Quote (iBruno @ Jun 12 2014 10:34pm)
keep dreaming. far from rigged. just a bad call. Plus all other calls were pretty average and the foul on julio cesar was actually a foul anyway.
The penalty changed the dynamic of the game, but brazil was superior pretty much the entire game. They had their bad moments and thats where Croatia only goal originated from. If croatia didn't score on their own, its because they weren't good enough.
And if they were the better team, they should have won 3-2 or 4-3. If brazil came back from a own goal, Croatia is responsible from coming back from a bad referee penalty call.
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brazil out played them, dominated possession, had double the amount of shots on goal and therefore scored more.
pen was weak. cesar was fouled. neymar was rightly booked, no intent or malice.
simple. Just just because Croatia didn't get blown away, don't let that trick you into thinking they played well, they were 2nd best out there.
brazil need to play better than that though against better opposition. opening games are always a bit tentative and nervy though. remains to be seen if the pressure takes it toll.