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I'm assuming that it was a tongue in cheek comment: zero chance of it actually being rigged. Just a culmination of what we have seen so far:
Brazil over invested in the emotion of their home WC, as evidenced by their tears and reaction to the anthems, against a German side known for calmness, efficiency - the polar opposite
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Whoa, whoa, whoa. So you're saying that Brazil was a bunch of wimps and Germany was a group of robots?
I have a hard time believing that even this Brazil team, which undoubtedly is not as good as the 1994-2002 version, is so mentally weak that they would just collapse after a goal in the 11th minute. We're talking about one of the most passionate soccer nations in the world.
Can you imagine the Heat losing LeBron and Battier, and going out and losing to the Spurs in the Finals 132-52? In Miami? Didn't think so.
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At the same time no Neymar, no Thiago Silva, and the leader was David Silva who is again a wild spirit, not the level headed attitude required
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Neymar doesn't play defense. And even with no Thiago Silva, and with David Luis as captain, the defense was supposed to be the stronger part of this Brazil team. How much difference does a captain
really make? It's not cricket.
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And Brazil not really in form
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Brazil beat a really, really good Colombia team. Not in form?
Definitely some of the players were paid off. The last five or six goals, it looked like only Julio Cesar was giving any effort to stop those goals. The Brazilian back line were standing around doing nothing, like policemen in New Orleans.
You want to tell me that Germany is
that good? They couldn't even beat Ghana! They should have pasted the U.S. 4-0 or 5-0.