FIFA World Cup knockout stages

[shankycricket]

Karim Benzema

Benzema is the new Sturridge

Difficult to remember the last time a player squandered so many excellent chances without being English

He was up against a very solid defence tbf. Not against Johnson, Jags and Baines.

[Gingerfinch]

Nice present for Silva.

[mikesiva]

That should settle Brazilian nerves....

[budgetmeansbudget]

Neither team bothering about defending.

Excellent game with a nice feisty undertone.

[shankycricket]

How is Fernandinho still on? Awful refreeing..

[shankycricket]

Yet another foul by Fernandinho. Still no second Yellow/Red

[Gingerfinch]

Brazil should be out of sight, but they have the Brazilian Heskey up front.

[Durhamfootman]

seems that 14 man Brazil are not going to be denied.

[mikesiva]

What a free kick from David Luiz!

[shankycricket]

What a free kick from David Luiz!

Indeed... only next to Messi's. Btw no comments on the refreeing today, Mike? You were disappointed about a 50-50 call with regards to Hulk's disallowed goal in the last match. Rodriguez gets a yellow but Fernandinho has gotten away with several far more severe body blows.

[SaintPowelly]

Think Cesar should of been sent off there.

[shankycricket]

Penalty converted by James but its amazing that no Red was given for Cesar......

[mikesiva]

Think Cesar should of been sent off there.

He wasn't the last man...there was a defender alongside him. A yellow is right....

James scores the penalty...he created the opportunity, and deserved the goal.

shanky, Cuadrado shoulder-charged Neymar, so if Fernandinho deserved a card, then so did Cuadrado....as it is, both got off, and I prefer it that way. We can't have a massive dishing out of cards a la Howard Webb.

In any case, you're comparing apples and oranges. I was talking about goals and you're talking about cards...totally different issues.

Goals are black and white, while there's a lot of grey where cards are concerned....

[SaintPowelly]

Think Cesar should of been sent off there.

He wasn't the last man...there was a defender alongside him. A yellow is right....

Means next to nothing in the penalty area, its a red card offence, any other side but Brazil and the GK is gone.

[mikesiva]

That was absolutely nasty from Zuniga on Neymar....

if the ref had seen that, it should've been a straight red.