Brazilian team

Neymar came off second best in every attempt at taking on the opposition on his own, and Brazil were often playing with ten men.

Spain’s Tiqui-taca high-possession passing brand of football was never intended to be like this - the drawn-out, overbaked version we saw of it in Moscow on ...

I genuinely saw Germany as the favourites for this tournament, particularly because it is being played in Europe.

We're not without reasons to see our glass as half full. Spain have topped a group also containing Portugal, the reigning European champions...

Germany were staring elimination in the face before Kroos’ pinpoint free-kick deep into the 'zona Cesarini', or ‘Fergie time’