Just hit play while you read the rest of this blog and tell me the sound doesn't call up images of toys dancing and prancing...
Brazil just scored 3 awesome goals and that was the game.
1) The goal that broke the blockade came on a corner kick. The only player marking Juan--the goalscorer--was teammate Luis Fabiano. This is an obvious lesson: "You cannot allow free headers in the box" ... especially against Brazil.
2) Damn, this is a Brazilian samba goal. Robinho to Kaka, one touch with the look-away to Luis Fabiano, who dribbles the keeper and passes it in. A real beauty, though I really despise Kaka and suffer in giving him any praise.
3) Ramires just thunders straight through the middle of the field, leaves it for Robinho when a defender finally challenges him, and Robinho curls it gracefully past the keeper. Excellent.
And the first South American team makes its exit. This makes the 2nd Rule of World Cup 2010: South American teams can only be eliminated by other South American teams.
The 1st Rule of World Cup 2010 is for Africa: Home field advantage helps a lot, but it doesn't make you good.
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