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this enthralling World Cup. It is time to enjoy the beautiful game

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once again in the company of our hosts. To night, they play Mexico,

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who impressed on their World Cup bow.

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There is Luiz Felipe Scolari, arriving. A big game for Brazil to

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night in Fortaleza. Neymar, the poster boy, two goals in his first

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game. Can he repeat the feat and lift his nation once again, like he

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did five or six days ago? David Luiz, an important character for the

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side as well. It does not get any better than this, Brazil playing in

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a World Cup in Brazil. Thierry Henry, Alan Shearer and Clarence

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Seedorf are with me to enjoy this one. You spent 18 months here,

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playing in this town recently. I sense it means a lots to the folk.

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Quite a bit! Everyone has a shirt of their team, their club. Everyone can

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feel it. The atmosphere is fantastic. It is all about

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football, everybody. You know what it is like to play a World Cup as

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part of the host nation and the team playing to their country. There is

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added pressure, isn't there? Of course.

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added pressure, isn't there? Of was special for May because the

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stadium was only 20 minutes away from where I grew up. Of course it

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is special. And the expectancy levels become higher, with perhaps

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more pressure? I don't know if we had the pressure they are having at

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the moment because no one thought we were going to win. But of course,

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playing at home, your family coming, with tickets, whatever, it is

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something else to deal with. I sensed in the first game that it was

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a bit too emotional at times, perhaps. Yes, even the way they

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sang, or shouted the national anthem. You could tell, it is huge

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them. I felt there was much emotion. -- huge for them. That was maybe one

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of the reasons they did not start so well. They got the result but did

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not play well. I expect better tonight. It is a public holiday here

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in Brazil and the beaches have been packed. It is remarkable how quickly

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they are emptying. There must be a game going on! They are heading in

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one direction. If we go and get a closer look, there is a huge fan

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Park, and the thousands of people that were on the beach are gradually

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going towards that, as the game is about to start. Today's early game

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was in Group H between Belgium and Algeria.

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The African side took the lead midway through the first. Jan

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Vertonghen foolishly bringing down Sofiane Feghouli. He got up and

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tucked away the penalty himself. Sofiane Feghouli. He got up and

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two substitutes swung the game Belgium's way. Marouane Fellaini

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rose above the defence to equalise with 20 minutes to go. And then

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Dries Mertens latched onto Eden Hazard's pass, to scamper clear and

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smash home the winner with ten minutes left. They play South Korea,

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next. And boy, did he celebrate. This is the scene inside the Estadio

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Castelao. It's about 25 minutes until kick-off. David Luiz tweeted

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earlier that today was a decisive day in his

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earlier that today was a decisive journey. They have

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earlier that today was a decisive ten games and they are unbeaten in

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38 successive matches on home soil. This is the

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38 successive matches on home soil. Mexico have met and the fourth time

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at a World Cup, as Dan Walker explains, history is on Brazil's

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side. The football samba is everlasting in

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Brazil. In this, the World Cup year, it reaches a crescendo. In Brazil,

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some things never change. The beaches, the music, the people, and

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some things never change. The a rather remarkable record against

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Mexico. It was in a snazzy van similar to this that the likes of

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Pele, Jairzinho and Carlos Alberto travelled in preparation for

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Brazil's finest hour. travelled in preparation for

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1970. And the place? Mexico. By the time they arrived, the home fans

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would have been sick of the site of them. In 1950, Brazil beat Mexico

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4-0 in the opening game in Rio. Four years later, in Switzerland, they

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went one better, 5-0. In 1962, with Pele in his pomp, the final

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scoreline was 2-0. Three games, 11 goals and a miserable Mexico. In the

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snug intimacy of their boss, the sounds are a constant reminder of a

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Brazilian footballer's responsibility. With one win under

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their belts already, the class of 2014 might just be starting to fill

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-- feel the weight of history on their shoulders. On these legs,

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

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World Cups, they have reached the second round but they only just made

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it to Brazil. A disastrous qualifying campaign was not really

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expected, particularly after Mexico won the Olympic Games in 2012. In

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the final, you might ever, they beat, whisper it quietly, Brazil.

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The moment is Mexico's and the gold medal. That came at the end of a

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decade of improvement against tonight's opponents. But in the

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Confederations Cup last summer, it was business as usual. He has done

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it again. The splatter in that -- of able in the back of the net is music

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to Brazilians. Like I say, in Brazil, some things never change.

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Those buses were so small. No wonder they never parked it in front of the

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goal, it was too small. Hence the attacking football. Some great

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pictures. They have great history. Yes, we call this the Mecca of

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football. Every angle, on the beach on the street, everyone is playing,

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boys and girls, all the young people. It is all about football. It

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is a great place to be at present. You have had a good look at the

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team. Julius Caesar even make the bench at QPR this season but

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Scolari's belief in him has never wavered. A familiar back four, Dani

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Alves and Marcelo, attacking options. David Luiz loves to bring

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the ball out of defence so the discipline of the Argo Silver is

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vital. -- Thiago Silva. Ramires is more defensive than Hulk

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and Paulinho will go box to box. Up front, the tactical switch means

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Oscar might start on the right. He played so well in the first game.

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Fred will occupy the defenders and create space for Neymar, who

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definitely has licence to roam. Do you see that as a better line up for

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Brazil, without Hulk and Ramires in his place? I believe so. It will

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allow Dani Alves and Marcelo to go forward. You would like to think

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that Gustavo and Ramires are going to help them. I think they are

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better equipped like that. Had EU use either side? We have seen

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some great Brazilian teams in the past but this one does not have many

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stars. It is fun and all. It works for them. It is not as sexy as other

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Brazilian teams but they get results. Paulinho plays a big part

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in it. Ramires might even play on the right, and Oscar might sit in

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the hole. We have to wait until the game starts to see what happens. But

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as much as they work hard, they have got flair, with Neymar, who started

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the tournament in great fashion. He has got his goals and is off and

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running. That is all it important. You know as well as I do and Thierry

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Henry will will tell you, get off the mark and the pressure is off and

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you can enjoy the tournament. It would be nice to see them relax and

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play some great football. I don't know how much they will be relaxed.

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After every game, it will be the same kind of pressure but I agree,

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after the first match, getting the win will loosen them up a bit. There

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were mixed scenes across Brazil for the opening game. Plenty of

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excitement after the 3-1 win over Croatia contrasted by protests in

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Sao Paulo and Rio against the government's financing of the

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competition. Tonight in Rio, the mood seems pretty relaxed. A couple

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of miles from the beach and the studio, as you can see, we have seen

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the fan Park, where thousands of people have packed into the edge of

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Copacabana Beach. It is a beautiful day, early evening, in Rio. There

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have been protests around the stadium in Fortaleza, though. Let's

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get the latest with Tim Vickery and Jason Mohammed.

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Welcome to the arena cast allowing Fortaleza. They have been getting

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ready to welcome Brazil. There is a mood in Brazil that this is their

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year. But what is the latest on the protests, Tim? We got to the stadium

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bright and early. Some people who came later have had problems. A

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group of demonstrators have blocked off a road so people are arriving

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late. But the numbers of protesters are still comparatively small. It is

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not going beyond a core group of activists. That is a big difference

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from last year. We will never forget last year when Brazil beat Mexico in

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the Confederations Cup. During the absence, the music stopped and the

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fans continued to sing. Are you expecting that intensity again

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today? It was not only the fancy continued singing, it was the

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players as well. That was a response to political events and it was

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strong, emotionally. It forged a bond between the team and the

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terraces. They are very proud, yeah, that the tradition started in

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Fortaleza. One of the local newspapers said this is not

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Brazil's home, it is its fortress, which is what Fortaleza means in

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Portuguese. The more time I spend on the road and the more Brazilian

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press men and journalists and fans I speak to, the more they think it is

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their year. What do you think? Second place would be unacceptable.

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They have to win and Scolari has said it right from the start. But

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they will not be underestimating Mexico. The 2-1 win here last year

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was nervous, only sealed in second-half stoppage time. After

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Brazil won the Confederations Cup, Scolari said he was more worried

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about Mexico than he was about Spain. There was the Olympic final,

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when Mexico beat Brazil. In his first spell as Brazil coach, when

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Scolari played Mexico in the Copa America in 2001, I was there and

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they lost 1-0. That spell ended with him winning the World Cup. It is the

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only acceptable response in his second spell as well. Thank you for

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joining us. Remember, Brazil are unbeaten in 38 matches in their own

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country. Their last defeat was Paraguay in 2002. New lie I won't

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Looking at Mexico, Marquis is at his fourth World Cup. The wingbacks are

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the key to their system, Miguel Layun and Aguilar providing space

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and whipped. Vazquez will hold and Guardado provide experience. Hector

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Herrera is dynamic and will try to get forward more than the other two.

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And upfront, Villarreal's Dos Santos alongside Peralta, who is a great

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finisher. Starting with Dos Santos, one of the

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unluckiest players in the competition so far. His first game

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was fraught. He is a great talent, great

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positioning, great cross, fantastic finish. Terrible flag! That can

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happen. He has been unlucky, not only in this tournament but in his

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career. He is a great talent and has not found the right team to fit in.

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But the Mexicans have a lot of great quality upfront. He is such a

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quality player. He got the feeling when the keeper saved that one, it

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was not going to be his day. The ball was not going in the net for

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him. I played with him at Barcelona. He struggled at

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Tottenham. He could have maybe given up but he came back strong and has

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done well which is what you want to see. Do you think it is an

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intriguing tactical battle see. Do you think it is an

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

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then, it can turn into a 3-5-2. And what that does, Marquez will drop,

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the centre what that does, Marquez will drop,

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then they have the midfielders that love to play compact in midfield.

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From there, they can create problems. They ask you, can you

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think, can you deal with that. When you have somebody like Rafael

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Marquez, he can put the ball anywhere, and then you have a good

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midfield, it is difficult to deal with. You played against them and

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found it tough? That is my point, I was on the field playing against a

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Mexican side because they play the same way. And I was always finding

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myself thinking, what are they going to do? Are they going to give

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myself thinking, what are they going 5-3-2, the 3-5-2. How do we do it?

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That guy is out wide? Is he belong in the middle? That is the thing,

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and when I played with Clarence, I thought we will go? And then he is

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already gone. That is the type of thing that

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thought we will go? And then he is already gone. they do. The important

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thing in that kind of system is Layun. He is a big player, we

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mentioned Paul Aguilar, but this player on the left-hand side, he is

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nonstop up and down the left-hand side. When he gets in there, I have

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to say that his final ball, particularly with the left foot was

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Paul. But look at the options he gives them, he wants to get some

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width, and he goes back in with his left foot. And the encouraging thing

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for them, he is desperate to get in there. They will not stop doing it.

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The forwards, we mentioned his left foot, and this time in the

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second-half giving them which again. He does not get it first time but I

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admire him for that because he does not give up. Mention three bad balls

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with his left foot, this a very good ball with his right foot. He should

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have finished it off. It will be a fascinating battle down that side,

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him against Dani Alves. Dani Alves will attack all evening and he will

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do that be the same. It will be a good one. Let's hear from Juninho,

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who alongside Scolari won the World Cup 12 years ago. If we go back to

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2002 and winning the World Cup, the country must have gone mad when you

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did that. It will be at least ten times more if they win it on home

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soil. That is why the play was so emotional in the first ten or 15

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minutes. They know how important the title it in your country. Everybody

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is expecting Brazil in the final. And then, to get the title. So, the

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players can feel that. I think it is a different feeling. It is wonderful

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to win the World Cup, even more in your country. Does Scolari help take

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the pressure off the players? Especially in that team, yes. Even

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the players that are playing in the great competitions in Europe, the

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Champions League, in the national team they do not have so much

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experience. Their experience is outside of the field. I think it is

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Scolari's job now to let them play, and the responsibility is all mine.

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I think he is saying that to the players. What is he like as a

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manager and as a coach? Is he strict? Yes... Well, he is a very

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straight Guy. What his heart is feeling, he will tell you. That is

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important for the players. The players know that he is doing what

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his heart is saying. So, they trust him. That is important. He wants to

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build a family group, everyone is aware about it, they are mates. That

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

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the stadium in Fortaleza. We sweep towards it. The atmosphere is really

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starting to build. The fans inside the stadium building up to... The

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euphoric sea of yellow there as you would expect with a Brazil home

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game. Let's look into a couple of the players that are going to be

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really important, particularly for Brazil. Thiago Silva is obviously a

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very important player for them. Fundamental, his mentality, besides

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his incredible quality as a defender. I have played with a few

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great defenders, but I think he is one of the most complete ones. His

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personality, he is calm, he is disciplined. I think in the first

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game he was a little bit nervous. Yes, it was one of those. Because

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you know, you can see it... Because I know, the way that he was looking

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during the national anthem. I think today, he will hopefully have a

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little bit more... You know, a relaxed body. So he can give the

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passing. They need it, they need that switch sometimes. I spoke with

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Laurent Blanc, his manager at PSG, and I rate him highly. He said there

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is nothing he cannot do. He said he can head it, left foot, right foot,

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he can come out and play. If you want to fight with him, he will

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battle with you as well. You were looking at Fred, he gets a bit of

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criticism here in Brazil and amongst critics are certain aspects. He is a

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goal-scorer but he was involved in the first game. He does things that

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people do not see, he challenges the defender, and if he does not do that

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they do not score. That is the type of thing people do not see, yes it

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was not a bicycle kick, but he does what he does. They get the ball

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back, Neymar gets it, and he pulls away. He makes the run and takes the

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defender away. If he does not do that, Neymar does not score, as

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simple as that. I know that Neymar is quality, but fully, that is his

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goal. He knows it. Am I right in saying that he only had seven

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touches of the ball in the first half, and two of those were

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kick-offs. He is going to have to do better than that. To do better than

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that. Two kick-offs? Yes, there was a goal. They obviously won the toss!

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But it is a great example for the young kids watching this. You can be

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efficient without touching the ball. Arguably Oscar was the best

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buy on the pitch. He definitely was the best player. Neymar got a couple

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of goals and the headlines, but I was really impressed with him. He

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gave them wits, he whipped balls into the box. It is something that

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you do not often see with Oscar, but he got stuck in, winning tackles and

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created chances. And he got the goal that his performance deserved. For

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me, this evening, it is going to be the battle down the flanks, who is

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going to dominate that will win. We shall see. All going to Brazil?

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Brazil. Brazil. Thierry Henry? I am going to go for Brazil because I

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want a nice night! There we go, some great team bonding. We should get

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out there quickly because the anthems were very special last time.

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It is all set up for this Group A encounter. We can join Mark

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Lawrenson and Jonathan Pearce. COMMENTATOR: Good evening. Is there

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a better place to be as a football fan? It is loud, it is colourful,

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and it is a Latin American football festival. Thiago Silva has called

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for a repeat, the emotional support one year ago in the Confederations

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Cup victory. Starting with every Brazilian in the ground. There are

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50,000 of them here. There is Scolari, a big cheer going up as

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they see him on the giant screen. He has called on them all to link arms

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for the national anthem. It was special here last time.

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# Mexicanos, al grito de guerra el acero aprestad y el bridon

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# Y retiemble en sus centros la Tierra, al sonoro rugir del canon

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# Y retiemble en sus centros la Tierra al sonoro rugir del canon

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# Cina, oh Patria, tus sienes de oliva de la paz el arcangel divino

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# que en el cielo tu eterno destino por el dedo de Dios se escribio

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# Mas si osare un extrano enemigo profanar con su planta tu suelo

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# que el cieloun soldado en cada hijo te dio

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# Mexicanos, al grito de guerra el acero aprestad y el bridon

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# Y retiemble en sus centros la Tierra, al sonoro rugir del canon

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# Y retiemble en sus centros la Tierra al sonoro rugir del canon. #

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# Mexicanos, al grito de guerra el acero aprestad y el bridon

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# Y retiemble en sus centros la Tierra, al sonoro rugir del canon

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# Y retiemble en sus centros la Tierra al sonoro rugir del canon. #

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# Ouviram do Ipiranga as margens placidas

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# De um povo heroico o brado retumbante

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# E o sol da Liberdade, em raios fulgidos

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# Se o penhor dessa igualdade Conseguimos conquistar com braco

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# forte, Em teu seio, o Liberdade

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# Desafia o nosso peito a propria morte

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# O Patria amada Idolatrada

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# Salve Salve Brasil, um sonho intenso,

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# um raio vivido, De amor e de esperanca a terra

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# A imagem do Cruzeiro resplandece Gigante pela propria natureza

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# Es belo, es forte, impavido colosso,

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# E o teu futuro espelha essa grandeza

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# Terra adorada Entre outras mil

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# Dos filhos deste solo Es mae gentil

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Neymar is in tears. Such raw passion. One of those moments in

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life that will stay with you passion. One of those moments in

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forever. Amazing. Brazil have been talking about the controversies of

:27:33.:27:35.

their opening victory over Croatia. They know they have to improve their

:27:36.:27:40.

passing accuracy, not one of the best in the tournament so far. No

:27:41.:27:43.

change to the defence would have conceded twice in 12 games. The one

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change, they have been talking openly about it, Hulk has eight by

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injury, he is out. They let their training sessions be filmed live

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when Ramires came in. He will be more defensive, Alan Shearer said,

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with Brazil wary of the Mexican wingback, Layun. At times it might

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look more like a 4-3-3 than a 4-2-3 -1. The official line up as Ramires

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wide on the right-hand side. He may stay there to check on Layun and let

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Dani Alves bomb forwards as well. First Turkish referee at the World

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Cup final since 1974. Thiago Silva saying that it is better for Brazil

:28:29.:28:31.

to play in the north-east of the country. He is from Rio de Janeiro

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himself, and he says the fans are more passionate. And the Rafa

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Marquez, his 14th match at the World Cup finals. It is an unchanged side

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announced by the coach on Twitter yesterday. Still no place for

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Chicharito of Manchester United. Giovani dos Santos, once of

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Tottenham, is preferred. He was wrongly denied against Cameroon

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because of poor offside decisions twice. Peralta, nine goals in his

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last seven competitive internationals. He settled the last

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game. And it was his goals that sunk Brazil in the Olympic finals in

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London. It is the only trophy they have not won and they want revenge

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today. Nobody has beaten Brazil as often as Mexico in the 21st century.

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It is a humid evening here. Up around the 66% mark. Scolari has

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been trying to play down the national fervour, saying they will

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more just run the show. Herrera is Mexico's fourth coach in a 41 they

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spell during their qualifying. They got here through a play-off against

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New Zealand. The hard all from the Mexicans. They showed flair and

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panache against a stubborn Cameroon side. Amongst the Brazilian subs, do

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not be surprised to see Bernard or Hernanes to come on to freshen up

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the midfield. Chicharito came on against Cameroon, also the old full

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macro full-back, Salcido. You might see him today. It just looks a

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little bit threadbare in patches, the pitch. Brazil will get us under

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way, in the yellow and blue, kicking from left to right. A hot

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and humid evening. The sunshine is out. New hair dye, for Dani Alves,

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for these World Cup finals. An early bustle forward from Ramires,

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bringing the first free kick. I am still getting over the singing of

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the national anthem, Jonathan. It was an amazing moment, absolutely

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fantastic. Not only are Mexico playing against 11 players at the

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moment but about 50,000 supporters as well. A first challenge, sorry, a

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second. That was a bit naughty. The first was on Ramires. The second was

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on Neymar. We saw been dumped to the floor early on in the final warm up

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game against Serbia. That was no-nonsense from Vazquez, the little

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midfield terrier. What do you think the manager said to him before he

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went out? Luiz Gustavo, back to David Luiz. He has shown great

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passion when he has sung the anthem in the last two games. Ramires has

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started wide on the right hand side. No free kick given for that

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challenge by Gustavo. Lots of Premier League clubs watching the

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Espanyol defender play. Vazquez got through so much work in the first

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game, and Guardado, the veteran, got forward well in the first half. He

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got tired and went off. The challenges are feisty, early on.

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Yes, and it is very quick indeed. Both sides looking to put each other

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and it is very quick indeed. Both sides looking to put each other

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under immense pressure, straightaway. Brazil have suffered

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just one first round defeat since 1970. That was in France, 1998,

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after they had already qualified. Mexico, looking for their first win

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on Brazilian soil. Why is Neymar not stopping? Mexico have not won here

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since 1968. Good concentration levels at the

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back by Thiago Silva because he was not aware. Years making the point to

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the other defenders, as well, he could easily have left it. There was

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no Mexico player anywhere near him. -- he is making the point. He did

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not get a call so he made sure it was out of harm's way. Mexico with a

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corner, pulled back short and back to Guardado. Gustavo and Paulinho,

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the preferred defensive midfield pair, for skull RE, in the last 12

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months. He virtually unveiled his World Cup line-up at the

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Confederations Cup. It has changed very little.

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Ramires was a part of the Confederations Cup squad last

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summer. Marquez, the first man to captain his country in four

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consecutive World Cups. Oscar, the start of the opening win

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for Brazil. -- the star. Stretching into the challenge, and

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it will not be long before the Turkish referee pulls out a card.

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Scolari is in the technical area, saying the same thing. The star Bo,

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caught by Miguel Llera. -- Miguel Layun. Some great runs that he made

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from the attacking wingback position in the last game, touched the ball

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may 50 times. Hector Herrera, up in support but just held on to long.

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Well done, Neymar, as well. He is not renowned for his tracking back

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or tackling. not renowned for his tracking back

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Confederations Cup by the not renowned for his tracking back

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its neck. He played well at the Olympics, as well.

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its neck. He played well at the internationals is a tremendous

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statistic. How old is he? 22? Neymar Moore is almost dispossessed

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by his own player. Yes, you was nearly tackled by Fred. -- was

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almost dispossessed. Some questions about Marcelo before

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the Confederations Cup. But he really impressed last summer.

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It feels like we have had more tackles than passing, so far.

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Through the gap but a foul. They are claiming that he dived. It might be

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a bit of both. It was certainly a foul. When he sees a gap, you just

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goes for it, doesn't he? He certainly does. -- E just goes for

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it. 24 goals in his last 29

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internationals. He has scored from this kind of range and so has David

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Luiz but he is moving away. Dani Alves is there. He's scored against

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Panama in one of the World Cup warm up games. Will it be David Luiz

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after all? He has come back to the party. I think it is. This must be

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35-40 metres. It is a poor free kick, headed away.

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They have topped their group in every World Cup since 1982. They

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can't qualify for every World Cup since 1982. They

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with a victory tonight. every World Cup since 1982. They

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group game is tomorrow. But they will almost certainly be through.

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Vazquez and Miguel Layun will work so hard in the midfield.

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Dani Alves with his 77th appearance for his country.

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Slowing the pace down, and there are a future Ogletree whistles from the

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Mexican fans. -- derogatory whistles. The city has been full of

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ovation Choi in the last 24 hours, with the Mexican costumes. And

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ovation Choi in the last 24 hours, Brazilians are great as well in

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terms of the players. Look how wide they make the pitch, as wide as they

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can. Oscar almost has his toes on the line and Dani Alves, on the

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right, we'll be doing exactly the same. In fact, there he is. The

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switch of play just beats him, though.

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They could qualify for the second round for the 18th World Cup

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running. But the fans will settle for no less than triumph in the

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final. Five of the Brazilians playing

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tonight played in the Olympic final, Five of the Brazilians playing

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in 2012. Oscar says the Mexicans always give them a tough time.

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David Luiz is going to per se Jermaine, for what is it, a ?70

:40:15.:40:20.

million defensive centre-back pairing?

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Oscar has spun it in and Fred! Rippling the outside of the side

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netting. And offside. This move was started by Marcelo. It was a great

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ball through to Oscar. It took the defender out completely. He looked

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as well, straightaway, Fred. Friendly rivalry in the streets of

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Fortaleza, in the build-up to the game. It is great to be here. Yes,

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

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locals had something representing Brazil on. It was absolutely

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incredible. Flags everywhere, narrow streets, tumbledown in places,

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Brazilian shirts, Brazilian flags all over the place. I think you are

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being kind with tumbledown. Well, it is a country with many problems, of

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which Fortaleza has many. 20 murders in the city committed between Friday

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and Sunday. What is interesting with Mexico is

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that they have still left the two up. They are banking on the two

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banks of four pinching the ball. They can cause problems if the two

:42:26.:42:33.

get the service. This was part of the expected tactic. Alves has

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called Guardado, going in late. He is frustrated he did not get the run

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when he came in from the right. We have probably had about four of

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these tackles already and the referee has done the squarish of

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nothing so far. If Ramires occupies Miguel Layun, Alves will have room

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to go forward. I think that is the plan. He was a mile from the ball

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but Guardado makes a meal of it. He does.

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Mexico announced their tactics quite publicly, again, to cover Neymar,

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two against one, be fast, refuse in space, don't let him play. But he is

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on the ball now, towards Fred who could not get the shot away. A good

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double block. Marcelo kept it in. But in the end, it bounced off

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Paulinho and away. That was a really good tackle on Fred, in the midst of

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that. Paulinho does not really expect the ball.

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It was deflected, that is why. It caught him flush, didn't it, in the

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face. What a player he has been over the years, Rafa Marquez. 122 caps,

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now. Wonderful in his pomp at Barcelona. And other challenge

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leaves Oscar looking at the referee. far. Record number of opening phase

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goals. 47 goals in six days. Record equalling, actually, but one game

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still to play, though. That is later on this evening, Russia against

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South Korea. Here is Dani Alves. Ramires. Generally playing in the

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have countered the fact that Ramires have countered the fact that Ramires

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and Dani Alves and then Guardado coming in quickly to help Layun down

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the left-hand side. coming in quickly to help Layun down

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Luiz. Mexico is obsessed with getting into the quarterfinals,

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Luiz. Mexico is obsessed with gone out. They have said they will

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be more attacking in these finals. They certainly were in the opening

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game. The Mexican fans singing the anthem. And there is a fair few

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Brazilians joining in as well. There is DOS Santos. Did not really get a

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go at Tottenham, did he. We saw him playing at Railway yorker -- Real

:46:19.:46:31.

Mallorca, he's quite a few goals. He scored 12 of your

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now, Neymar. Scored his 100th senior goal in his 20th year, a remarkable

:46:42.:46:54.

player. I thought he was stumbling as the challenge came in. If you

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watch this, it is great ability. He was caught. That is why he stumbled.

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Two sugars in mind, thank you. Rodriguez was drawn in. You

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Two sugars in mind, thank you. escape him in Brazil,

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Two sugars in mind, thank you. has a picture of Neymar. Seems to be

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endorsing scores of products. Every time you turn your telly on, he is

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there, isn't he? Might well have been sent off in the

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there, isn't he? Might well have Into the box. The clearance is

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misplaced by the right full-back. The right wingback, as they play in

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this system. He was brought back for the play-offs after 16 months out of

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the picture. This is Dani Alves. Luiz Gustavo, very optimistic.

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Probably why he only has the one international goal. Yes.

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Probably why he only has the one save to make, has he, Ochoa. He is

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an interesting character. save to make, has he, Ochoa. He is

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to move on to another club. Milan and Marseille have been mentioned.

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His club was relegated this season. There is Scolari. He was once a

:48:29.:48:36.

World Cup manager with Portugal in 2006. Marcelo. Looking for Fred.

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Offside. He was. Yes. The referees assistant again, just pulling away

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at the far stick, and was just slightly off. Well, not slightly

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off... You are off, aren't you. There you go.

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They love their Brazilian national side. Stronger up here in the

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north-east and in other parts of the country. That is what the squad have

:49:18.:49:23.

been saying. Dani Alves. The referee has blown his whistle. Layun is on

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the deck. Just got a little snapshot there of the coach, Miguel Herrera.

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He played the Mexico, nearly made the 1994 World Cup squad. He was

:49:43.:49:45.

dropped for punching a photographer in a league game. That was the

:49:46.:49:52.

challenge that left Layun down. Not quite sure what he did.

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Thiago Silva. David Luiz. What a good season he had with PSG.

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Commanding, imperious at times. Well one back there though, Vasquez. And

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here is the captain. Yes, you have one back there though, Vasquez. And

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noticed, he immediately came out to take the ball forward, Marquez. He

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has been a feature of the Mexico play so far. That is wild. Whenever

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they have play so far. That is wild. Whenever

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forwards, Marquez, at 35 years of age has been prepared to do the

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running and bring it out. Do not expect us to run the show.

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That is what Scolari said. That is a lovely ball but he is offside again.

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Late flag. Yes. Three times in a row, now.

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Marquez. At walking pace. major trophies won at Barcelona.

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Giovani dos Santos. Herrera. Paul Aguilar. Herrera is a good player.

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He plays for Porto. Had a good opening game. A decent spell of

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possession here for Mexico. Moreno. Lifting it now. His last two touches

:52:16.:52:22.

have not been great, have they. Given away by Fred. Has to do better

:52:23.:52:27.

than that. Giovani dos Santos going for the return. Look how high Rafael

:52:28.:52:32.

Marquez is. Peralta into the box. Checking back. Marcelo is with him.

:52:33.:52:38.

Marquez is. Peralta into the box. Still Peralta. A good tackle on him

:52:39.:52:44.

initially by Thiago Silva. If he went down he might have got a

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penalty. Absolutely, on two occasions. Marquez has gone down and

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stay down. They might want to get the ball out of play here. The

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referee is coming to have a look. It is Neymar's hands that you can see.

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Bumped into the Mexican skipper. Here we go. There was a chance to go

:53:09.:53:16.

Bumped into the Mexican skipper. over there, and... Daniel Sturridge

:53:17.:53:19.

has just been on Twitter, he says he is still a supporter watching the

:53:20.:53:23.

World Cup. He says that he loves his job, the England striker. He says he

:53:24.:53:30.

is playing, does that mean he is playing on Thursday? Or just that he

:53:31.:53:39.

is playing in the World Cup? Well, he is not a manager to keep quiet

:53:40.:53:44.

when there is an assistant around. Herrera. Not a bad effort, that.

:53:45.:53:52.

Mexico claim a corner. The referees assistant, he is not having any of

:53:53.:53:58.

it. And the referee did not know. He looked at the assistant all the way

:53:59.:54:03.

through. The ball is flicked over. The referee took a long look at his

:54:04.:54:08.

assistant Tom and I wonder... They thought they should have had a

:54:09.:54:13.

corner. The referee was in a better position to make the decision

:54:14.:54:14.

anyway. A good try. Well, there certainly are some noise

:54:15.:54:40.

in here. Can you imagine the noise if this game actually does take off

:54:41.:54:44.

at some stage? It has not really done that yet. He is Giovani dos

:54:45.:54:51.

Santos. Pulling it back. Going past Marcelo too easily. The header away

:54:52.:55:02.

by the captain. Layun. Switching off there, Brazil, momentarily. Oscar's

:55:03.:55:07.

header will drop towards Herrera. Giovani dos Santos. There is a bit

:55:08.:55:16.

of a mix-up between the two. Neymar quick to pressurise Marquez. That is

:55:17.:55:19.

a lovely touch from Oscar. Paulinho. Neymar. Now, running at Rafa

:55:20.:55:25.

Marquez. Spinning it back. Just too far. Paulinho was surging forwards.

:55:26.:55:32.

Dani Alves back into the box... Neymar! Clawed away by Ochoa. That

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is the closest we have come so far. It was a great leap as well. A

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marvellous cross, and they greatly from Neymar. -- and a great leap.

:55:43.:55:53.

The game has woken up. Guardado. Vasquez. The

:55:54.:55:59.

The game has woken up. Guardado. does do so much work. Peralta. Did

:56:00.:56:06.

not stick with him, leaving his foot in on Thiago Silva. The referee had

:56:07.:56:08.

acknowledged that, but waving play on. Neymar felt that he was fouled.

:56:09.:56:20.

Layun from range. Yes, he says that shot on goal by Mexico, suddenly it

:56:21.:56:27.

has woken everybody up. Great leap that is. The save as well. A lot of

:56:28.:56:35.

ground to make up, the goalkeeper. Not the biggest at five foot 11, but

:56:36.:56:40.

he got there. Maybe that helped him to get there.

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You know before, I thought that Paulinho should have done better.

:56:52.:57:02.

Completely misjudged it. He has got the nod ahead of Jose Corona. They

:57:03.:57:10.

say he is a better shot stopper, according to his manager. They have

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been vying for the number one jersey.

:57:13.:57:23.

Dani Alves again, looking to switch it. With his full-back partner.

:57:24.:57:33.

Brazilian full-backs always play like wingbacks, anyway. Yes. That is

:57:34.:57:38.

a lovely ball forwards. He thought he was offside. I think he was. When

:57:39.:57:44.

did not have do make the decision. did not have do make the decision.

:57:45.:57:53.

You will get the timing of the runs right soon. Lost a

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You will get the timing of the runs three months of the season. It was

:58:13.:58:13.

Fred's controversial winning of the penalty against Croatia. At the

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moment they need something to break down Mexico. Away by Rodriguez.

:58:20.:58:35.

Francisco Rodriguez. He won the fans over. He was blamed for a couple of

:58:36.:58:38.

defeat in Vasquez. Winning his seventh cap,

:58:39.:58:51.

but he looks like he has been playing for a long time, very

:58:52.:58:56.

composed and competitive in the central midfield area. Guardado.

:58:57.:58:58.

Gave it away. Moreno. David Luiz. central midfield area. Guardado.

:58:59.:59:05.

Dani Alves staying forward. Guardado back with him and he checked him.

:59:06.:59:11.

Brazil can still build here. Paulinho. Oscar. He scored a very

:59:12.:59:19.

good goal in the opening game but did not hit that with any sort of

:59:20.:59:27.

power. That is the Neymar header. Really... Does anybody in the game

:59:28.:59:35.

think that that is necessary for that? We spoke to one of the

:59:36.:59:40.

officials today about it and it is not compulsory to show those

:59:41.:59:45.

goal-line technology shots. That is after the terrible mix-up in the

:59:46.:59:48.

ground the other day, Honduras against France. It is up to the

:59:49.:59:53.

individual match director. After years of not wanting it, it is

:59:54.:59:56.

although they have paid for it and they are going to keep showing it

:59:57.:00:01.

all the time now. It got wrong the other night, they showed goal, no

:00:02.:00:03.

goal, goal. Brazil seem quite happy for Vazquez

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do have the ball in the central midfield area. -- to have. There was

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a foul on Luiz Gustavo. Miguel Llera -- Scolari has shown a

:00:32.:00:54.

lot of faith in Luiz Gustavo because he has something of a reputation. He

:00:55.:01:01.

has been banned 16 times. But it is deemed that Scolari has calmed him

:01:02.:01:04.

down and he has become more mature as a player.

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Dani Alves, trying to get it back to Ramires. He has done a good job for

:01:15.:01:23.

Brazil on the right-hand side. Dos Santos dropped his shoulder to take

:01:24.:01:26.

David Luiz out of the game. Not for the first time, and I'd say, not for

:01:27.:01:32.

the last, Thiago Silva helped out. There was no reason for David Luiz

:01:33.:01:35.

to gamble, especially in that position.

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Silva cost ?37 million, and David Luiz, ?40 million. Staggering sums

:01:48.:01:55.

for centre-backs. It is. I know which one I would take.

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Moreno, expected to be the subject of a big bid

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Moreno, expected to be the subject summer. Out by Dani Alves.

:02:11.:02:19.

Don't forget, tonight on BBC1 at 10:40pm, it is Russia against South

:02:20.:02:25.

Korea, as they kick off their campaigns. And tomorrow, Spain

:02:26.:02:33.

against Chile at 7:30pm. Spain really need to win otherwise they

:02:34.:02:40.

could be facing elimination. A router, but it went away from him.

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Great attack by Silva. Marcelo and Brazil can kick up through the

:02:48.:02:51.

gears. Neymar, making the run to open up the gap. He will try to

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forage. The goalkeeper takes. You can see, with his head down, he

:02:54.:03:08.

had no intention of looking for anyone else. That was silver

:03:09.:03:18.

macro's tackle. -- Silva's tackle. We have seen big wins, big wins for

:03:19.:03:23.

big sides but also lots of comeback victories, I think half a dozen now.

:03:24.:03:32.

We have not seen a draw, yet. Just the goalless draw. Yes, I forgot

:03:33.:03:38.

about that. It was eminently forgettable, after all.

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Looking for Oscar. Tidied up effectively by Moreno, who is 26. He

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won the under 17 World Cup with Mexico back in 2005.

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Dani Alves, a suspicion of offside. The corner is given. The challenge

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by Vazquez. Just squeezed off the yellow boot.

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It is Brazil's first corner, after 34 minutes. Neymar takes it. Fred is

:04:33.:04:41.

up and David Luiz is up from the back.

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Lots of bumping and barging going on, there. Headed down and away by

:04:47.:04:50.

Herrera. Neymar will swing it away. In

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towards the head of Fred. Straight at the goalkeeper. Yet another free

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header, though. We have seen lots of those in the competition already.

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They have not been greatly accurate with the final ball in from wide

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positions so far, Brazil. Just one in five crosses hitting its mark in

:05:36.:05:36.

the opening game. The Mexican coach will be quite

:05:37.:05:52.

pleased with what he has seen so far, apart from the Neymar header.

:05:53.:06:02.

Brazil have had better possession of the ball so far. Aguilar. Stretched

:06:03.:06:12.

for the return. One back by Dos Santos, initially.

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Peralta is on the edge of the box and Dos Santos is the closed list --

:06:19.:06:27.

closest to him. Dani Alves just hooked in his foot. He is saying he

:06:28.:06:29.

won the ball. He has just come across him. He did

:06:30.:06:38.

just touch the ball. Oh, I bet he is hot. We are 258

:06:39.:06:47.

miles from the equator, here. And the heat is rising in the

:06:48.:07:09.

stadium. What I do with the free kick. It is a commanding header away

:07:10.:07:15.

by Silva. Layun, with the drive. The second one he has had and the same

:07:16.:07:19.

result. Yes, the shots have been from distance so far. A couple for

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Mexico, from Layun, the left wingback, in a 3-0 win against

:07:32.:07:41.

Israel, in May. Oscar is down the right at the moment. Ramires has

:07:42.:07:55.

gone inside left, sort of. Guardado. Dos Santos was behind David Luiz,

:07:56.:07:59.

and he defended well. Marcelo, neatly done. Again, full-back

:08:00.:08:03.

looking for full-back. Into Dani Alves again. Super tackle.

:08:04.:08:26.

Oh, that is a brilliant ball from Thiago Silva to Marcelo. He gets a

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shot away. Meanwhile, Neymar was tumbling on the edge of the area.

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The shot went wide and Neymar is looking to the assistant referee. I

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did not see it, in all honesty. I don't think the referee did, either.

:08:45.:09:08.

Is that Luiz Gustavo that has gone down? The challenge with Herrera. It

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was accidental. He caught him on the side of the head, I think. Years

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very important, started 14 of the last 15 games. -- he is very

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important. Radio five have England against Uruguay on Thursday, live at

:09:47.:09:57.

8pm. Highlights on BBC1 at 10:35pm. When Miguel Llera took over, he just

:09:58.:10:02.

had the job of getting through against New Zealand. He only picked

:10:03.:10:08.

home-based players. He is known for attacking sides, if not title

:10:09.:10:08.

winning club teams. He seems a very gregarious manager.

:10:09.:10:17.

He likes to use Twitter. There was a little bet between the

:10:18.:10:33.

respective FAs to see which country arrived at the game with the most

:10:34.:10:37.

Twitter followers this morning. The loser was going to donate a team

:10:38.:10:41.

jersey to the charity of the other's choice. Going into yesterday

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tea-time, Mexico had more followers. Hasn't Mexico got 120 million people

:10:47.:10:52.

in the population? I mean, Brazil have got even more but you can

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imagine the Mexicans certainly getting behind them. They have 1.6

:10:55.:10:59.

million followers on Twitter. Apparently. They are on the attack,

:11:00.:11:06.

looking for Layun with the diagonal. Away by Alves. Peralta is in the

:11:07.:11:11.

middle. This is a good run. Hold back. Imported block by Luiz

:11:12.:11:17.

Gustavo. There is the drive by Vazquez. It's skipped on and went

:11:18.:11:23.

wide. You can ways tell by the goalkeeper's dive, that Julius

:11:24.:11:29.

Caesar was not sure. -- always tell. -- Julio Cesar was not sure. Strange

:11:30.:11:39.

connection, as well. They just have not got going at all, Brazil. The

:11:40.:11:47.

ball has moved curiously at times. That Andrea Pirlo strike against

:11:48.:11:50.

England wobbled and benched dramatically. -- and bent. Fred has

:11:51.:12:03.

gone down. If you were a Brazilian supporter, would you be worried that

:12:04.:12:08.

the goalkeeper has played such little club football? No, not

:12:09.:12:16.

greatly. I think with goalkeepers, you can train them like a dog, can't

:12:17.:12:22.

you? They work so hard. It would not be a great problem, I would have

:12:23.:12:27.

thought. I would be more worried about Brazil. There is no flowing

:12:28.:12:31.

football at all, really. Luiz Gustavo, beyond the challenge of Dos

:12:32.:12:36.

Santos. Marcelo can attack from there. The early ball in, looking

:12:37.:12:43.

for Fred. Again, the final ball let them down. Dani Alves is fouled. The

:12:44.:12:51.

Mexican coach is absolutely rampant on the touchline. He is disagreeing

:12:52.:12:52.

with that one. Brazil have had 55% possession. They

:12:53.:13:28.

won here against Mexico, a year ago this week, 2-0, Neymar and Jo with

:13:29.:13:35.

the goals. Neymar is lining this up. This is about as far out as the

:13:36.:13:37.

David Luiz attempt. This is about as far out as the

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there! It hit Ochoa. The goalkeeper spread itself and I think it just

:13:45.:13:47.

hit him. A big chance for Brazil because the flag stayed down. A big

:13:48.:13:56.

chance and a big save, actually. Looking back, there might have

:13:57.:14:01.

three Brazilians, waiting to pounce. Defensively, Mexico got that will be

:14:02.:14:08.

wrong. -- horribly wrong. So did Dani Alves, with that pass.

:14:09.:14:16.

One of the moments when Rafa Marquez steps out of defence to join in.

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Aguilar, hacked down, free kick. He will have to show a card. Ramires is

:14:26.:14:33.

cautioned. I think it was better when Ramires

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was on the right, and Oscar was on the left. There is no great flow

:15:10.:15:15.

about Brazil at all. Marquez is up from the back. Giovani dos Santos is

:15:16.:15:16.

in there as well. So to from the back. Giovani dos Santos is

:15:17.:15:21.

It is aimed to the back post, but all the way through. What a waste.

:15:22.:15:32.

One minute of stoppage time has just been announced. It was a great chest

:15:33.:15:37.

from Thiago Silva. Paul Aguilar. Surging run. A good

:15:38.:16:02.

challenge by Luiz Gustavo. Guardado had gone out to the right-hand side.

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Rather pensive. Scolari... I think he will be at them at half-time to

:16:16.:16:22.

try to make them to movable quicker. The final game against Croatia, it

:16:23.:16:29.

would be a good result here for Mexico. They have frustrated Brazil.

:16:30.:16:38.

A couple of half effort them, one from Fred, a couple from Neymar. But

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walking off at half-time, at Fortaleza, it is 0-0. STUDIO: Not

:16:45.:16:51.

the free-flowing football that Brazil would have liked, but Mexico,

:16:52.:16:56.

as you said, they made life difficult for them. They are

:16:57.:17:01.

difficult to beat, well organised. Rafa Marquez is controlling

:17:02.:17:01.

everything at the back, Rafa Marquez is controlling

:17:02.:17:04.

everything at the stepping in the middle sometimes. It is a tough task

:17:05.:17:08.

to play against them. On the occasions they have got behind the

:17:09.:17:13.

Mexican defence, Ochoa has stood tall. He has made some fantastic

:17:14.:17:17.

saves, that one from Neymar. That was the one from the free kick, as

:17:18.:17:19.

well in the was the one from the free kick, as

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got to move the ball quicker. Too many players having too many touches

:17:26.:17:29.

on the ball. It is slow and ponderous. The coach will be telling

:17:30.:17:34.

them that at half-time. Having said all of that, this is the save that I

:17:35.:17:37.

was on about. That was a brilliant header. You do not see that too many

:17:38.:17:42.

times from Neymar. He rises very well, he gets it on target and it is

:17:43.:17:47.

an excellent save. Wonderful save. It is, that is what you need when

:17:48.:17:52.

you have been beaten once, not because they have outplayed you, but

:17:53.:17:54.

you need the goalkeeper to come to your rescue sometimes. Thiago Silva

:17:55.:18:00.

has been Brazil's best player. That tells you something. A great block

:18:01.:18:08.

from Ochoa. Mexico are playing an offside trap and they got it

:18:09.:18:11.

horribly wrong. There are going to beat chances if they are clever

:18:12.:18:15.

enough. Having said that, Mexico have been reduced to the odd long

:18:16.:18:21.

shot. Herrera hit a decent one. A few have

:18:22.:18:21.

shot. Herrera hit a decent one. A few have gone wrong. But their

:18:22.:18:26.

tactics are very clear. They are just waiting for their chance.

:18:27.:18:30.

Brazil need to be... It is a dangerous team. They have quality,

:18:31.:18:36.

and Brazil, it is not the way that I would like to see them. They are

:18:37.:18:40.

waiting too much. They are giving some space away. Dani Alves today is

:18:41.:18:44.

not really having his best day. He has made some wrong choices. Even

:18:45.:18:50.

defensively he gave away a free kick which could cost the game. We had

:18:51.:18:53.

quite a debate watching the game during the first half about a

:18:54.:19:00.

certain offside ploy played by Mexico when Fred missed that

:19:01.:19:03.

opportunity. It was not an opportunity, it was rightly given

:19:04.:19:07.

offside. I have never seen that before, to stop and play offside

:19:08.:19:14.

that close to your goal-line. But because I know Rafa Marquez and I

:19:15.:19:16.

have played with him, he because I know Rafa Marquez and I

:19:17.:19:20.

genius, and you can see that they are stopping at the same time. That

:19:21.:19:24.

makes sure that Fred is offside. We have the replay, and they are almost

:19:25.:19:30.

synchronised. You can always say that maybe, maybe not, but for me,

:19:31.:19:35.

they have worked on that. I think this is suicide! In your own box,

:19:36.:19:42.

there is to players near your own goal. And if... Who was it that

:19:43.:19:47.

played the ball? It was Oscar I think. If he played one more second

:19:48.:19:52.

before that, it was a good ball. You cannot risk it so close to your

:19:53.:19:56.

goal. I think it is lazy defending. If the goalkeeper goes there and

:19:57.:20:04.

capped it off, you clear it, but if Fred had any brains about him, which

:20:05.:20:07.

he has not shown in the first half, he will work it out. Having said

:20:08.:20:12.

that, it is so unusual seeing defenders doing that, you would not

:20:13.:20:18.

expect it. I would not expect that. It is lazy defending. It was

:20:19.:20:22.

deliberate. Was a deliberate if they'd stepped out? Marquez stepped

:20:23.:20:27.

out. I would say. He is in front of Fred. He just had to clear it. He

:20:28.:20:35.

just had to close the gap. He got away with it. For me, I think they

:20:36.:20:39.

worked on it and he did it on purpose. Why would you stop if you

:20:40.:20:44.

were in front of the striker? Make sure you find out after the game. We

:20:45.:20:50.

want to know. I will. While we're on the subject of Marquez, he gives

:20:51.:20:55.

Mexico something. , he does, I have played with him and he is the type

:20:56.:21:01.

of player you want in your team. He recognises everything. He is the

:21:02.:21:02.

type of guy that can recognises everything. He is the

:21:03.:21:04.

type of guy that can smell danger. And also, when he needs to be calm,

:21:05.:21:08.

when he needs to pass it on the right, pass it on the left, he will

:21:09.:21:10.

talk when he needs to pass it on the

:21:11.:21:10.

right, pass it on the left, he will talk to his guys and he is a general

:21:11.:21:15.

for me. I played with him and he is an amazing player. Fred infuriated.

:21:16.:21:21.

In the first half I was screaming at the television constantly. He has

:21:22.:21:27.

got to hold the ball a lot better. He does it well here, but what the

:21:28.:21:32.

lay-off. It is poor, it is lazy, he gives the ball away too easily in

:21:33.:21:36.

good position. He should never be offside. He can see right along the

:21:37.:21:40.

pitch. He has got the defender where he wants him because the defender

:21:41.:21:44.

cannot see him. Now it is impossible. We should not be

:21:45.:21:48.

offside. Shall we call him offside Fred? Ron said Fred! He is offside,

:21:49.:21:55.

it is frustrating as a performance from him because he has got a decent

:21:56.:22:00.

goal-scoring record and I am sure that the coach will be saying that

:22:01.:22:04.

you have got to get more involved. In the first game he only had seven

:22:05.:22:08.

touches in the first half. I think he only has 12 in this half. He must

:22:09.:22:13.

do better. Clarence, you mention that Dani Alves is having a bad

:22:14.:22:16.

night but you have not been impressed with the Brazil

:22:17.:22:19.

full-backs. And also the lack of creativity in the midfield. The

:22:20.:22:24.

Reece Lyne. Dani Alves is superficial. I think he is a great

:22:25.:22:27.

player, I enjoy watching him. But here, we have a situation where I

:22:28.:22:33.

think it was Thiago Silva getting the ball to Marcelo. There are no

:22:34.:22:37.

runs, nobody running up front. Brazil just trying to play the game

:22:38.:22:42.

easy. The Mexico that is great, but nobody is making the run behind the

:22:43.:22:46.

defence. He is now going to move them. And then the ball goes back to

:22:47.:22:51.

Marcelo. OK, let's play it between us. He loses the ball,

:22:52.:22:55.

counterattack. This is not going to happen. Do you think this comes from

:22:56.:22:59.

a fear that we talked about prior to kick-off, the fact that the Mexicans

:23:00.:23:03.

can attack from those positions and they were caught out a few times

:23:04.:23:07.

defensively in the first game? I think so, the one thing they also

:23:08.:23:11.

had to do is get Oscar involved in the game. The only time he touched

:23:12.:23:14.

the ball is because he wants to get it off the centre-backs. They create

:23:15.:23:18.

that when you play it against Mexico. Layun can get there and go

:23:19.:23:24.

on the counterattack. You almost get a bit too cautious sometimes. In 48

:23:25.:23:28.

hours time England will be halfway through their second group game

:23:29.:23:31.

against Uruguay. Later in the programme we will hear from Luis

:23:32.:23:34.

Suarez. But first we can get the view from the England camp, we have

:23:35.:23:38.

been speaking to the England coach, Gary Neville.

:23:39.:23:45.

In defeat sometimes, it is best to sit and think. COMMENTATOR: Lovely

:23:46.:23:54.

dummy... It is into the net! To stay calm and accentuate the positives.

:23:55.:23:59.

COMMENTATOR: Daniel Sturridge is in the middle... Great finish! Time to

:24:00.:24:08.

he's going to get there... To live in one!

:24:09.:24:12.

Gone over the tapes from Saturday. What worked and what did not?

:24:13.:24:20.

Tactically, you try to stifle the Italy midfielder as much as you can

:24:21.:24:23.

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

:24:24.:24:28.

gloves up for 12 rounds, but I thought on Saturday night, we want

:24:29.:24:31.

some rounds and we put some gloves on them. It was the best England

:24:32.:24:35.

performance from a football perspective that I have seen to 15

:24:36.:24:39.

years. Playing against a great team with some world-class players, and I

:24:40.:24:42.

have to say, they got some joy but we got joyed with the players we

:24:43.:24:46.

wanted to get joy. I think the draw could have been a fair result. It

:24:47.:24:51.

was the left flank that was causing problems. Wayne Rooney does not look

:24:52.:24:54.

as happy out there for England. Will there be a change to get the best

:24:55.:24:59.

out of him? There could be. I think the way that the manager looks at

:25:00.:25:03.

it, all three players, four players, five players, they all played in

:25:04.:25:07.

those positions and they complained in the other positions. Wayne Rooney

:25:08.:25:11.

can cause great damage on the left, he scored against Ecuador and set up

:25:12.:25:14.

a great goal against Italy. But they could easily be attained if the

:25:15.:25:18.

manager describes that he looks at Uruguay and thinks that this game

:25:19.:25:21.

suits Wayne Rooney in a different position. Were you watching it and

:25:22.:25:29.

feeling frustrated and wishing that you had set up slightly differently?

:25:30.:25:31.

Of course we could have that five in midfield but that is not the mode

:25:32.:25:34.

that the manager is in. When I got the call from Roy Hodgson I had

:25:35.:25:37.

never spoken to him or met him before, and the perception was

:25:38.:25:41.

always of Roy Hodgson at West Bromberg he was a cautious and

:25:42.:25:44.

conservative manager. I have never seen that. Bringing in ten young

:25:45.:25:49.

players to the tournament, and playing with four forwards, it is

:25:50.:25:52.

anything but. He wants to win football matches the right way and

:25:53.:25:55.

he wants to see the young and talented players on the pitch

:25:56.:25:59.

delivering great performances. We're not going to Wayne on that. He is

:26:00.:26:04.

not going to most importantly. Uruguay against Costa Rica, what did

:26:05.:26:08.

you see? It was an unusual performance. When I watch the game

:26:09.:26:11.

back, there is not too much out of the game that we will be showing the

:26:12.:26:15.

players. Because you could lull them into a position whereby they believe

:26:16.:26:18.

that this is what they are. This is not what they are. This is a team

:26:19.:26:22.

that wins a lot of big matches, and I would not want to, anybody at home

:26:23.:26:27.

that thinks it is a shoo-in. We are expecting a tough game, and

:26:28.:26:30.

different to what we saw against Costa Rica. Are now England's

:26:31.:26:34.

destiny is still in their own hands. Let's hope when they get back to

:26:35.:26:40.

reedit Junior on Friday are reflecting on different times. --

:26:41.:26:46.

get back to Rio de Janeiro. STUDIO: That game kicking off at 8pm on

:26:47.:26:51.

Thursday. We will have highlight and match analysis from 10:35pm on

:26:52.:26:58.

BBC1. Interesting little news development on Wayne Rooney and his

:26:59.:27:03.

Facebook page. He is clearly not happy with the media representation

:27:04.:27:06.

of his World Cup so far. There it is:

:27:07.:27:19.

I remember four years ago something went on with the England fans. It

:27:20.:27:25.

will happen until his claws and put in a good performance. That is what

:27:26.:27:29.

happens when the stars of the team do not perform and do not get the

:27:30.:27:32.

results, they are the ones that get the criticism. He played a good

:27:33.:27:40.

game. He worked hard. He is a fantastic asset, until 62 minutes he

:27:41.:27:43.

was one of the best players for England. Thierry Henry, does it

:27:44.:27:47.

surprise you? 2-macro I love Wayne Rooney. I believe that he should be

:27:48.:27:53.

playing in the middle. That is my personal thing. That is the

:27:54.:27:57.

argument. That is what you have with Wayne Rooney, he had to play in the

:27:58.:28:01.

middle, period. He does not want to play on the left-hand side and he

:28:02.:28:05.

does not look comfortable. He is your guy, he has two play in the

:28:06.:28:10.

middle. You have to make a choice. Time now to catch up on today's

:28:11.:28:15.

early game, Belgium playing against Algeria. Commentary coming from Dave

:28:16.:28:16.

Woods. COMMENTATOR: Making progress down

:28:17.:28:29.

the left-hand side. Trying to close him down...

:28:30.:28:31.

the left-hand side. Trying to close And a penalty is going to be given!

:28:32.:28:39.

The yellow card is shown to Jan Vertonghen for the poll on Sofiane

:28:40.:28:44.

Feghouli. Sofiane Feghouli from the penalty spot! And his claws.

:28:45.:28:49.

Algeria's first goal of the World Cup in 2014. It is their first World

:28:50.:28:59.

Cup goal in 28 years. Eden Hazard... He is looking to get the

:29:00.:29:03.

Cup goal in 28 years. Eden ball in their, and the second time

:29:04.:29:05.

of asking he does via the deflection. Marouane Fellaini! He

:29:06.:29:14.

has scored. Off the bench and his claws the goal. Marouane Fellaini.

:29:15.:29:18.

has scored. Off the bench and his -- and he scores the goal.

:29:19.:29:20.

has scored. Off the bench and his they wanted. Still an opportunity

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here. Sofiane Feghouli. He took a dive and the referee is not

:29:29.:29:32.

impressed. The ball going the other way. Eden Hazard looking to turn it

:29:33.:29:37.

right. This could win it... Dries Mertens! 2-1 Belgium. And it is two

:29:38.:29:42.

STUDIO: We have seen some great this game around.

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STUDIO: We have seen some great finale is to matches and let's hope

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we get the same this evening. We have seen 30 countries in the

:29:54.:29:57.

tournament so far and the final two teams entering the fray later

:29:58.:30:01.

tonight. Fabio Capello's Russia against South Korea. And plenty to

:30:02.:30:03.

enjoy on the BBC this weekend. that is not Glastonbury, by the way.

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That is Copacabana beach, and the fan park down there. There has not

:30:52.:30:54.

been much the those Brazilian supporters to cheer so far. Although

:30:55.:30:59.

I must say, there are supporters from all

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I must say, there are supporters fan Park in Rio.

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I must say, there are supporters players are in the tunnel.

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I must say, there are supporters got to produce a bit more. They have

:31:07.:31:12.

two move the ball more quickly, get the one and two touch passing going.

:31:13.:31:14.

It was pretty lethargic in the one and two touch passing going.

:31:15.:31:21.

half. It looks like they have made a change. Will that make a difference?

:31:22.:31:29.

I would not have taken off Ramires. Paulinho, for me, was not

:31:30.:31:35.

participating enough. But they needed to make a change, someone to

:31:36.:31:40.

create something and get a bit more speed. Some magic from Neymar

:31:41.:31:44.

required? That's exactly what I was about to say. Let's enjoy the second

:31:45.:31:52.

half in the company of Mark Lawrenson and Jonathan Pearce.

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COMMENTATOR: Bernard is coming on. Lawrenson and Jonathan Pearce.

:31:54.:32:00.

He came on in the opening game against Croatia, for the last 20

:32:01.:32:04.

minutes or so. Mexico will get us under way in their change strip of

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bed and black. Bernard can move the ball quickly. Playing off the

:32:10.:32:15.

left-hand side, he placed the Shakhtar Donetsk and won the league

:32:16.:32:17.

title with them this season. -- plays for. He cost some ?22 million.

:32:18.:32:25.

His 13th game for Brazil. Interesting to read some of your

:32:26.:32:28.

text messages and e-mails on the BBC website. Someone wants to know why

:32:29.:32:34.

could is not in this Brazil side. -- Moutinho.

:32:35.:32:42.

else says Mexico are going to win 2-0. Bernard has come to the

:32:43.:32:47.

right-hand side straightaway, mirrors. -- for Ramires. Star has

:32:48.:32:59.

come back onto the left. I think he might tap inside. I think they are

:33:00.:33:03.

going back to the original plan, with Neymar just on the left-hand

:33:04.:33:06.

side, where he seems to get more joy. Paulinho had made a run and so

:33:07.:33:13.

had Bernard. It is clear the way. joy. Paulinho had made a run and so

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This is the hard-working Victor Herrera. -- cleared away. Marquez

:33:19.:33:27.

had got all the way forward. He was caught. But it shows the mark of the

:33:28.:33:32.

man. He is 35 and he was the man looking to get beyond. He was

:33:33.:33:37.

caught. It was Silva. He touched the ball first.

:33:38.:33:45.

They are sore ones, as well. His 14th game in the World Cup finals.

:33:46.:33:53.

He was recalled for the play-offs, to get them through against New

:33:54.:33:57.

Zealand, after 17 months out of the side. Great leadership qualities. It

:33:58.:34:03.

just shows, you don't need to do is to be a good footballer. -- you

:34:04.:34:18.

don't need tattoos. We have seen some great scenes in the terraces on

:34:19.:34:22.

this World Cup. We just need some on the pitch, now. The early noise and

:34:23.:34:32.

anticipation has just dissipated. Scolari, slating the referee. He

:34:33.:34:41.

wants more protection for his star man. I think he is making the point

:34:42.:34:48.

that the only booking was for Ramires. His players were not

:34:49.:34:52.

innocent, were they? When they won the game against

:34:53.:35:02.

Honduras earlier this season, they could mix it. A lovely ball to

:35:03.:35:07.

Bernard, across the face of goal and Neymar! Just headed away for the

:35:08.:35:10.

corner by Rodriguez, who got there just in time. Trade ball from Alves,

:35:11.:35:16.

fantastic. And Neymar just can't get in there quickly enough. Great

:35:17.:35:20.

defending as well. He just can't quite get there, Neymar. I think it

:35:21.:35:26.

was so quick down the right, it called the Brazilian forwards

:35:27.:35:27.

unawares. What a ball from the back. Five in the middle for Brazil.

:35:28.:35:46.

Neymar, teasing the defender. Oscar. He settled on it but his shot

:35:47.:35:53.

was well wide. I'm not sure if it was a shot or across or in between.

:35:54.:36:00.

-- or a cross or something in between. The substitutes are warming

:36:01.:36:06.

up, including the veteran, Maicon. When the ball came in from Bernard,

:36:07.:36:11.

did you notice Fred was nowhere to be seen? There was no way he was

:36:12.:36:20.

getting there. Luiz Gustavo, getting it away. Various Fred, now. -- there

:36:21.:36:27.

is Fred. Thiago Silva on the shoulder of Dos Santos. The referee,

:36:28.:36:30.

allowing things to go. They have definitely tucked Oscar

:36:31.:36:46.

back inside, and Neymar out on the left. Very similar to the way they

:36:47.:36:52.

played against Croatia, now, isn't it?

:36:53.:37:17.

Brazil have won the three previous World Cup meetings without conceding

:37:18.:37:22.

a goal. They are under pressure here, of their own doing. Luiz

:37:23.:37:27.

Gustavo is a deep. He put Silva in danger. Vazquez. Dos Santos. A poor

:37:28.:37:39.

final ball in, though. That was a complete waste. They passed the ball

:37:40.:37:46.

very accurately in their first game. 85% success rate. They have had one

:37:47.:37:56.

game in World Cup finals against South American sides, in 2002,

:37:57.:38:00.

against Ecuador, Mexico. Looking for Fred, upfront. Still not

:38:01.:38:28.

greatly mobile. Vazquez, around the corner. Mexico

:38:29.:38:32.

greatly mobile. Vazquez, around the more quickly than Brazil at the

:38:33.:38:34.

moment. The plan is for Guardado to give

:38:35.:38:49.

Mexico 65, 70 minutes. Gustavo Canales in that. Detecting the

:38:50.:38:51.

defence. Neymar has given it away. The defender was on him

:38:52.:39:00.

straightaway, as soon as the ball was played to him. The one

:39:01.:39:06.

outstanding moment is still the say from Ochoa, from Neymar's header. --

:39:07.:39:09.

still the save. Thiago Silva, helping David Luiz.

:39:10.:39:29.

The outstanding moment, the touch off by Thiago Silva in the penalty

:39:30.:39:36.

area, to Luiz Gustavo. Marcelo, quickly on to it but he was caught

:39:37.:39:38.

after the ball had gone. quickly on to it but he was caught

:39:39.:39:42.

said he was diving and the referee agreed. Ralph has not really been in

:39:43.:39:46.

the game and David Luiz gobbling it up. He has given it away and

:39:47.:39:51.

committed himself up the pitch, the defender. Can Mexico break? Moreno.

:39:52.:39:55.

Layun. defender. Can Mexico break? Moreno.

:39:56.:40:02.

Gustavo in the end. Guardado, deflected. A corner off

:40:03.:40:15.

Thiago Silva. Yes, the deflection, he put a bit more pace and height on

:40:16.:40:17.

it. Mexico's second corner. Brazil have

:40:18.:40:29.

had three. Julio Cesar has made one save.

:40:30.:40:45.

comes the corner. Away at the near post. And a lofted clearance by

:40:46.:40:50.

Paulinho, towards Neymar. He fouled Aguilar. That was a little bit too

:40:51.:41:04.

easy. Just stand off him, make him try to do something with the ball.

:41:05.:41:14.

You can go quiet in games, and then suddenly explode interaction. -- he

:41:15.:41:15.

can go. Vazquez with the shot. Not far away.

:41:16.:41:25.

They are starting to creep into No great closing down as well, is

:41:26.:41:46.

there? They just squeezed into the

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play-offs, Mexico, because the US came back against Panama. The USA

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scored in the 93rd minute, didn't they? They did. The Mexican TV

:42:08.:42:14.

commentary, absolutely blasting Mexico, and thanking the USA for

:42:15.:42:15.

everything. But this accomplished performance against the

:42:16.:42:21.

host nation by Mexico so far. Dos Santos gives it away.

:42:22.:42:32.

Only Uruguay qualified for these finals... He has been preparing for

:42:33.:42:43.

years that is, given his second chance.

:42:44.:42:50.

Risky by Marcelo. Dos Santos, rolling it in. Can he get the shot

:42:51.:43:01.

away? It is deflected and mopped up gently. Yes, and just as well. That

:43:02.:43:06.

is what he is good at, Dos Santos, cutting in from the right, shooting

:43:07.:43:13.

on his left. Still that lack of urgency from Brazil.

:43:14.:43:23.

He scored two goals in the three warm up games, and those

:43:24.:43:28.

performances got him in the starting line-up against Hernandez. As I

:43:29.:43:32.

don't think it will be long before we see Chicharito. -- but I don't.

:43:33.:43:40.

Good football. Aguilar, a touch to him from a good player, Herrera.

:43:41.:43:52.

Here he is, again. Off the left foot! Shoot on sight. Yes, shoot on

:43:53.:44:02.

sight, and getting closer. Awful defending again from Brazil.

:44:03.:44:19.

Concern on the face of the Brazilian goalkeeper.

:44:20.:44:31.

Someone on the World Cup debate on the website says, "if we keep on

:44:32.:44:36.

playing like this, we will lose. The first off is a fiasco". Another says

:44:37.:44:44.

that Dani Alves hair is not bringing any luck. They need to get hold of

:44:45.:44:54.

the ball in midfield. That three, Luiz Gustavo and also Oscar. Neymar

:44:55.:45:02.

is only tucked in. They cannot get hold of the ball, Jonathan. Marcelo.

:45:03.:45:18.

David Luiz. They have not moved quickly. No. Neymar coming to the

:45:19.:45:24.

left-hand side. This is where he has been the most effective for Brazil.

:45:25.:45:26.

That is a yellow card. Paul Aguilar. I think it is a repeat offence. How

:45:27.:45:37.

is your Portuguese? Neymar... A little bit too slow to

:45:38.:46:02.

do anything with it. Marcelo. Frustration growing. Whistles...

:46:03.:46:15.

Just a few boos as well around the stadium, did I hear? Not sure.

:46:16.:46:24.

One goal will change the atmosphere of the whole nation. Vasquez.

:46:25.:46:35.

Guardado. He has played well in midfield. Herrera. They have got

:46:36.:46:39.

time and space as well. Paul Aguilar.

:46:40.:46:46.

Rafa Marquez. Now you are hearing a bit of shouting from the home fans.

:46:47.:46:59.

Not happy they are not closing down the Mexican players. It was Guardado

:47:00.:47:07.

from range. Well, that move from the halfway line, not really any

:47:08.:47:11.

challenge from any Brazilian. Approaching the hour

:47:12.:47:11.

challenge from any Brazilian. fifth effort they have had like that

:47:12.:47:17.

in the second half. Fortunately, at the moment, most of them are not on

:47:18.:47:22.

target and they are from long range. If you look at the alternatives on

:47:23.:47:39.

the Brazilian bench, Willian is there from Chelsea. Jo, the former

:47:40.:47:52.

Manchester City and Everton man, he came from nowhere to suddenly play a

:47:53.:47:57.

major role for them. Fee comes on, we will have Jo, Fred and Bernard!

:47:58.:48:04.

A little bit of a late challenge there from Luiz Gustavo. It left

:48:05.:48:11.

Paul Aguilar on the deck. Herrera. Dos Santos. Can he keep it in? No

:48:12.:48:19.

great movement or awareness from Peralta to get up there into a

:48:20.:48:23.

dangerous position and Gamble. No. Nobody was prepared to bust a gut to

:48:24.:48:28.

get in there. Dos Santos did well. Here is Neymar. Into Fred. Cannot

:48:29.:48:36.

keep it. It is going to be a yellow card for Vasquez. Do you think the

:48:37.:48:44.

referee might have had a half-time instruction from somebody? Anything

:48:45.:48:58.

is possible with Fifa. That is nothing challenge. Yes it is a foul.

:48:59.:49:00.

But... Could this be the moment that Neymar

:49:01.:49:16.

sends Brazil into a frenzy? The referee has marched them back.

:49:17.:49:39.

Out comes the magic foam. Neymar stands over it. Dani Alves is there

:49:40.:49:41.

as well. Always aware stands over it. Dani Alves is there

:49:42.:49:48.

the box just in case it comes off the goalkeeper. Neymar with it. It

:49:49.:49:52.

was bending, it the goalkeeper. Neymar with it. It

:49:53.:50:00.

was wide. It was just a dive in case, wasn't it. Yes.

:50:01.:50:23.

A flamboyant goalkeeper, plays in French

:50:24.:50:38.

Oscar has gone out to the right-hand side. The cross is blocked by Layun.

:50:39.:50:47.

Marcelo is the only one really in the team at the moment that inject

:50:48.:50:52.

any pace into his attacking. Can they do something here? Marcelo.

:50:53.:50:58.

Neymar wanted it back but he was not going to get it. Marcelo putting the

:50:59.:51:02.

ball into the box. Moreno clears. Marcelo back again. The offside is

:51:03.:51:09.

called for by Marcelo back again. The offside is

:51:10.:51:16.

challenge, but when Marcelo burst into the box and played that ball,

:51:17.:51:21.

Fred never moved. He absolutely just never moved.

:51:22.:51:39.

In the past 100 games in the World Cup finals, Brazil, in this

:51:40.:51:47.

In the past 100 games in the World tournament, five World Cups under

:51:48.:51:50.

their belt, two runners-up. They have only failed to make the last

:51:51.:51:57.

date for times. They are finding this afternoon a very frustrating

:51:58.:52:01.

one. The referee just telling Guardado that I am making the

:52:02.:52:04.

decisions. He brought the playback because

:52:05.:52:04.

decisions. He brought the playback done really well in

:52:05.:52:10.

decisions. He brought the playback fourth official now having words

:52:11.:52:18.

with the Mexican coach. Svein Oddvar Moen, and Norwegian Champions League

:52:19.:52:25.

referee. Guardado. Thiago Silva behind him. Dani Alves. Terrier

:52:26.:52:38.

like. I think that Jo might be coming on, you know. Thiago Silva

:52:39.:52:45.

has time. Incomes Peralta. Did not get a shout. That time it was being

:52:46.:52:51.

eroded by the Mexican centre forward. The captain bringing it

:52:52.:53:00.

away, and he is fouled. You just get the impression as well that the

:53:01.:53:03.

Mexicans can sense that the Brazilians are struggling here. Such

:53:04.:53:08.

a strong centre-back. 12 and a half stone, Thiago Silva. He makes full

:53:09.:53:14.

use of it. Jo is going to come on. That is given away and Brazil are

:53:15.:53:16.

getting sloppy. Layun on the outside of Dani Alves.

:53:17.:53:28.

A decent cross in. Headed away by the diving Thiago Silva. How quickly

:53:29.:53:35.

did he get past Dani Alves? At the moment, Brazil's tactic of trying to

:53:36.:53:39.

stop Layun getting forward seems to have gone by the by. Oscar's header.

:53:40.:53:50.

Neymar. Fred is up through the middle. Neymar. Oscar. Options on

:53:51.:53:55.

the left-hand side. Trying to find Fred. Luiz Gustavo. Bernard. Marcelo

:53:56.:54:07.

the left-hand side. Trying to find switching. Dani Alves. Fred is

:54:08.:54:07.

ambling across the switching. Dani Alves. Fred is

:54:08.:54:17.

Out wide there. Paoli near. -- Paulinho. Keeping possession. It is

:54:18.:54:19.

all the little bit laboured. The pressure on Brazil is absolutely

:54:20.:54:33.

huge. From the moment the players wake up, from the moment that they

:54:34.:54:38.

go to bed, they are under the camera lens. Jo is coming on. And it is for

:54:39.:54:45.

Fred. You know what they have said to Fred, warm up, you are coming! He

:54:46.:54:49.

has not done much. He has had a second coming as a

:54:50.:55:16.

Brazilian international, Jo. Marcelo. Neymar. Will not take him

:55:17.:55:22.

on. Left foot, putting the cross up. Neymar! Saved again from Ochoa. One

:55:23.:55:30.

is more trying to get through. Dani Alves. Pulling it back... It is

:55:31.:55:35.

deflected away! Ochoa denying Brazil. Another top stop. Neymar

:55:36.:55:50.

will take it. The goalkeeper has been superb. The referee having a

:55:51.:55:58.

word with David Luiz. I am not sure that did not come off his chest as

:55:59.:56:07.

well. Incomes the corner. Ochoa punching. Back out to Neymar. Oscar

:56:08.:56:12.

is there with him. Looking for Paulinho. The juggling goalkeeper

:56:13.:56:20.

gets it. Dani Alves was there to cover. Great header under pressure,

:56:21.:56:29.

that was. Now there is an urgency about Brazil. David Luiz. Jo. Well,

:56:30.:56:35.

he has already moved more than Fred has moved! Came back against France

:56:36.:56:44.

last year in June, his first international in five years, Jo. He

:56:45.:56:50.

really has been in the wilderness. Struggled at Everton and Manchester

:56:51.:56:56.

City. David Luiz. That is a fine pass. Oscar. David Luiz arriving. He

:56:57.:57:01.

scuffed it. Paulinho was there behind him. Thiago Silva. Gustard

:57:02.:57:08.

inti the pace, Brazil. They looked like a different team at the moment.

:57:09.:57:14.

-- just starting to raise the pace. Oscar. Layun in front of him. It is

:57:15.:57:22.

as if Jo came on and passed everybody a message. He scored five

:57:23.:57:29.

in his last 11 internationals after failing to find the back of the net

:57:30.:57:33.

in his first seven, Jo. Dani Alves with the cross. Nearly coming to

:57:34.:57:38.

Neymar. Marcelo. Would not want to get it onto his right foot, that is

:57:39.:57:42.

the shore. Bernard. Putting the cross in. Cleared away by Marquez.

:57:43.:57:52.

The referee blowing, it looked like to me in the build-up that there

:57:53.:57:54.

were two Brazilian players offside. There were.

:57:55.:58:02.

Great technique. Yet. It has come in handy, that body, hasn't it. Great

:58:03.:58:20.

technique from Neymar, not necessarily from the goalkeeper but

:58:21.:58:23.

he is keeping them out however he is keeping them out. Does not matter

:58:24.:58:28.

how you do it. You get no marks for artistic impression here.

:58:29.:58:39.

Well, Mexico are going to send on Javier Hernandez. He has approached

:58:40.:58:51.

the sideline. Here is Neymar. Challenged by Rodriguez. He has had

:58:52.:58:54.

a very good tournament so far. Marcelo. Oscar. Dani Alves. Acres of

:58:55.:59:03.

space. Is this the moment they have waited for? Dani Alves. The wrong

:59:04.:59:07.

option, perhaps. Rodrigo is away. Yes. The problem is, there is always

:59:08.:59:12.

three centre-backs there, Yes. The problem is, there is always

:59:13.:59:19.

Dani Alves back in again. Marcelo... Will he have a date? Neymar is

:59:20.:59:21.

waiting. Mexico have defended magnificently.

:59:22.:59:30.

Bernard. Left foot. Layun with the header. Dani Alves.

:59:31.:59:43.

Oscar. Dani Alves... Into Jo on the edge of the box. The referee

:59:44.:59:46.

allowing play to go on. It was a foul on Dani Alves. Given away by

:59:47.:59:55.

Jo. It is a Mexico throwing. -- throw in. Here comes Hernandez. He

:59:56.:00:01.

was taken out, Dani Alves. Hernandez replacing him. -- Javier

:00:02.:00:27.

Hernandez. He has not scored a goal in an international since the 22nd

:00:28.:00:32.

June, against Japan in Beacon Federation cup in Brazil, last year.

:00:33.:00:36.

It is his worst scoring drought. He made four starts last season for

:00:37.:00:40.

Manchester United. His career seems to have stalled somewhat. This would

:00:41.:00:50.

be the place to get it going again. They are going to make another

:00:51.:00:52.

Herrera, by the way, was caught by change as well, Mexico.

:00:53.:01:12.

Herrera, by the way, was caught by Oscar. Guardado, who may be the man

:01:13.:01:15.

who goes off for Fabian. He is tiring. Brazil making inroads.

:01:16.:01:21.

Neymar on the far side of the box. Still Oscar. Neymar. A bit of magic

:01:22.:01:27.

required. In the end, it is deflected to safety. Rodriguez

:01:28.:01:30.

clears it. Some tired deflected to safety. Rodriguez

:01:31.:01:35.

there now. I am not even sure what Neymar was trying to do.

:01:36.:01:46.

Guardado nos Fabi and is waiting to come on. Chicharito. David Luiz

:01:47.:01:53.

Herrera. Hernandez is onside. No one feet. In the

:01:54.:02:09.

Herrera. Hernandez is onside. No one in support. That was a good header

:02:10.:02:17.

back. They have not been defensively secure. They have been a bit more

:02:18.:02:21.

attacking. It would have been a hugely famous night for them. Jo has

:02:22.:02:27.

strayed offside but the flag has stayed down, so no. Across goal.

:02:28.:02:35.

That was better, Neymar, quick movement of the ball.

:02:36.:02:47.

Mexico, looking assistant, for the offside. It was a

:02:48.:02:58.

Mexico, looking scoff, really. -- scuffed shot.

:02:59.:03:07.

Herrera comes off, for Marco Fabian. They once rated

:03:08.:03:10.

Herrera comes off, for Marco Fabian. Chicharito. He was the record under

:03:11.:03:15.

23 goal-scorer but he has had a bit of a reputation as a partygoer. He

:03:16.:03:20.

was once banned for six months, from breaking curfew. He is finally

:03:21.:03:23.

living up to his potential, they say. Six months? It must have been

:03:24.:03:32.

some party! He has put his partying days behind him.

:03:33.:03:43.

The Mexican Fender hearts have been terrific. You took the words right

:03:44.:03:51.

out of my mouth. -- centre halves. They have been really good, never

:03:52.:03:54.

really pulled out of position, either, which is part of Brazil's

:03:55.:03:58.

problem, especially when Fred was on. If they get a sniff of a half

:03:59.:04:05.

chance, Brazil could still be in trouble. Fabian scored four in five

:04:06.:04:11.

games as they reached the semifinals of their last major competition.

:04:12.:04:18.

Dani Alves is in more space. Jo on the edge of the box. Paulinho.

:04:19.:04:29.

Dani Alves with a stab over on the edge of the box. It was a lovely

:04:30.:04:32.

tackle. -- with a step over. edge of the box. It was a lovely

:04:33.:04:40.

Moreno has caught the eye in this competition. Free kick against

:04:41.:04:42.

Brazil. The last time Mexico won their

:04:43.:05:06.

opening two games was in 2002. It is the only time they have ever done

:05:07.:05:12.

it. In towards Hernandez but the header just dropped wide. It was a

:05:13.:05:17.

goodly, actually. -- a good leap. This score would put both sides on

:05:18.:05:40.

four points. Cameroon against Croatia is in Manaus, tomorrow. A

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draw would also be a massive boost for those two countries. Whoever

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ends up as winner tomorrow, if there is one, they would be right back in

:05:57.:06:03.

it. Marcelo, snapping away. A good turn by Fabian. Dos Santos, into

:06:04.:06:09.

Hernandez. The defender, right through the back. No wonder he is

:06:10.:06:17.

screaming at his defence because he was left in a dangerous situation,

:06:18.:06:21.

Thiago Silva. It was not a good tackle. Marcelo was very lazy with

:06:22.:06:26.

his tackle. He only needed to stay goal side. He was trying to pinch

:06:27.:06:32.

the ball. Scolari was going mad. Had he turned and got away, would that

:06:33.:06:37.

have been deemed a last defender's challenge? Yes, and the thing about

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the position of the free kick is that it is right in the middle of

:06:45.:06:50.

the goal. What does Julio Cesar do with the wall? Where does he stand?

:06:51.:07:04.

Dos Santos was over the ball. And the captain, Marquez, is there as

:07:05.:07:10.

well. Where is the spray? As he ran out? He's just reaching

:07:11.:07:26.

for his pocket, there we go, getting a bit of shaving foam. It should

:07:27.:07:34.

have a sponsor, shouldn't it? They have not missed a trick, have they?

:07:35.:07:38.

Goodness me. Sepp Blatter will be on the phone tonight. Is he stood

:07:39.:07:46.

behind the wall, in the middle? Dos Santos into the wall. Maybe Brazil

:07:47.:07:51.

can break from that. But they don't look particularly hungry to do so.

:07:52.:07:55.

In towards Neymar. He needs to switch it. Jo is in the middle!

:07:56.:08:06.

Almost. Just under ten minutes to go. Terrible free kick at the other

:08:07.:08:22.

end. Yes, a complete waste, in such an advantageous position, as you

:08:23.:08:28.

say, the centre of the goal. Bernard. A point for Mexico would be

:08:29.:08:36.

eight Rafiq result. Had they been more adventurous, they could have

:08:37.:08:39.

one, which would have been sensational. Brazil have been poor.

:08:40.:08:44.

Yes, but always worried, aren't you, against Brazil? -- you are always

:08:45.:08:51.

worried. One moment of magic. But they are full value for the point,

:08:52.:08:56.

so far. I know Spain were very bad and Holland were very good in that

:08:57.:08:59.

game and Germany were fantastic yesterday. At the moment, Brazil's

:09:00.:09:04.

performances are not at that level. Know they are not, neither of them.

:09:05.:09:07.

-- no, they are not. Jo coming for the ball. No one

:09:08.:09:22.

within ten yards, really, to support. That is the other thing,

:09:23.:09:28.

nobody gambling. They have kind of chopped Neymar up alongside Jo. A

:09:29.:09:33.

couple of headers, Neymar has just been stood on his heels. Mexico are

:09:34.:09:39.

going to send on another striker. A bold move against the hosts, Brazil,

:09:40.:09:44.

with eight minutes to go. And Brazil are going to make a change as well.

:09:45.:09:53.

Raul Jimenez is coming on for Mexico. Fabian.

:09:54.:10:07.

Here comes the first of the substitutions. Just seeing that

:10:08.:10:14.

brilliant moment of skill in the first half from Thiago Silva. That

:10:15.:10:21.

was the keeper's saves, one with his knee, one with his stomach. Dos

:10:22.:10:25.

Santos is the man to depart. Jimenez got 18 goals for

:10:26.:10:46.

this season. He scored a brilliant overhead for his country against

:10:47.:10:53.

Panama in qualifying. And Chelsea's Willian comes on. Given his first

:10:54.:10:57.

Panama in qualifying. And Chelsea's outing, year, in these World Cup

:10:58.:11:06.

finals. -- here. Neymar. Bernard. One of those days. Yes.

:11:07.:11:18.

There was no need to give free kick. No, it was daft. They had

:11:19.:11:55.

forced him away from goal. How crazy is that, this late on, in a game of

:11:56.:12:01.

this magnitude? Five and a half minutes to go. Especially when we

:12:02.:12:03.

have seen so many headers from set pieces. Francisco Rodriguez, the

:12:04.:12:12.

32-year-old, approaching 100 caps. It could be an awful moment for him.

:12:13.:12:18.

Should Phil Scolari's side score what could well be the winner.

:12:19.:12:24.

Neymar taking it. David Luiz at the far post. Thiago Silva is in there

:12:25.:12:34.

and in towards him! What a save! And a block! The flag is already

:12:35.:12:41.

and in towards him! What a save! And on the far side. What a save by

:12:42.:12:46.

Ochoa! It certainly was, just pure reaction. He is going backwards,

:12:47.:12:50.

falling into the goal. He just stuck out a hand, basically. We said the

:12:51.:12:56.

captain was up and he made the run. strong hand denied him. Either side

:12:57.:13:07.

He knew, anywhere but there, and good ball in.

:13:08.:13:17.

He knew, anywhere but there, and Brazil had won the game.

:13:18.:13:22.

reflexes from a goalkeeper, who has been brilliant.

:13:23.:13:33.

Phil Scolari looks at each World Cup game as a step on the stairway to

:13:34.:13:54.

final glory. They may have stumbled on this step, to night.

:13:55.:14:03.

Mexico may have an opportunity. Just over three minutes to go. Aguilar

:14:04.:14:16.

will take this free kick. Yes, and the big three are up, aren't they?

:14:17.:14:22.

It is an effort for by Dido, who is still out there, in his 104th

:14:23.:14:34.

appearance. -- for Guardado. Was not a good ball. Paulinho got their head

:14:35.:14:38.

of the captain. Free kick. Jumped into Willian. We climbed all

:14:39.:14:45.

over him. Luiz Gustavo. Neymar produced the

:14:46.:15:11.

one really class chance of the first half. Marcelo momentarily got in

:15:12.:15:14.

behind. He is still there, he has gone down by the referee is having

:15:15.:15:20.

none of it. The referee is having none of it. Why did he not just

:15:21.:15:28.

carry on? That was about the same penalty that he got against Croatia.

:15:29.:15:32.

The same kind of thing. Wasn't it. That is what it was, he just put his

:15:33.:15:38.

arm on him. I think he was away from him, and there was a man on the

:15:39.:15:43.

middle if he stayed on his feet. Play to the whistle, isn't that what

:15:44.:15:49.

you tell a seven-year-old? Yes. He did not. And a lot of people will

:15:50.:15:54.

see that as justice being done. Certainly Croatia will. Here is Raul

:15:55.:16:08.

Jimenez. And suddenly, Brazil, from thinking that they might have a

:16:09.:16:15.

penalty, our edgy and facing a Mexican corner with one minutes ago.

:16:16.:16:19.

Thiago Silva keeping his concentration. Shouting instructions

:16:20.:16:26.

to David Luiz. Hernandez is on the goalkeeper. Guardado will take it.

:16:27.:16:34.

It will come back out to Guardado. Marquez has stayed forward.

:16:35.:16:38.

Rodriguez is in there as well! Guardado went for it. How many shots

:16:39.:16:44.

have nearly gone into that same position? So many. Just beat the

:16:45.:16:55.

fingertips of the goalkeeper and dipped over. 12 shots for Mexico. 21

:16:56.:17:00.

target. 14 for Brazil. Was it in South Africa that we had a

:17:01.:17:11.

great match between Brazil and Portugal but it finished goalless?

:17:12.:17:20.

It was down in Durban. I can't even remember last week! Three minutes of

:17:21.:17:24.

stoppage time to go. Neymar. Lovely turn. The defender made it easy for

:17:25.:17:32.

him. He tried to do too much. Again. Mexico can break. The ball got

:17:33.:17:39.

caught up behind Layun. Dani Alves got a vital touch. Guardado. Out

:17:40.:17:45.

towards the substitute. It is a splendid save from Raul Jimenez's

:17:46.:17:51.

drive. It was, but Hernandez was not far away. He gambled. Guardado has

:17:52.:17:57.

been terrific for Mexico in that left-sided midfield role. There is

:17:58.:18:02.

the save. Hernandez could not quite get on it.

:18:03.:18:11.

David Luiz. Marcelo. Neymar. Up and running. Mexico backpedalling.

:18:12.:18:29.

Another is not good ball in. It was not a good ball, two minutes to go,

:18:30.:18:39.

and there is only Jo in the box. If they are to exercise the Demons of

:18:40.:18:44.

1950, Brazil have got to do a lot better than this. Paulinho. Willian.

:18:45.:18:48.

He has given it away. And look at this, who is getting out of the

:18:49.:18:54.

Mexico? At 35 years of age, he is fouled. He has been supreme.

:18:55.:19:04.

Absolutely magnificent. Imagine what it must be like to captain your

:19:05.:19:07.

country in the World Cup finals once, he has done it four times. But

:19:08.:19:12.

he is yet to see a quarterfinal. slowing the game down. One minute of

:19:13.:19:30.

stoppage time to play. Young and old, they are all here. Thought it

:19:31.:19:42.

was Danny Mills! LAUGHTER Raul Jimenez could not win it.

:19:43.:19:48.

Guardado does. Four points has been enough for Mexico in the last couple

:19:49.:19:51.

of World Cups to see them through to the second round. David Luiz. Jo.

:19:52.:20:06.

Marquez. Thiago Silva. Now, Willian. Lovely ball. Tracking back. Three in

:20:07.:20:14.

the middle. Bernard on the edge of the box. Neymar needs to do

:20:15.:20:18.

something special. And that is that. A very, very good point the

:20:19.:20:28.

Mexico. The hosts, Brazil, denied. Both of them move to four points.

:20:29.:20:34.

There is one group game to go. Scolari knows that he has been

:20:35.:20:38.

matched in there by Miguel Herrera. Mexico very tight. Neymar came close

:20:39.:20:43.

in the first half with a brilliant header, splendidly saved by Ochoa.

:20:44.:20:48.

He was superb. It is 0-0. STUDIO: What a performance from

:20:49.:21:01.

Ochoa. Some fabulous saves from him. A great effort from Mexico. Luiz

:21:02.:21:08.

Felipe Scolari described Mexico as a stone in your shoe, very pesky! Both

:21:09.:21:14.

sides level on four points. Any loser in the tri- Asia and Cameroon

:21:15.:21:17.

game tomorrow will be out of the tournament. -- Croatia and Cameroon

:21:18.:21:23.

game. They huffed and puffed, but they never really looked like

:21:24.:21:28.

creating too many chances. That is what I said before, the Mexican team

:21:29.:21:32.

were forced to think about what is happening in front of you. They

:21:33.:21:37.

could not beat them tactically. We were just talking about it with

:21:38.:21:41.

Clarence Seedorf, at one point, you have got to be involved to beat your

:21:42.:21:44.

man. Somebody in the middle has two make something happen. Neymar tried

:21:45.:21:48.

at the end but it was a little too late. Frustrating to watch in many

:21:49.:21:52.

ways, I would imagine, for the Brazilian fans in particular.

:21:53.:21:57.

Absolutely. They did not move the ball at all quick enough the whole

:21:58.:22:00.

game and there was not enough movement off the ball.

:22:01.:22:02.

performance from Brazil. There was no urgency about them. They just

:22:03.:22:07.

seemed quite no urgency about them. They just

:22:08.:22:12.

many touches on the ball, slow the ball down. And it was... It was a

:22:13.:22:17.

many touches on the ball, slow the Mexico really

:22:18.:22:21.

many touches on the ball, slow the was going to say great credit to

:22:22.:22:22.

Mexico, tactically they got it was going to say great credit to

:22:23.:22:26.

on and frustrated Brazil. Absolutely, they got what they

:22:27.:22:30.

wanted. They slowed down Brazil. They were very dangerous sometimes.

:22:31.:22:33.

I think that they have deep think about a new strategy. And you some

:22:34.:22:38.

kind of other players. Against these types of organisation it will be

:22:39.:22:41.

very tough for Brazil to make a goal. We will see some wonderful

:22:42.:22:50.

saves now from Ochoa, unquestionably the Man of the Match. A remarkably

:22:51.:22:53.

good performance. It was a very good performance. I think this was the

:22:54.:23:00.

best save. It was a good ball in, a great header, and he has no right to

:23:01.:23:03.

get there. How he keeps it out, with a strong hand, it is a very good

:23:04.:23:11.

save. This was a good block here. He is alive, he is smelling the game.

:23:12.:23:15.

He is watching what is happening. He is committed. What

:23:16.:23:20.

He is watching what is happening. He is into the game. A lot of courage.

:23:21.:23:23.

Second half he was equally unbeatable. Yes. That is a great

:23:24.:23:35.

save on the replay. Thiago Silva... But the frustration, in those

:23:36.:23:40.

certain moments, it made them not score the goals because there were

:23:41.:23:43.

some chances. Neymar. Here, Thiago Silva. But they were not fresh

:23:44.:23:47.

enough and clear enough in the head. Silva. But they were not fresh

:23:48.:23:50.

enough and clear enough in the head. Interestingly on twitter in Brazil,

:23:51.:23:56.

Gordon Banks has been trending immediately after the Ochoa save. A

:23:57.:24:01.

lot of people saying it was similar. It was different in my opinion, not

:24:02.:24:02.

quite It was different in my opinion, not

:24:03.:24:09.

a fabulous save. It was good, but we almost you should head the ball

:24:10.:24:13.

down. The one from Gordon Banks is just outstanding.

:24:14.:24:18.

down. The one from Gordon Banks is it again! I think this one is

:24:19.:24:22.

slightly better. It is a similar header, although it is better, and

:24:23.:24:27.

it is straight down. Also, he is ahead of the ball. I think it is

:24:28.:24:33.

rare that I have seen a reaction in a studio of utter disgust from four

:24:34.:24:38.

of us at what Marcelo did at the end when he was going through and he

:24:39.:24:43.

threw himself to the ground. Sometimes you understand when a

:24:44.:24:46.

strike goes down because he is about to lose the ball. What does not make

:24:47.:24:51.

sense to me here is he is about to score a goal in the World Cup or set

:24:52.:24:54.

up one of his team-mates to win the game and he goes down looking at the

:24:55.:25:00.

referee. It says everything about how somebody is thinking. You have

:25:01.:25:03.

do believe in yourself. If he was feeling strong and confident he

:25:04.:25:07.

would have gone for the ball. They were looking for something easy.

:25:08.:25:11.

That was just blatant cheating. Absolutely. One word, cheating.

:25:12.:25:17.

There was no need for him to go down. The goal was there, he could

:25:18.:25:22.

have had a shot. It was cheating. Indeed. Mexico, as you said,

:25:23.:25:27.

Clarence, they were threatening. Absolutely. They had to be on this

:25:28.:25:32.

and concentrate until the end. We have seen about seven shots on goal

:25:33.:25:37.

from Mexico in the second half. It was not that quality shot, but

:25:38.:25:41.

always dangerous. Always showing the Brazilians, listen, you have to be

:25:42.:25:50.

careful, because we can do something and score a goal. This easily could

:25:51.:25:53.

have bounced into the path of the incoming Hernandez. Those were your

:25:54.:25:58.

goals! LAUGHTER Generally from that vicinity! The

:25:59.:26:02.

Mexicans asked the question of Brazil, can you break us down, and

:26:03.:26:04.

they could not do it tonight. They did not have the urgency. A bit more

:26:05.:26:14.

Fred frustration? He was infuriating. It is not as if he has

:26:15.:26:18.

got to run into the channels, you just have the bay in between the

:26:19.:26:21.

width of the 18-yard box. The ball coming into the box and look at

:26:22.:26:25.

where he is. I am screaming, where are you? You are just not going to

:26:26.:26:31.

score goals. He does not move. Look at him, he wants the ball to come to

:26:32.:26:34.

him, he is not prepared to move to the ball. I am afraid you are not

:26:35.:26:38.

going to score goals with movement like that. He is not interested at

:26:39.:26:43.

all. The ball went into him and he was not strong. He was not

:26:44.:26:48.

interested, to be quite honest. I am really surprised that he lasted as

:26:49.:26:53.

long as he did on the pitch. Jo came on and at least he tried to get in

:26:54.:26:58.

behind and at least he tried to run in behind and caused them a couple

:26:59.:27:03.

of problems. For the first time somebody asked the question of the

:27:04.:27:07.

back five of Mexico. There we go, in behind, run, it was a poor effort

:27:08.:27:11.

but at least he asked the question. Fred did not. And Brazil, they are

:27:12.:27:19.

still in a decent position to qualify, but people here are going

:27:20.:27:22.

to be worried. They were not brilliant against Croatia, they got

:27:23.:27:26.

away with it, a decision turned the game. Here they are again,

:27:27.:27:30.

stuttering. The World Cup is not about how you start, it is about how

:27:31.:27:34.

you finish. I think they still go through, but that is a good example

:27:35.:27:37.

of how it is difficult to win the World Cup. They are going to work on

:27:38.:27:41.

it, I am sure, and the next time they will have to deal with a team

:27:42.:27:44.

like that and they will have to deal with it better. Have they got the

:27:45.:27:49.

players to win this time? They will be there or thereabouts. They can

:27:50.:27:52.

improve. Neymar was all is going to be the big threat in this

:27:53.:27:55.

tournament. He was today, he produced a couple of moments but was

:27:56.:27:59.

not quite enough. I think they will get better. The Confederations Cup

:28:00.:28:04.

12 months ago we saw them play. I know it is a different competition

:28:05.:28:07.

but they played with great verve, great speed, and they closed people

:28:08.:28:14.

down and pressed. They tore people apart. This is a totally different

:28:15.:28:17.

looking side. Absolutely, it tells you that the energy is different. I

:28:18.:28:22.

still see them as quite tense. Tents in their thoughts, the movement, it

:28:23.:28:27.

is different and the logic is not quite what it needs to be. I hope

:28:28.:28:30.

that it will put some more quality players in there. Paulinho four

:28:31.:28:33.

example was very disappointing. For a midfielder that was meant to be

:28:34.:28:37.

participating off in Tivoli and defensively, it was not enough.

:28:38.:28:42.

There was no energy. There was no body prepared to run in behind and

:28:43.:28:46.

pass the ball. We saw at the beginning of the second half, David

:28:47.:28:50.

Luiz was taking two, three, four touches. But the problem, it is the

:28:51.:28:57.

Confederations Cup, and I think the fans will not be too upset if they

:28:58.:29:01.

lost that at home. They know that they cannot lose this one. Now the

:29:02.:29:07.

emotion is a bit too much. But they will get it together. They will work

:29:08.:29:12.

it out, let's hope so. The countdown to England's second game continues

:29:13.:29:15.

and the big news from their opponents is that Luis Suarez looks

:29:16.:29:17.

likely to play. Let's hear from the man himself.

:29:18.:29:30.

The feeling is very good, after the operation I know that the process,

:29:31.:29:38.

every day, it is different and I think that the medical staff, they

:29:39.:29:44.

work very well and I try my best to stay fit for this game. I know that

:29:45.:29:51.

it is a little bit physical for the first game, but for the second, I am

:29:52.:29:53.

100%. Everybody knows that they have

:29:54.:30:02.

really good players, and I know the players that I play against, out

:30:03.:30:09.

there, I know that there are defenders. I know the midfielders

:30:10.:30:26.

and the strikers. I know the coach as well. They played very well

:30:27.:30:37.

against Italy. COMMENTATOR: Raheem Sterling. A good

:30:38.:30:39.

against Italy. COMMENTATOR: Raheem Rooney and Daniel Sturridge is in

:30:40.:30:42.

the middle. A good ball from Rooney and a good finish from Sturridge!

:30:43.:30:48.

England level instantly. If they continue at this level, I think they

:30:49.:30:54.

can regress very well. -- progress. I have a responsibility because the

:30:55.:31:00.

23 players have responsibility for the Uruguay national team. Oh, I

:31:01.:31:07.

don't believe this! My work is helping the team. Now it is my time

:31:08.:31:14.

to help them on the pitch. He says he is 100% fit but it is

:31:15.:31:18.

difficult, and operation, five weeks, no games. He cannot be 100%

:31:19.:31:24.

fit. When they were chasing the game against Costa Rica, it is telling

:31:25.:31:28.

that he did not come on for some valuable game time, 15-20 minutes,

:31:29.:31:32.

which would have set him up better for the England game. He cannot be

:31:33.:31:37.

100%. There is nothing to lose, now, even if he is close to being fit, he

:31:38.:31:41.

might as well have a go. Yes, that is what he came for. You are a bit

:31:42.:31:45.

worried about his health but he came for that and he is going to have to

:31:46.:31:50.

go there and show that he can have an effect on the defenders of

:31:51.:31:56.

England. 75% Suarez is still a formidable threat. Of course,

:31:57.:32:02.

psychologically for England, it is Suarez, who has menaced them in the

:32:03.:32:08.

Premier League for a couple of years. But they have very good

:32:09.:32:12.

strikers already. If he is fit, you will play. If not, I think he should

:32:13.:32:18.

not. It is about the whole team. Maybe having him for the last 30

:32:19.:32:22.

minutes will be enough. Risking him in one game, when you have

:32:23.:32:30.

Cavani... I mean, they have the strikers to make it happen. England,

:32:31.:32:37.

the same kind of line? It might be similar players but a little shuffle

:32:38.:32:42.

around. He might put Raheem Sterling on the right-hand side and bring

:32:43.:32:46.

Rooney in behind Daniel Sturridge. Interestingly, we have talked about

:32:47.:32:48.

social media and what the players Interestingly, we have talked about

:32:49.:32:55.

posted this on his Facebook page. Look at this little lad, giving him

:32:56.:33:00.

a bit of stick, 2-1. He must be Italian! A little dance as well. Not

:33:01.:33:09.

quite Daniel Sturridge but not bad. Thank you for your time, gentlemen.

:33:10.:33:13.

We enjoyed it, no goals, sadly, but that is about it from us.

:33:14.:33:26.

Brazil have drawn a blank in Fortaleza. Fred, Bernard and Jo in

:33:27.:33:33.

the side, they seem to have turned into England. Good night.

:33:34.:33:37.

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