Gesundheit

"So Brasil will have a difficult go of it today." 

That's how I ended my post yesterday before Germany tagged Brazil with its WORST LOSS EVER in competition: 7-1. I suppose I have a talent for understatement.
 

Team Brasil, in happier times. 

Horrifying, shocking, humiliating were some of the words used to describe the massacre that took place. Little Brazilian boys cried. Grown men cried. Heck, just about every fan of Brasil regardless of gender was crying yesterday.

'Und PRESTO!' Mueller works his magic, scoring the first goal of the match while Julio César can only watch.

Germany were ruthlessly efficient with the ball. Brasil had good chances early, but they seemed to lack the poise the Germans displayed in abundance. Brazilian defender in place to thwart a shot? No problem, Germany had two other guys open and waiting for the pass. 

Brasil's apparent issues were defensive in nature (D'UH!!!), and Germany wasted no time in taking advantage. They stunned Brasil with their second goal, and then followed that second goal up with another 3 in the next 6 minutes to put the match completely out of reach. It was like hiding an Easter egg by eating eat. No way are the kids going to find that.

The under-rated André Schürrle celebrates his wicked-awesome, dirt-on-the-coffin, top-shelf goal that put Germany up 7-0.

'If the Earth could come up and swallow them, they'd be happy at the moment' went the in-game commentary by Peter Drury after Germany's 6th goal. And he was probably right.

Brasil hadn't lost a competitive match on home soil since the day before the 'Thrilla in Manila.' What? You don't know what that is? That's because it was in 1975 when Muhammad Ali met Joe Frazier for the heavyweight boxing title. But many of us don't have memories that go stretch back that far. Heck, I already have memories fading from the Leafs last playoff appearance.

'Jeebus Cripes, make it STOPPPPPPPPP!!'

But all of Brasil will remember yesterday, if for all the wrong reasons.


CHARLIE BROWN'S PICK OF THE DAY
If I recall correctly, good ol' Chuck Brown loved yelling out ARG! He MUST have been a fan of Argentina then, right? 

Oh, hold on. It seems Charlie Brown would more often than not cry out AUGH! or AAUGH! but not ARG, so I suppose the day will NOT belong to Lionel Messi and the gang. In fact, Lionel Messi will likely be the one yelling AAUGH! when the Orangemen put the boots to Argentina.

DUTCHIES 2, MESSI 1

Messi will bag a goal early, but the Dutchies will come back strong, putting Argentina where they belong; which is the match for third place. There, Argentina can make Brazilians truly miserable (at least the ones who are still paying attention) by kicking them into a 4th-place finish on their own soil.

So you heard it here. Argentina are the definitive favourites, but this guy says that Holland will finally avoid choking, missing players or not.

We're headed for an all-European World Cup Final... in Brasil.