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The Last Stand

With the World Cup in it's final weekend, it's time to end a shocking Cup, which saw the defending champions and arguably most dominant international football team ever, Spain, bow out after just two matches, and the greatest loss ever for Brasil while hosting. This is it: the beginning of the end. We begin with Holland, a team who came in seeming down on their luck. The Oranje came so close to a victory in South Africa, but seemed to come to Brasil more focused than ever. In one of the most dominant group stage displays ever, they dominated what seemed on the surface to be a fairly tough group, knocking out La Roja and sending Chile to a tough matchup with Brasil. But it took a late comeback from the Oranje just to defeat Mexico in the round of 16, as another of Van Gaal's genius moves came to fruition as substitute Klas-Jan Huntelaar tucked away a penalty to win it. Tim Krul became a savior off the bench as well, taking the mental game as his route to victory in stoppin...

2014 World Cup Quarter Finals Breakdown- Day 1

Hey guys, I'm back, and I'm going to breakdown the quarter finals of the 2014 Fifa World Cup Brasil, starting with day 1 featuring Brasil. DAY 1 First Matchup: BRASIL VS COLUMBIA Overview: I think this is the matchup we were all looking forward to, the huge clash between the two South American powerhouses. Brasil has looked shaky all throughout the World Cup, with their only convincing win coming against bottom of the table Cameroon. Columbia, on the other hand, has looked very solid. A good win over Luis Suarex-less Uruguay and a good performance in a reasonably hard group has gotten them this far. X-Factor: Regardless of how poor Brasil has looked, they are still incredibly dangerous, and have a knack for only showing up when the game is on the line. For Columbia, they will have to not get caught up in Brasil's possesion game. They need to tackle hard and take chances, because otherwise the Brasilians will tear them apart. Also, they can't afford to let the c...