The colony vs. the colonist. Mother vs. daughter. Portuguese pizazz vs. Brazilian brilliance. This could have been an epic game, and it would have been if either team feared elimination, feared Spain a little more, or just felt like winning. But that wasn't the case and the game finished with approximately one chance for each side and 0 goals.
Surprisingly, Portugal has shown a knack for defense and have yet to allow a goal. They definitely went with a defensive side against Brazil and left Cristiano Ronaldo alone up top...against 4 Brazilian defenders.
But I like Portugal: they were wary against a decent but dangerous Ivory Coast side and very cautious against Brazil, but when it came time to face 105-ranked North Korea, they really went to town. The finished the group with a +7 goal differential, despite two nil-nil draws! Spain better be careful... I know at least one person who wouldn't be surprised by a Brazil-Portugal rematch in the final.
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