** Official Brazil v. Croatia thread **

[Kneel B4 Zod]

I think it's been a great World Cup so far, the USA stinker notwithstanding. Pre tourney favorites Argentina and Holland have looked strong, and Italy, England, and the hosts have come away with victories. I now feel like I'm sufficiently warmed up to watch the consensus beat team in the world, Brazil.

Croatia is no minnow, and has hopes of advancing to the quarterfinals, so I don't think the game will be a rout. This quote by the Croatia coach, though, makes me believe we could see some goals this afternoon:

"We aren't just looking to counter-attack, we always want to play our own game," said Kranjcar."