12:43.Santos. Marcelo can attack from there. The early ball in, looking

:12:44. > :12:51.for Fred. Again, the final ball let them down. Dani Alves is fouled. The

:12:52. > :12:52.Mexican coach is absolutely rampant on the touchline. He is disagreeing

:12:53. > :13:28.with that one. Brazil have had 55% possession. They

:13:29. > :13:35.won here against Mexico, a year ago this week, 2-0, Neymar and Jo with

:13:36. > :13:37.the goals. Neymar is lining this up. This is about as far out as the

:13:38. > :13:44.David Luiz attempt. This is about as far out as the

:13:45. > :13:47.there! It hit Ochoa. The goalkeeper spread itself and I think it just

:13:48. > :13:56.hit him. A big chance for Brazil because the flag stayed down. A big

:13:57. > :14:01.chance and a big save, actually. Looking back, there might have

:14:02. > :14:08.three Brazilians, waiting to pounce. Defensively, Mexico got that will be

:14:09. > :14:16.wrong. -- horribly wrong. So did Dani Alves, with that pass.

:14:17. > :14:25.One of the moments when Rafa Marquez steps out of defence to join in.

:14:26. > :14:33.Aguilar, hacked down, free kick. He will have to show a card. Ramires is

:14:34. > :15:09.cautioned. I think it was better when Ramires

:15:10. > :15:15.was on the right, and Oscar was on the left. There is no great flow

:15:16. > :15:16.about Brazil at all. Marquez is up from the back. Giovani dos Santos is

:15:17. > :15:21.in there as well. So to from the back. Giovani dos Santos is

:15:22. > :15:32.It is aimed to the back post, but all the way through. What a waste.

:15:33. > :15:37.One minute of stoppage time has just been announced. It was a great chest

:15:38. > :16:02.from Thiago Silva. Paul Aguilar. Surging run. A good

:16:03. > :16:15.challenge by Luiz Gustavo. Guardado had gone out to the right-hand side.

:16:16. > :16:22.Rather pensive. Scolari... I think he will be at them at half-time to

:16:23. > :16:29.try to make them to movable quicker. The final game against Croatia, it

:16:30. > :16:38.would be a good result here for Mexico. They have frustrated Brazil.

:16:39. > :16:44.A couple of half effort them, one from Fred, a couple from Neymar. But

:16:45. > :16:51.walking off at half-time, at Fortaleza, it is 0-0. STUDIO: Not

:16:52. > :16:56.the free-flowing football that Brazil would have liked, but Mexico,

:16:57. > :17:01.as you said, they made life difficult for them. They are

:17:02. > :17:01.difficult to beat, well organised. Rafa Marquez is controlling

:17:02. > :17:04.everything at the back, Rafa Marquez is controlling

:17:05. > :17:08.everything at the stepping in the middle sometimes. It is a tough task

:17:09. > :17:13.to play against them. On the occasions they have got behind the

:17:14. > :17:17.Mexican defence, Ochoa has stood tall. He has made some fantastic

:17:18. > :17:19.saves, that one from Neymar. That was the one from the free kick, as

:17:20. > :17:25.well in the was the one from the free kick, as

:17:26. > :17:29.got to move the ball quicker. Too many players having too many touches

:17:30. > :17:34.on the ball. It is slow and ponderous. The coach will be telling

:17:35. > :17:37.them that at half-time. Having said all of that, this is the save that I

:17:38. > :17:42.was on about. That was a brilliant header. You do not see that too many

:17:43. > :17:47.times from Neymar. He rises very well, he gets it on target and it is

:17:48. > :17:52.an excellent save. Wonderful save. It is, that is what you need when

:17:53. > :17:54.you have been beaten once, not because they have outplayed you, but

:17:55. > :18:00.you need the goalkeeper to come to your rescue sometimes. Thiago Silva

:18:01. > :18:08.has been Brazil's best player. That tells you something. A great block

:18:09. > :18:11.from Ochoa. Mexico are playing an offside trap and they got it

:18:12. > :18:15.horribly wrong. There are going to beat chances if they are clever

:18:16. > :18:21.enough. Having said that, Mexico have been reduced to the odd long

:18:22. > :18:21.shot. Herrera hit a decent one. A few have

:18:22. > :18:26.shot. Herrera hit a decent one. A few have gone wrong. But their

:18:27. > :18:30.tactics are very clear. They are just waiting for their chance.

:18:31. > :18:36.Brazil need to be... It is a dangerous team. They have quality,

:18:37. > :18:40.and Brazil, it is not the way that I would like to see them. They are

:18:41. > :18:44.waiting too much. They are giving some space away. Dani Alves today is

:18:45. > :18:50.not really having his best day. He has made some wrong choices. Even

:18:51. > :18:53.defensively he gave away a free kick which could cost the game. We had

:18:54. > :19:00.quite a debate watching the game during the first half about a

:19:01. > :19:03.certain offside ploy played by Mexico when Fred missed that

:19:04. > :19:07.opportunity. It was not an opportunity, it was rightly given

:19:08. > :19:14.offside. I have never seen that before, to stop and play offside

:19:15. > :19:16.that close to your goal-line. But because I know Rafa Marquez and I

:19:17. > :19:20.have played with him, he because I know Rafa Marquez and I

:19:21. > :19:24.genius, and you can see that they are stopping at the same time. That

:19:25. > :19:30.makes sure that Fred is offside. We have the replay, and they are almost

:19:31. > :19:35.synchronised. You can always say that maybe, maybe not, but for me,

:19:36. > :19:42.they have worked on that. I think this is suicide! In your own box,

:19:43. > :19:47.there is to players near your own goal. And if... Who was it that

:19:48. > :19:52.played the ball? It was Oscar I think. If he played one more second

:19:53. > :19:56.before that, it was a good ball. You cannot risk it so close to your

:19:57. > :20:04.goal. I think it is lazy defending. If the goalkeeper goes there and

:20:05. > :20:07.capped it off, you clear it, but if Fred had any brains about him, which

:20:08. > :20:12.he has not shown in the first half, he will work it out. Having said

:20:13. > :20:18.that, it is so unusual seeing defenders doing that, you would not

:20:19. > :20:22.expect it. I would not expect that. It is lazy defending. It was

:20:23. > :20:27.deliberate. Was a deliberate if they'd stepped out? Marquez stepped

:20:28. > :20:35.out. I would say. He is in front of Fred. He just had to clear it. He

:20:36. > :20:39.just had to close the gap. He got away with it. For me, I think they

:20:40. > :20:44.worked on it and he did it on purpose. Why would you stop if you

:20:45. > :20:50.were in front of the striker? Make sure you find out after the game. We

:20:51. > :20:55.want to know. I will. While we're on the subject of Marquez, he gives

:20:56. > :21:01.Mexico something. , he does, I have played with him and he is the type

:21:02. > :21:02.of player you want in your team. He recognises everything. He is the

:21:03. > :21:04.type of guy that can recognises everything. He is the

:21:05. > :21:08.type of guy that can smell danger. And also, when he needs to be calm,

:21:09. > :21:10.when he needs to pass it on the right, pass it on the left, he will

:21:11. > :21:10.talk when he needs to pass it on the

:21:11. > :21:15.right, pass it on the left, he will talk to his guys and he is a general

:21:16. > :21:21.for me. I played with him and he is an amazing player. Fred infuriated.

:21:22. > :21:27.In the first half I was screaming at the television constantly. He has

:21:28. > :21:32.got to hold the ball a lot better. He does it well here, but what the

:21:33. > :21:36.lay-off. It is poor, it is lazy, he gives the ball away too easily in

:21:37. > :21:40.good position. He should never be offside. He can see right along the

:21:41. > :21:44.pitch. He has got the defender where he wants him because the defender

:21:45. > :21:48.cannot see him. Now it is impossible. We should not be

:21:49. > :21:55.offside. Shall we call him offside Fred? Ron said Fred! He is offside,

:21:56. > :22:00.it is frustrating as a performance from him because he has got a decent

:22:01. > :22:04.goal-scoring record and I am sure that the coach will be saying that

:22:05. > :22:08.you have got to get more involved. In the first game he only had seven

:22:09. > :22:13.touches in the first half. I think he only has 12 in this half. He must

:22:14. > :22:16.do better. Clarence, you mention that Dani Alves is having a bad

:22:17. > :22:19.night but you have not been impressed with the Brazil

:22:20. > :22:24.full-backs. And also the lack of creativity in the midfield. The

:22:25. > :22:27.Reece Lyne. Dani Alves is superficial. I think he is a great

:22:28. > :22:33.player, I enjoy watching him. But here, we have a situation where I

:22:34. > :22:37.think it was Thiago Silva getting the ball to Marcelo. There are no

:22:38. > :22:42.runs, nobody running up front. Brazil just trying to play the game

:22:43. > :22:46.easy. The Mexico that is great, but nobody is making the run behind the

:22:47. > :22:51.defence. He is now going to move them. And then the ball goes back to

:22:52. > :22:55.Marcelo. OK, let's play it between us. He loses the ball,

:22:56. > :22:59.counterattack. This is not going to happen. Do you think this comes from

:23:00. > :23:03.a fear that we talked about prior to kick-off, the fact that the Mexicans

:23:04. > :23:07.can attack from those positions and they were caught out a few times

:23:08. > :23:11.defensively in the first game? I think so, the one thing they also

:23:12. > :23:14.had to do is get Oscar involved in the game. The only time he touched

:23:15. > :23:18.the ball is because he wants to get it off the centre-backs. They create

:23:19. > :23:24.that when you play it against Mexico. Layun can get there and go

:23:25. > :23:28.on the counterattack. You almost get a bit too cautious sometimes. In 48

:23:29. > :23:31.hours time England will be halfway through their second group game

:23:32. > :23:34.against Uruguay. Later in the programme we will hear from Luis

:23:35. > :23:38.Suarez. But first we can get the view from the England camp, we have

:23:39. > :23:45.been speaking to the England coach, Gary Neville.

:23:46. > :23:54.In defeat sometimes, it is best to sit and think. COMMENTATOR: Lovely

:23:55. > :23:59.dummy... It is into the net! To stay calm and accentuate the positives.

:24:00. > :24:08.COMMENTATOR: Daniel Sturridge is in the middle... Great finish! Time to

:24:09. > :24:12.he's going to get there... To live in one!

:24:13. > :24:20.Gone over the tapes from Saturday. What worked and what did not?

:24:21. > :24:23.Tactically, you try to stifle the Italy midfielder as much as you can

:24:24. > :24:28.without putting up a wall. It felt like we were on the ropes with our

:24:29. > :24:31.gloves up for 12 rounds, but I thought on Saturday night, we want

:24:32. > :24:35.some rounds and we put some gloves on them. It was the best England

:24:36. > :24:39.performance from a football perspective that I have seen to 15

:24:40. > :24:42.years. Playing against a great team with some world-class players, and I

:24:43. > :24:46.have to say, they got some joy but we got joyed with the players we

:24:47. > :24:51.wanted to get joy. I think the draw could have been a fair result. It

:24:52. > :24:54.was the left flank that was causing problems. Wayne Rooney does not look

:24:55. > :24:59.as happy out there for England. Will there be a change to get the best

:25:00. > :25:03.out of him? There could be. I think the way that the manager looks at

:25:04. > :25:07.it, all three players, four players, five players, they all played in

:25:08. > :25:11.those positions and they complained in the other positions. Wayne Rooney

:25:12. > :25:14.can cause great damage on the left, he scored against Ecuador and set up

:25:15. > :25:18.a great goal against Italy. But they could easily be attained if the

:25:19. > :25:21.manager describes that he looks at Uruguay and thinks that this game

:25:22. > :25:29.suits Wayne Rooney in a different position. Were you watching it and

:25:30. > :25:31.feeling frustrated and wishing that you had set up slightly differently?

:25:32. > :25:34.Of course we could have that five in midfield but that is not the mode

:25:35. > :25:37.that the manager is in. When I got the call from Roy Hodgson I had

:25:38. > :25:41.never spoken to him or met him before, and the perception was

:25:42. > :25:44.always of Roy Hodgson at West Bromberg he was a cautious and

:25:45. > :25:49.conservative manager. I have never seen that. Bringing in ten young

:25:50. > :25:52.players to the tournament, and playing with four forwards, it is

:25:53. > :25:55.anything but. He wants to win football matches the right way and

:25:56. > :25:59.he wants to see the young and talented players on the pitch

:26:00. > :26:04.delivering great performances. We're not going to Wayne on that. He is

:26:05. > :26:08.not going to most importantly. Uruguay against Costa Rica, what did

:26:09. > :26:11.you see? It was an unusual performance. When I watch the game

:26:12. > :26:15.back, there is not too much out of the game that we will be showing the

:26:16. > :26:18.players. Because you could lull them into a position whereby they believe

:26:19. > :26:22.that this is what they are. This is not what they are. This is a team

:26:23. > :26:27.that wins a lot of big matches, and I would not want to, anybody at home

:26:28. > :26:30.that thinks it is a shoo-in. We are expecting a tough game, and

:26:31. > :26:34.different to what we saw against Costa Rica. Are now England's

:26:35. > :26:40.destiny is still in their own hands. Let's hope when they get back to

:26:41. > :26:46.reedit Junior on Friday are reflecting on different times. --

:26:47. > :26:51.get back to Rio de Janeiro. STUDIO: That game kicking off at 8pm on

:26:52. > :26:58.Thursday. We will have highlight and match analysis from 10:35pm on

:26:59. > :27:03.BBC1. Interesting little news development on Wayne Rooney and his

:27:04. > :27:06.Facebook page. He is clearly not happy with the media representation

:27:07. > :27:19.of his World Cup so far. There it is:

:27:20. > :27:25.I remember four years ago something went on with the England fans. It

:27:26. > :27:29.will happen until his claws and put in a good performance. That is what

:27:30. > :27:32.happens when the stars of the team do not perform and do not get the

:27:33. > :27:40.results, they are the ones that get the criticism. He played a good

:27:41. > :27:43.game. He worked hard. He is a fantastic asset, until 62 minutes he

:27:44. > :27:47.was one of the best players for England. Thierry Henry, does it

:27:48. > :27:53.surprise you? 2-macro I love Wayne Rooney. I believe that he should be

:27:54. > :27:57.playing in the middle. That is my personal thing. That is the

:27:58. > :28:01.argument. That is what you have with Wayne Rooney, he had to play in the

:28:02. > :28:05.middle, period. He does not want to play on the left-hand side and he

:28:06. > :28:10.does not look comfortable. He is your guy, he has two play in the

:28:11. > :28:15.middle. You have to make a choice. Time now to catch up on today's

:28:16. > :28:16.early game, Belgium playing against Algeria. Commentary coming from Dave

:28:17. > :28:29.Woods. COMMENTATOR: Making progress down

:28:30. > :28:31.the left-hand side. Trying to close him down...

:28:32. > :28:39.the left-hand side. Trying to close And a penalty is going to be given!

:28:40. > :28:44.The yellow card is shown to Jan Vertonghen for the poll on Sofiane

:28:45. > :28:49.Feghouli. Sofiane Feghouli from the penalty spot! And his claws.

:28:50. > :28:59.Algeria's first goal of the World Cup in 2014. It is their first World

:29:00. > :29:03.Cup goal in 28 years. Eden Hazard... He is looking to get the

:29:04. > :29:05.Cup goal in 28 years. Eden ball in their, and the second time

:29:06. > :29:14.of asking he does via the deflection. Marouane Fellaini! He

:29:15. > :29:18.has scored. Off the bench and his claws the goal. Marouane Fellaini.

:29:19. > :29:20.has scored. Off the bench and his -- and he scores the goal.

:29:21. > :29:28.has scored. Off the bench and his they wanted. Still an opportunity

:29:29. > :29:32.here. Sofiane Feghouli. He took a dive and the referee is not

:29:33. > :29:37.impressed. The ball going the other way. Eden Hazard looking to turn it

:29:38. > :29:42.right. This could win it... Dries Mertens! 2-1 Belgium. And it is two

:29:43. > :29:50.STUDIO: We have seen some great this game around.

:29:51. > :29:53.STUDIO: We have seen some great finale is to matches and let's hope

:29:54. > :29:57.we get the same this evening. We have seen 30 countries in the

:29:58. > :30:01.tournament so far and the final two teams entering the fray later

:30:02. > :30:03.tonight. Fabio Capello's Russia against South Korea. And plenty to

:30:04. > :30:51.enjoy on the BBC this weekend. that is not Glastonbury, by the way.

:30:52. > :30:54.That is Copacabana beach, and the fan park down there. There has not

:30:55. > :30:59.been much the those Brazilian supporters to cheer so far. Although

:31:00. > :31:00.I must say, there are supporters from all

:31:01. > :31:05.I must say, there are supporters fan Park in Rio.

:31:06. > :31:06.I must say, there are supporters players are in the tunnel.

:31:07. > :31:12.I must say, there are supporters got to produce a bit more. They have

:31:13. > :31:14.two move the ball more quickly, get the one and two touch passing going.

:31:15. > :31:21.It was pretty lethargic in the one and two touch passing going.

:31:22. > :31:29.half. It looks like they have made a change. Will that make a difference?

:31:30. > :31:35.I would not have taken off Ramires. Paulinho, for me, was not

:31:36. > :31:40.participating enough. But they needed to make a change, someone to

:31:41. > :31:44.create something and get a bit more speed. Some magic from Neymar

:31:45. > :31:52.required? That's exactly what I was about to say. Let's enjoy the second

:31:53. > :31:53.half in the company of Mark Lawrenson and Jonathan Pearce.

:31:54. > :32:00.COMMENTATOR: Bernard is coming on. Lawrenson and Jonathan Pearce.

:32:01. > :32:04.He came on in the opening game against Croatia, for the last 20

:32:05. > :32:09.minutes or so. Mexico will get us under way in their change strip of

:32:10. > :32:15.bed and black. Bernard can move the ball quickly. Playing off the

:32:16. > :32:17.left-hand side, he placed the Shakhtar Donetsk and won the league

:32:18. > :32:25.title with them this season. -- plays for. He cost some ?22 million.

:32:26. > :32:28.His 13th game for Brazil. Interesting to read some of your

:32:29. > :32:34.text messages and e-mails on the BBC website. Someone wants to know why

:32:35. > :32:42.could is not in this Brazil side. -- Moutinho.

:32:43. > :32:47.else says Mexico are going to win 2-0. Bernard has come to the

:32:48. > :32:59.right-hand side straightaway, mirrors. -- for Ramires. Star has

:33:00. > :33:03.come back onto the left. I think he might tap inside. I think they are

:33:04. > :33:06.going back to the original plan, with Neymar just on the left-hand

:33:07. > :33:13.side, where he seems to get more joy. Paulinho had made a run and so

:33:14. > :33:18.had Bernard. It is clear the way. joy. Paulinho had made a run and so

:33:19. > :33:27.This is the hard-working Victor Herrera. -- cleared away. Marquez

:33:28. > :33:32.had got all the way forward. He was caught. But it shows the mark of the

:33:33. > :33:37.man. He is 35 and he was the man looking to get beyond. He was

:33:38. > :33:45.caught. It was Silva. He touched the ball first.

:33:46. > :33:53.They are sore ones, as well. His 14th game in the World Cup finals.

:33:54. > :33:57.He was recalled for the play-offs, to get them through against New

:33:58. > :34:03.Zealand, after 17 months out of the side. Great leadership qualities. It

:34:04. > :34:18.just shows, you don't need to do is to be a good footballer. -- you

:34:19. > :34:22.don't need tattoos. We have seen some great scenes in the terraces on

:34:23. > :34:32.this World Cup. We just need some on the pitch, now. The early noise and

:34:33. > :34:41.anticipation has just dissipated. Scolari, slating the referee. He

:34:42. > :34:48.wants more protection for his star man. I think he is making the point

:34:49. > :34:52.that the only booking was for Ramires. His players were not

:34:53. > :35:02.innocent, were they? When they won the game against

:35:03. > :35:07.Honduras earlier this season, they could mix it. A lovely ball to

:35:08. > :35:10.Bernard, across the face of goal and Neymar! Just headed away for the

:35:11. > :35:16.corner by Rodriguez, who got there just in time. Trade ball from Alves,

:35:17. > :35:20.fantastic. And Neymar just can't get in there quickly enough. Great

:35:21. > :35:26.defending as well. He just can't quite get there, Neymar. I think it

:35:27. > :35:27.was so quick down the right, it called the Brazilian forwards

:35:28. > :35:46.unawares. What a ball from the back. Five in the middle for Brazil.

:35:47. > :35:53.Neymar, teasing the defender. Oscar. He settled on it but his shot

:35:54. > :36:00.was well wide. I'm not sure if it was a shot or across or in between.

:36:01. > :36:06.-- or a cross or something in between. The substitutes are warming

:36:07. > :36:11.up, including the veteran, Maicon. When the ball came in from Bernard,

:36:12. > :36:20.did you notice Fred was nowhere to be seen? There was no way he was

:36:21. > :36:27.getting there. Luiz Gustavo, getting it away. Various Fred, now. -- there

:36:28. > :36:30.is Fred. Thiago Silva on the shoulder of Dos Santos. The referee,

:36:31. > :36:46.allowing things to go. They have definitely tucked Oscar

:36:47. > :36:52.back inside, and Neymar out on the left. Very similar to the way they

:36:53. > :37:17.played against Croatia, now, isn't it?

:37:18. > :37:22.Brazil have won the three previous World Cup meetings without conceding

:37:23. > :37:27.a goal. They are under pressure here, of their own doing. Luiz

:37:28. > :37:39.Gustavo is a deep. He put Silva in danger. Vazquez. Dos Santos. A poor

:37:40. > :37:46.final ball in, though. That was a complete waste. They passed the ball

:37:47. > :37:56.very accurately in their first game. 85% success rate. They have had one

:37:57. > :38:00.game in World Cup finals against South American sides, in 2002,

:38:01. > :38:28.against Ecuador, Mexico. Looking for Fred, upfront. Still not

:38:29. > :38:32.greatly mobile. Vazquez, around the corner. Mexico

:38:33. > :38:34.greatly mobile. Vazquez, around the more quickly than Brazil at the

:38:35. > :38:49.moment. The plan is for Guardado to give

:38:50. > :38:51.Mexico 65, 70 minutes. Gustavo Canales in that. Detecting the

:38:52. > :39:00.defence. Neymar has given it away. The defender was on him

:39:01. > :39:06.straightaway, as soon as the ball was played to him. The one

:39:07. > :39:09.outstanding moment is still the say from Ochoa, from Neymar's header. --

:39:10. > :39:29.still the save. Thiago Silva, helping David Luiz.

:39:30. > :39:36.The outstanding moment, the touch off by Thiago Silva in the penalty

:39:37. > :39:38.area, to Luiz Gustavo. Marcelo, quickly on to it but he was caught

:39:39. > :39:42.after the ball had gone. quickly on to it but he was caught

:39:43. > :39:46.said he was diving and the referee agreed. Ralph has not really been in

:39:47. > :39:51.the game and David Luiz gobbling it up. He has given it away and

:39:52. > :39:55.committed himself up the pitch, the defender. Can Mexico break? Moreno.

:39:56. > :40:02.Layun. defender. Can Mexico break? Moreno.

:40:03. > :40:15.Gustavo in the end. Guardado, deflected. A corner off

:40:16. > :40:17.Thiago Silva. Yes, the deflection, he put a bit more pace and height on

:40:18. > :40:29.it. Mexico's second corner. Brazil have

:40:30. > :40:45.had three. Julio Cesar has made one save.

:40:46. > :40:50.comes the corner. Away at the near post. And a lofted clearance by

:40:51. > :41:04.Paulinho, towards Neymar. He fouled Aguilar. That was a little bit too

:41:05. > :41:14.easy. Just stand off him, make him try to do something with the ball.

:41:15. > :41:15.You can go quiet in games, and then suddenly explode interaction. -- he

:41:16. > :41:25.can go. Vazquez with the shot. Not far away.

:41:26. > :41:46.They are starting to creep into No great closing down as well, is

:41:47. > :42:01.there? They just squeezed into the

:42:02. > :42:07.play-offs, Mexico, because the US came back against Panama. The USA

:42:08. > :42:14.scored in the 93rd minute, didn't they? They did. The Mexican TV

:42:15. > :42:15.commentary, absolutely blasting Mexico, and thanking the USA for

:42:16. > :42:21.everything. But this accomplished performance against the

:42:22. > :42:32.host nation by Mexico so far. Dos Santos gives it away.

:42:33. > :42:43.Only Uruguay qualified for these finals... He has been preparing for

:42:44. > :42:50.years that is, given his second chance.

:42:51. > :43:01.Risky by Marcelo. Dos Santos, rolling it in. Can he get the shot

:43:02. > :43:06.away? It is deflected and mopped up gently. Yes, and just as well. That

:43:07. > :43:13.is what he is good at, Dos Santos, cutting in from the right, shooting

:43:14. > :43:23.on his left. Still that lack of urgency from Brazil.

:43:24. > :43:28.He scored two goals in the three warm up games, and those

:43:29. > :43:32.performances got him in the starting line-up against Hernandez. As I

:43:33. > :43:40.don't think it will be long before we see Chicharito. -- but I don't.

:43:41. > :43:52.Good football. Aguilar, a touch to him from a good player, Herrera.

:43:53. > :44:02.Here he is, again. Off the left foot! Shoot on sight. Yes, shoot on

:44:03. > :44:19.sight, and getting closer. Awful defending again from Brazil.

:44:20. > :44:31.Concern on the face of the Brazilian goalkeeper.

:44:32. > :44:36.Someone on the World Cup debate on the website says, "if we keep on

:44:37. > :44:44.playing like this, we will lose. The first off is a fiasco". Another says

:44:45. > :44:54.that Dani Alves hair is not bringing any luck. They need to get hold of

:44:55. > :45:02.the ball in midfield. That three, Luiz Gustavo and also Oscar. Neymar

:45:03. > :45:18.is only tucked in. They cannot get hold of the ball, Jonathan. Marcelo.

:45:19. > :45:24.David Luiz. They have not moved quickly. No. Neymar coming to the

:45:25. > :45:26.left-hand side. This is where he has been the most effective for Brazil.

:45:27. > :45:37.That is a yellow card. Paul Aguilar. I think it is a repeat offence. How

:45:38. > :46:02.is your Portuguese? Neymar... A little bit too slow to

:46:03. > :46:15.do anything with it. Marcelo. Frustration growing. Whistles...

:46:16. > :46:24.Just a few boos as well around the stadium, did I hear? Not sure.

:46:25. > :46:35.One goal will change the atmosphere of the whole nation. Vasquez.

:46:36. > :46:39.Guardado. He has played well in midfield. Herrera. They have got

:46:40. > :46:46.time and space as well. Paul Aguilar.

:46:47. > :46:59.Rafa Marquez. Now you are hearing a bit of shouting from the home fans.

:47:00. > :47:07.Not happy they are not closing down the Mexican players. It was Guardado

:47:08. > :47:11.from range. Well, that move from the halfway line, not really any

:47:12. > :47:11.challenge from any Brazilian. Approaching the hour

:47:12. > :47:17.challenge from any Brazilian. fifth effort they have had like that

:47:18. > :47:22.in the second half. Fortunately, at the moment, most of them are not on

:47:23. > :47:39.target and they are from long range. If you look at the alternatives on

:47:40. > :47:52.the Brazilian bench, Willian is there from Chelsea. Jo, the former

:47:53. > :47:57.Manchester City and Everton man, he came from nowhere to suddenly play a

:47:58. > :48:04.major role for them. Fee comes on, we will have Jo, Fred and Bernard!

:48:05. > :48:11.A little bit of a late challenge there from Luiz Gustavo. It left

:48:12. > :48:19.Paul Aguilar on the deck. Herrera. Dos Santos. Can he keep it in? No

:48:20. > :48:23.great movement or awareness from Peralta to get up there into a

:48:24. > :48:28.dangerous position and Gamble. No. Nobody was prepared to bust a gut to

:48:29. > :48:36.get in there. Dos Santos did well. Here is Neymar. Into Fred. Cannot

:48:37. > :48:44.keep it. It is going to be a yellow card for Vasquez. Do you think the

:48:45. > :48:58.referee might have had a half-time instruction from somebody? Anything

:48:59. > :49:00.is possible with Fifa. That is nothing challenge. Yes it is a foul.

:49:01. > :49:16.But... Could this be the moment that Neymar

:49:17. > :49:39.sends Brazil into a frenzy? The referee has marched them back.

:49:40. > :49:41.Out comes the magic foam. Neymar stands over it. Dani Alves is there

:49:42. > :49:48.as well. Always aware stands over it. Dani Alves is there

:49:49. > :49:52.the box just in case it comes off the goalkeeper. Neymar with it. It

:49:53. > :50:00.was bending, it the goalkeeper. Neymar with it. It

:50:01. > :50:23.was wide. It was just a dive in case, wasn't it. Yes.

:50:24. > :50:38.A flamboyant goalkeeper, plays in French

:50:39. > :50:47.Oscar has gone out to the right-hand side. The cross is blocked by Layun.

:50:48. > :50:52.Marcelo is the only one really in the team at the moment that inject

:50:53. > :50:58.any pace into his attacking. Can they do something here? Marcelo.

:50:59. > :51:02.Neymar wanted it back but he was not going to get it. Marcelo putting the

:51:03. > :51:09.ball into the box. Moreno clears. Marcelo back again. The offside is

:51:10. > :51:16.called for by Marcelo back again. The offside is

:51:17. > :51:21.challenge, but when Marcelo burst into the box and played that ball,

:51:22. > :51:39.Fred never moved. He absolutely just never moved.

:51:40. > :51:47.In the past 100 games in the World Cup finals, Brazil, in this

:51:48. > :51:50.In the past 100 games in the World tournament, five World Cups under

:51:51. > :51:57.their belt, two runners-up. They have only failed to make the last

:51:58. > :52:01.date for times. They are finding this afternoon a very frustrating

:52:02. > :52:04.one. The referee just telling Guardado that I am making the

:52:05. > :52:04.decisions. He brought the playback because

:52:05. > :52:10.decisions. He brought the playback done really well in

:52:11. > :52:18.decisions. He brought the playback fourth official now having words

:52:19. > :52:25.with the Mexican coach. Svein Oddvar Moen, and Norwegian Champions League

:52:26. > :52:38.referee. Guardado. Thiago Silva behind him. Dani Alves. Terrier

:52:39. > :52:45.like. I think that Jo might be coming on, you know. Thiago Silva

:52:46. > :52:51.has time. Incomes Peralta. Did not get a shout. That time it was being

:52:52. > :53:00.eroded by the Mexican centre forward. The captain bringing it

:53:01. > :53:03.away, and he is fouled. You just get the impression as well that the

:53:04. > :53:08.Mexicans can sense that the Brazilians are struggling here. Such

:53:09. > :53:14.a strong centre-back. 12 and a half stone, Thiago Silva. He makes full

:53:15. > :53:16.use of it. Jo is going to come on. That is given away and Brazil are

:53:17. > :53:28.getting sloppy. Layun on the outside of Dani Alves.

:53:29. > :53:35.A decent cross in. Headed away by the diving Thiago Silva. How quickly

:53:36. > :53:39.did he get past Dani Alves? At the moment, Brazil's tactic of trying to

:53:40. > :53:50.stop Layun getting forward seems to have gone by the by. Oscar's header.

:53:51. > :53:55.Neymar. Fred is up through the middle. Neymar. Oscar. Options on

:53:56. > :54:07.the left-hand side. Trying to find Fred. Luiz Gustavo. Bernard. Marcelo

:54:08. > :54:07.the left-hand side. Trying to find switching. Dani Alves. Fred is

:54:08. > :54:17.ambling across the switching. Dani Alves. Fred is

:54:18. > :54:19.Out wide there. Paoli near. -- Paulinho. Keeping possession. It is

:54:20. > :54:33.all the little bit laboured. The pressure on Brazil is absolutely

:54:34. > :54:38.huge. From the moment the players wake up, from the moment that they

:54:39. > :54:45.go to bed, they are under the camera lens. Jo is coming on. And it is for

:54:46. > :54:49.Fred. You know what they have said to Fred, warm up, you are coming! He

:54:50. > :55:16.has not done much. He has had a second coming as a

:55:17. > :55:22.Brazilian international, Jo. Marcelo. Neymar. Will not take him

:55:23. > :55:30.on. Left foot, putting the cross up. Neymar! Saved again from Ochoa. One

:55:31. > :55:35.is more trying to get through. Dani Alves. Pulling it back... It is

:55:36. > :55:50.deflected away! Ochoa denying Brazil. Another top stop. Neymar

:55:51. > :55:58.will take it. The goalkeeper has been superb. The referee having a

:55:59. > :56:07.word with David Luiz. I am not sure that did not come off his chest as

:56:08. > :56:12.well. Incomes the corner. Ochoa punching. Back out to Neymar. Oscar

:56:13. > :56:20.is there with him. Looking for Paulinho. The juggling goalkeeper

:56:21. > :56:29.gets it. Dani Alves was there to cover. Great header under pressure,

:56:30. > :56:35.that was. Now there is an urgency about Brazil. David Luiz. Jo. Well,

:56:36. > :56:44.he has already moved more than Fred has moved! Came back against France

:56:45. > :56:50.last year in June, his first international in five years, Jo. He

:56:51. > :56:56.really has been in the wilderness. Struggled at Everton and Manchester

:56:57. > :57:01.City. David Luiz. That is a fine pass. Oscar. David Luiz arriving. He

:57:02. > :57:08.scuffed it. Paulinho was there behind him. Thiago Silva. Gustard

:57:09. > :57:14.inti the pace, Brazil. They looked like a different team at the moment.

:57:15. > :57:22.-- just starting to raise the pace. Oscar. Layun in front of him. It is

:57:23. > :57:29.as if Jo came on and passed everybody a message. He scored five

:57:30. > :57:33.in his last 11 internationals after failing to find the back of the net

:57:34. > :57:38.in his first seven, Jo. Dani Alves with the cross. Nearly coming to

:57:39. > :57:42.Neymar. Marcelo. Would not want to get it onto his right foot, that is

:57:43. > :57:52.the shore. Bernard. Putting the cross in. Cleared away by Marquez.

:57:53. > :57:54.The referee blowing, it looked like to me in the build-up that there

:57:55. > :58:02.were two Brazilian players offside. There were.

:58:03. > :58:20.Great technique. Yet. It has come in handy, that body, hasn't it. Great

:58:21. > :58:23.technique from Neymar, not necessarily from the goalkeeper but

:58:24. > :58:28.he is keeping them out however he is keeping them out. Does not matter

:58:29. > :58:39.how you do it. You get no marks for artistic impression here.

:58:40. > :58:51.Well, Mexico are going to send on Javier Hernandez. He has approached

:58:52. > :58:54.the sideline. Here is Neymar. Challenged by Rodriguez. He has had

:58:55. > :59:03.a very good tournament so far. Marcelo. Oscar. Dani Alves. Acres of

:59:04. > :59:07.space. Is this the moment they have waited for? Dani Alves. The wrong

:59:08. > :59:12.option, perhaps. Rodrigo is away. Yes. The problem is, there is always

:59:13. > :59:19.three centre-backs there, Yes. The problem is, there is always

:59:20. > :59:21.Dani Alves back in again. Marcelo... Will he have a date? Neymar is

:59:22. > :59:30.waiting. Mexico have defended magnificently.

:59:31. > :59:43.Bernard. Left foot. Layun with the header. Dani Alves.

:59:44. > :59:46.Oscar. Dani Alves... Into Jo on the edge of the box. The referee

:59:47. > :59:55.allowing play to go on. It was a foul on Dani Alves. Given away by

:59:56. > :00:01.Jo. It is a Mexico throwing. -- throw in. Here comes Hernandez. He

:00:02. > :00:27.was taken out, Dani Alves. Hernandez replacing him. -- Javier

:00:28. > :00:32.Hernandez. He has not scored a goal in an international since the 22nd

:00:33. > :00:36.June, against Japan in Beacon Federation cup in Brazil, last year.

:00:37. > :00:40.It is his worst scoring drought. He made four starts last season for

:00:41. > :00:50.Manchester United. His career seems to have stalled somewhat. This would

:00:51. > :00:52.be the place to get it going again. They are going to make another

:00:53. > :01:12.Herrera, by the way, was caught by change as well, Mexico.

:01:13. > :01:15.Herrera, by the way, was caught by Oscar. Guardado, who may be the man

:01:16. > :01:21.who goes off for Fabian. He is tiring. Brazil making inroads.

:01:22. > :01:27.Neymar on the far side of the box. Still Oscar. Neymar. A bit of magic

:01:28. > :01:30.required. In the end, it is deflected to safety. Rodriguez

:01:31. > :01:35.clears it. Some tired deflected to safety. Rodriguez

:01:36. > :01:46.there now. I am not even sure what Neymar was trying to do.

:01:47. > :01:53.Guardado nos Fabi and is waiting to come on. Chicharito. David Luiz

:01:54. > :02:09.Herrera. Hernandez is onside. No one feet. In the

:02:10. > :02:17.Herrera. Hernandez is onside. No one in support. That was a good header

:02:18. > :02:21.back. They have not been defensively secure. They have been a bit more

:02:22. > :02:27.attacking. It would have been a hugely famous night for them. Jo has

:02:28. > :02:35.strayed offside but the flag has stayed down, so no. Across goal.

:02:36. > :02:47.That was better, Neymar, quick movement of the ball.

:02:48. > :02:58.Mexico, looking assistant, for the offside. It was a

:02:59. > :03:07.Mexico, looking scoff, really. -- scuffed shot.

:03:08. > :03:10.Herrera comes off, for Marco Fabian. They once rated

:03:11. > :03:15.Herrera comes off, for Marco Fabian. Chicharito. He was the record under

:03:16. > :03:20.23 goal-scorer but he has had a bit of a reputation as a partygoer. He

:03:21. > :03:23.was once banned for six months, from breaking curfew. He is finally

:03:24. > :03:32.living up to his potential, they say. Six months? It must have been

:03:33. > :03:43.some party! He has put his partying days behind him.

:03:44. > :03:51.The Mexican Fender hearts have been terrific. You took the words right

:03:52. > :03:54.out of my mouth. -- centre halves. They have been really good, never

:03:55. > :03:58.really pulled out of position, either, which is part of Brazil's

:03:59. > :04:05.problem, especially when Fred was on. If they get a sniff of a half

:04:06. > :04:11.chance, Brazil could still be in trouble. Fabian scored four in five

:04:12. > :04:18.games as they reached the semifinals of their last major competition.

:04:19. > :04:29.Dani Alves is in more space. Jo on the edge of the box. Paulinho.

:04:30. > :04:32.Dani Alves with a stab over on the edge of the box. It was a lovely

:04:33. > :04:40.tackle. -- with a step over. edge of the box. It was a lovely

:04:41. > :04:42.Moreno has caught the eye in this competition. Free kick against

:04:43. > :05:06.Brazil. The last time Mexico won their

:05:07. > :05:12.opening two games was in 2002. It is the only time they have ever done

:05:13. > :05:17.it. In towards Hernandez but the header just dropped wide. It was a

:05:18. > :05:40.goodly, actually. -- a good leap. This score would put both sides on

:05:41. > :05:47.four points. Cameroon against Croatia is in Manaus, tomorrow. A

:05:48. > :05:56.draw would also be a massive boost for those two countries. Whoever

:05:57. > :06:03.ends up as winner tomorrow, if there is one, they would be right back in

:06:04. > :06:09.it. Marcelo, snapping away. A good turn by Fabian. Dos Santos, into

:06:10. > :06:17.Hernandez. The defender, right through the back. No wonder he is

:06:18. > :06:21.screaming at his defence because he was left in a dangerous situation,

:06:22. > :06:26.Thiago Silva. It was not a good tackle. Marcelo was very lazy with

:06:27. > :06:32.his tackle. He only needed to stay goal side. He was trying to pinch

:06:33. > :06:37.the ball. Scolari was going mad. Had he turned and got away, would that

:06:38. > :06:44.have been deemed a last defender's challenge? Yes, and the thing about

:06:45. > :06:50.the position of the free kick is that it is right in the middle of

:06:51. > :07:04.the goal. What does Julio Cesar do with the wall? Where does he stand?

:07:05. > :07:10.Dos Santos was over the ball. And the captain, Marquez, is there as

:07:11. > :07:26.well. Where is the spray? As he ran out? He's just reaching

:07:27. > :07:34.for his pocket, there we go, getting a bit of shaving foam. It should

:07:35. > :07:38.have a sponsor, shouldn't it? They have not missed a trick, have they?

:07:39. > :07:46.Goodness me. Sepp Blatter will be on the phone tonight. Is he stood

:07:47. > :07:51.behind the wall, in the middle? Dos Santos into the wall. Maybe Brazil

:07:52. > :07:55.can break from that. But they don't look particularly hungry to do so.

:07:56. > :08:06.In towards Neymar. He needs to switch it. Jo is in the middle!

:08:07. > :08:22.Almost. Just under ten minutes to go. Terrible free kick at the other

:08:23. > :08:28.end. Yes, a complete waste, in such an advantageous position, as you

:08:29. > :08:36.say, the centre of the goal. Bernard. A point for Mexico would be

:08:37. > :08:39.eight Rafiq result. Had they been more adventurous, they could have

:08:40. > :08:44.one, which would have been sensational. Brazil have been poor.

:08:45. > :08:51.Yes, but always worried, aren't you, against Brazil? -- you are always

:08:52. > :08:56.worried. One moment of magic. But they are full value for the point,

:08:57. > :08:59.so far. I know Spain were very bad and Holland were very good in that

:09:00. > :09:04.game and Germany were fantastic yesterday. At the moment, Brazil's

:09:05. > :09:07.performances are not at that level. Know they are not, neither of them.

:09:08. > :09:22.-- no, they are not. Jo coming for the ball. No one

:09:23. > :09:28.within ten yards, really, to support. That is the other thing,

:09:29. > :09:33.nobody gambling. They have kind of chopped Neymar up alongside Jo. A

:09:34. > :09:39.couple of headers, Neymar has just been stood on his heels. Mexico are

:09:40. > :09:44.going to send on another striker. A bold move against the hosts, Brazil,

:09:45. > :09:53.with eight minutes to go. And Brazil are going to make a change as well.

:09:54. > :10:07.Raul Jimenez is coming on for Mexico. Fabian.

:10:08. > :10:14.Here comes the first of the substitutions. Just seeing that

:10:15. > :10:21.brilliant moment of skill in the first half from Thiago Silva. That

:10:22. > :10:25.was the keeper's saves, one with his knee, one with his stomach. Dos

:10:26. > :10:46.Santos is the man to depart. Jimenez got 18 goals for

:10:47. > :10:53.this season. He scored a brilliant overhead for his country against

:10:54. > :10:57.Panama in qualifying. And Chelsea's Willian comes on. Given his first

:10:58. > :11:06.Panama in qualifying. And Chelsea's outing, year, in these World Cup

:11:07. > :11:18.finals. -- here. Neymar. Bernard. One of those days. Yes.

:11:19. > :11:55.There was no need to give free kick. No, it was daft. They had

:11:56. > :12:01.forced him away from goal. How crazy is that, this late on, in a game of

:12:02. > :12:03.this magnitude? Five and a half minutes to go. Especially when we

:12:04. > :12:12.have seen so many headers from set pieces. Francisco Rodriguez, the

:12:13. > :12:18.32-year-old, approaching 100 caps. It could be an awful moment for him.

:12:19. > :12:24.Should Phil Scolari's side score what could well be the winner.

:12:25. > :12:34.Neymar taking it. David Luiz at the far post. Thiago Silva is in there

:12:35. > :12:41.and in towards him! What a save! And a block! The flag is already

:12:42. > :12:46.and in towards him! What a save! And on the far side. What a save by

:12:47. > :12:50.Ochoa! It certainly was, just pure reaction. He is going backwards,

:12:51. > :12:56.falling into the goal. He just stuck out a hand, basically. We said the

:12:57. > :13:07.captain was up and he made the run. strong hand denied him. Either side

:13:08. > :13:17.He knew, anywhere but there, and good ball in.

:13:18. > :13:22.He knew, anywhere but there, and Brazil had won the game.

:13:23. > :13:33.reflexes from a goalkeeper, who has been brilliant.

:13:34. > :13:54.Phil Scolari looks at each World Cup game as a step on the stairway to

:13:55. > :14:03.final glory. They may have stumbled on this step, to night.

:14:04. > :14:16.Mexico may have an opportunity. Just over three minutes to go. Aguilar

:14:17. > :14:22.will take this free kick. Yes, and the big three are up, aren't they?

:14:23. > :14:34.It is an effort for by Dido, who is still out there, in his 104th

:14:35. > :14:38.appearance. -- for Guardado. Was not a good ball. Paulinho got their head

:14:39. > :14:45.of the captain. Free kick. Jumped into Willian. We climbed all

:14:46. > :15:11.over him. Luiz Gustavo. Neymar produced the

:15:12. > :15:14.one really class chance of the first half. Marcelo momentarily got in

:15:15. > :15:20.behind. He is still there, he has gone down by the referee is having

:15:21. > :15:28.none of it. The referee is having none of it. Why did he not just

:15:29. > :15:32.carry on? That was about the same penalty that he got against Croatia.

:15:33. > :15:38.The same kind of thing. Wasn't it. That is what it was, he just put his

:15:39. > :15:43.arm on him. I think he was away from him, and there was a man on the

:15:44. > :15:49.middle if he stayed on his feet. Play to the whistle, isn't that what

:15:50. > :15:54.you tell a seven-year-old? Yes. He did not. And a lot of people will

:15:55. > :16:08.see that as justice being done. Certainly Croatia will. Here is Raul

:16:09. > :16:15.Jimenez. And suddenly, Brazil, from thinking that they might have a

:16:16. > :16:19.penalty, our edgy and facing a Mexican corner with one minutes ago.

:16:20. > :16:26.Thiago Silva keeping his concentration. Shouting instructions

:16:27. > :16:34.to David Luiz. Hernandez is on the goalkeeper. Guardado will take it.

:16:35. > :16:38.It will come back out to Guardado. Marquez has stayed forward.

:16:39. > :16:44.Rodriguez is in there as well! Guardado went for it. How many shots

:16:45. > :16:55.have nearly gone into that same position? So many. Just beat the

:16:56. > :17:00.fingertips of the goalkeeper and dipped over. 12 shots for Mexico. 21

:17:01. > :17:11.target. 14 for Brazil. Was it in South Africa that we had a

:17:12. > :17:20.great match between Brazil and Portugal but it finished goalless?

:17:21. > :17:24.It was down in Durban. I can't even remember last week! Three minutes of

:17:25. > :17:32.stoppage time to go. Neymar. Lovely turn. The defender made it easy for

:17:33. > :17:39.him. He tried to do too much. Again. Mexico can break. The ball got

:17:40. > :17:45.caught up behind Layun. Dani Alves got a vital touch. Guardado. Out

:17:46. > :17:51.towards the substitute. It is a splendid save from Raul Jimenez's

:17:52. > :17:57.drive. It was, but Hernandez was not far away. He gambled. Guardado has

:17:58. > :18:02.been terrific for Mexico in that left-sided midfield role. There is

:18:03. > :18:11.the save. Hernandez could not quite get on it.

:18:12. > :18:29.David Luiz. Marcelo. Neymar. Up and running. Mexico backpedalling.

:18:30. > :18:39.Another is not good ball in. It was not a good ball, two minutes to go,

:18:40. > :18:44.and there is only Jo in the box. If they are to exercise the Demons of

:18:45. > :18:48.1950, Brazil have got to do a lot better than this. Paulinho. Willian.

:18:49. > :18:54.He has given it away. And look at this, who is getting out of the

:18:55. > :19:04.Mexico? At 35 years of age, he is fouled. He has been supreme.

:19:05. > :19:07.Absolutely magnificent. Imagine what it must be like to captain your

:19:08. > :19:12.country in the World Cup finals once, he has done it four times. But

:19:13. > :19:30.he is yet to see a quarterfinal. slowing the game down. One minute of

:19:31. > :19:42.stoppage time to play. Young and old, they are all here. Thought it

:19:43. > :19:48.was Danny Mills! LAUGHTER Raul Jimenez could not win it.

:19:49. > :19:51.Guardado does. Four points has been enough for Mexico in the last couple

:19:52. > :20:06.of World Cups to see them through to the second round. David Luiz. Jo.

:20:07. > :20:14.Marquez. Thiago Silva. Now, Willian. Lovely ball. Tracking back. Three in

:20:15. > :20:18.the middle. Bernard on the edge of the box. Neymar needs to do

:20:19. > :20:28.something special. And that is that. A very, very good point the

:20:29. > :20:34.Mexico. The hosts, Brazil, denied. Both of them move to four points.

:20:35. > :20:38.There is one group game to go. Scolari knows that he has been

:20:39. > :20:43.matched in there by Miguel Herrera. Mexico very tight. Neymar came close

:20:44. > :20:48.in the first half with a brilliant header, splendidly saved by Ochoa.

:20:49. > :21:01.He was superb. It is 0-0. STUDIO: What a performance from

:21:02. > :21:08.Ochoa. Some fabulous saves from him. A great effort from Mexico. Luiz

:21:09. > :21:14.Felipe Scolari described Mexico as a stone in your shoe, very pesky! Both

:21:15. > :21:17.sides level on four points. Any loser in the tri- Asia and Cameroon

:21:18. > :21:23.game tomorrow will be out of the tournament. -- Croatia and Cameroon

:21:24. > :21:28.game. They huffed and puffed, but they never really looked like

:21:29. > :21:32.creating too many chances. That is what I said before, the Mexican team

:21:33. > :21:37.were forced to think about what is happening in front of you. They

:21:38. > :21:41.could not beat them tactically. We were just talking about it with

:21:42. > :21:44.Clarence Seedorf, at one point, you have got to be involved to beat your

:21:45. > :21:48.man. Somebody in the middle has two make something happen. Neymar tried

:21:49. > :21:52.at the end but it was a little too late. Frustrating to watch in many

:21:53. > :21:57.ways, I would imagine, for the Brazilian fans in particular.

:21:58. > :22:00.Absolutely. They did not move the ball at all quick enough the whole

:22:01. > :22:02.game and there was not enough movement off the ball.

:22:03. > :22:07.performance from Brazil. There was no urgency about them. They just

:22:08. > :22:12.seemed quite no urgency about them. They just

:22:13. > :22:17.many touches on the ball, slow the ball down. And it was... It was a

:22:18. > :22:21.many touches on the ball, slow the Mexico really

:22:22. > :22:22.many touches on the ball, slow the was going to say great credit to

:22:23. > :22:26.Mexico, tactically they got it was going to say great credit to

:22:27. > :22:30.on and frustrated Brazil. Absolutely, they got what they

:22:31. > :22:33.wanted. They slowed down Brazil. They were very dangerous sometimes.

:22:34. > :22:38.I think that they have deep think about a new strategy. And you some

:22:39. > :22:41.kind of other players. Against these types of organisation it will be

:22:42. > :22:50.very tough for Brazil to make a goal. We will see some wonderful

:22:51. > :22:53.saves now from Ochoa, unquestionably the Man of the Match. A remarkably

:22:54. > :23:00.good performance. It was a very good performance. I think this was the

:23:01. > :23:03.best save. It was a good ball in, a great header, and he has no right to

:23:04. > :23:11.get there. How he keeps it out, with a strong hand, it is a very good

:23:12. > :23:15.save. This was a good block here. He is alive, he is smelling the game.

:23:16. > :23:20.He is watching what is happening. He is committed. What

:23:21. > :23:23.He is watching what is happening. He is into the game. A lot of courage.

:23:24. > :23:35.Second half he was equally unbeatable. Yes. That is a great

:23:36. > :23:40.save on the replay. Thiago Silva... But the frustration, in those

:23:41. > :23:43.certain moments, it made them not score the goals because there were

:23:44. > :23:47.some chances. Neymar. Here, Thiago Silva. But they were not fresh

:23:48. > :23:50.enough and clear enough in the head. Silva. But they were not fresh

:23:51. > :23:56.enough and clear enough in the head. Interestingly on twitter in Brazil,

:23:57. > :24:01.Gordon Banks has been trending immediately after the Ochoa save. A

:24:02. > :24:02.lot of people saying it was similar. It was different in my opinion, not

:24:03. > :24:09.quite It was different in my opinion, not

:24:10. > :24:13.a fabulous save. It was good, but we almost you should head the ball

:24:14. > :24:18.down. The one from Gordon Banks is just outstanding.

:24:19. > :24:22.down. The one from Gordon Banks is it again! I think this one is

:24:23. > :24:27.slightly better. It is a similar header, although it is better, and

:24:28. > :24:33.it is straight down. Also, he is ahead of the ball. I think it is

:24:34. > :24:38.rare that I have seen a reaction in a studio of utter disgust from four

:24:39. > :24:43.of us at what Marcelo did at the end when he was going through and he

:24:44. > :24:46.threw himself to the ground. Sometimes you understand when a

:24:47. > :24:51.strike goes down because he is about to lose the ball. What does not make

:24:52. > :24:54.sense to me here is he is about to score a goal in the World Cup or set

:24:55. > :25:00.up one of his team-mates to win the game and he goes down looking at the

:25:01. > :25:03.referee. It says everything about how somebody is thinking. You have

:25:04. > :25:07.do believe in yourself. If he was feeling strong and confident he

:25:08. > :25:11.would have gone for the ball. They were looking for something easy.

:25:12. > :25:17.That was just blatant cheating. Absolutely. One word, cheating.

:25:18. > :25:22.There was no need for him to go down. The goal was there, he could

:25:23. > :25:27.have had a shot. It was cheating. Indeed. Mexico, as you said,

:25:28. > :25:32.Clarence, they were threatening. Absolutely. They had to be on this

:25:33. > :25:37.and concentrate until the end. We have seen about seven shots on goal

:25:38. > :25:41.from Mexico in the second half. It was not that quality shot, but

:25:42. > :25:50.always dangerous. Always showing the Brazilians, listen, you have to be

:25:51. > :25:53.careful, because we can do something and score a goal. This easily could

:25:54. > :25:58.have bounced into the path of the incoming Hernandez. Those were your

:25:59. > :26:02.goals! LAUGHTER Generally from that vicinity! The

:26:03. > :26:04.Mexicans asked the question of Brazil, can you break us down, and

:26:05. > :26:14.they could not do it tonight. They did not have the urgency. A bit more

:26:15. > :26:18.Fred frustration? He was infuriating. It is not as if he has

:26:19. > :26:21.got to run into the channels, you just have the bay in between the

:26:22. > :26:25.width of the 18-yard box. The ball coming into the box and look at

:26:26. > :26:31.where he is. I am screaming, where are you? You are just not going to

:26:32. > :26:34.score goals. He does not move. Look at him, he wants the ball to come to

:26:35. > :26:38.him, he is not prepared to move to the ball. I am afraid you are not

:26:39. > :26:43.going to score goals with movement like that. He is not interested at

:26:44. > :26:48.all. The ball went into him and he was not strong. He was not

:26:49. > :26:53.interested, to be quite honest. I am really surprised that he lasted as

:26:54. > :26:58.long as he did on the pitch. Jo came on and at least he tried to get in

:26:59. > :27:03.behind and at least he tried to run in behind and caused them a couple

:27:04. > :27:07.of problems. For the first time somebody asked the question of the

:27:08. > :27:11.back five of Mexico. There we go, in behind, run, it was a poor effort

:27:12. > :27:19.but at least he asked the question. Fred did not. And Brazil, they are

:27:20. > :27:22.still in a decent position to qualify, but people here are going

:27:23. > :27:26.to be worried. They were not brilliant against Croatia, they got

:27:27. > :27:30.away with it, a decision turned the game. Here they are again,

:27:31. > :27:34.stuttering. The World Cup is not about how you start, it is about how

:27:35. > :27:37.you finish. I think they still go through, but that is a good example

:27:38. > :27:41.of how it is difficult to win the World Cup. They are going to work on

:27:42. > :27:44.it, I am sure, and the next time they will have to deal with a team

:27:45. > :27:49.like that and they will have to deal with it better. Have they got the

:27:50. > :27:52.players to win this time? They will be there or thereabouts. They can

:27:53. > :27:55.improve. Neymar was all is going to be the big threat in this

:27:56. > :27:59.tournament. He was today, he produced a couple of moments but was

:28:00. > :28:04.not quite enough. I think they will get better. The Confederations Cup

:28:05. > :28:07.12 months ago we saw them play. I know it is a different competition

:28:08. > :28:14.but they played with great verve, great speed, and they closed people

:28:15. > :28:17.down and pressed. They tore people apart. This is a totally different

:28:18. > :28:22.looking side. Absolutely, it tells you that the energy is different. I

:28:23. > :28:27.still see them as quite tense. Tents in their thoughts, the movement, it

:28:28. > :28:30.is different and the logic is not quite what it needs to be. I hope

:28:31. > :28:33.that it will put some more quality players in there. Paulinho four

:28:34. > :28:37.example was very disappointing. For a midfielder that was meant to be

:28:38. > :28:42.participating off in Tivoli and defensively, it was not enough.

:28:43. > :28:46.There was no energy. There was no body prepared to run in behind and

:28:47. > :28:50.pass the ball. We saw at the beginning of the second half, David

:28:51. > :28:57.Luiz was taking two, three, four touches. But the problem, it is the

:28:58. > :29:01.Confederations Cup, and I think the fans will not be too upset if they

:29:02. > :29:07.lost that at home. They know that they cannot lose this one. Now the

:29:08. > :29:12.emotion is a bit too much. But they will get it together. They will work

:29:13. > :29:15.it out, let's hope so. The countdown to England's second game continues

:29:16. > :29:17.and the big news from their opponents is that Luis Suarez looks

:29:18. > :29:30.likely to play. Let's hear from the man himself.

:29:31. > :29:38.The feeling is very good, after the operation I know that the process,

:29:39. > :29:44.every day, it is different and I think that the medical staff, they

:29:45. > :29:51.work very well and I try my best to stay fit for this game. I know that

:29:52. > :29:53.it is a little bit physical for the first game, but for the second, I am

:29:54. > :30:02.100%. Everybody knows that they have

:30:03. > :30:09.really good players, and I know the players that I play against, out

:30:10. > :30:26.there, I know that there are defenders. I know the midfielders

:30:27. > :30:37.and the strikers. I know the coach as well. They played very well

:30:38. > :30:39.against Italy. COMMENTATOR: Raheem Sterling. A good

:30:40. > :30:42.against Italy. COMMENTATOR: Raheem Rooney and Daniel Sturridge is in

:30:43. > :30:48.the middle. A good ball from Rooney and a good finish from Sturridge!

:30:49. > :30:54.England level instantly. If they continue at this level, I think they

:30:55. > :31:00.can regress very well. -- progress. I have a responsibility because the

:31:01. > :31:07.23 players have responsibility for the Uruguay national team. Oh, I

:31:08. > :31:14.don't believe this! My work is helping the team. Now it is my time

:31:15. > :31:18.to help them on the pitch. He says he is 100% fit but it is

:31:19. > :31:24.difficult, and operation, five weeks, no games. He cannot be 100%

:31:25. > :31:28.fit. When they were chasing the game against Costa Rica, it is telling

:31:29. > :31:32.that he did not come on for some valuable game time, 15-20 minutes,

:31:33. > :31:37.which would have set him up better for the England game. He cannot be

:31:38. > :31:41.100%. There is nothing to lose, now, even if he is close to being fit, he

:31:42. > :31:45.might as well have a go. Yes, that is what he came for. You are a bit

:31:46. > :31:50.worried about his health but he came for that and he is going to have to

:31:51. > :31:56.go there and show that he can have an effect on the defenders of

:31:57. > :32:02.England. 75% Suarez is still a formidable threat. Of course,

:32:03. > :32:08.psychologically for England, it is Suarez, who has menaced them in the

:32:09. > :32:12.Premier League for a couple of years. But they have very good

:32:13. > :32:18.strikers already. If he is fit, you will play. If not, I think he should

:32:19. > :32:22.not. It is about the whole team. Maybe having him for the last 30

:32:23. > :32:30.minutes will be enough. Risking him in one game, when you have

:32:31. > :32:37.Cavani... I mean, they have the strikers to make it happen. England,

:32:38. > :32:42.the same kind of line? It might be similar players but a little shuffle

:32:43. > :32:46.around. He might put Raheem Sterling on the right-hand side and bring

:32:47. > :32:48.Rooney in behind Daniel Sturridge. Interestingly, we have talked about

:32:49. > :32:55.social media and what the players Interestingly, we have talked about

:32:56. > :33:00.posted this on his Facebook page. Look at this little lad, giving him

:33:01. > :33:09.a bit of stick, 2-1. He must be Italian! A little dance as well. Not

:33:10. > :33:13.quite Daniel Sturridge but not bad. Thank you for your time, gentlemen.

:33:14. > :33:26.We enjoyed it, no goals, sadly, but that is about it from us.

:33:27. > :33:33.Brazil have drawn a blank in Fortaleza. Fred, Bernard and Jo in

:33:34. > :33:37.the side, they seem to have turned into England. Good night.