Road ends for Zico & Co.
Futbol is a game of 2 halves...
Playing just good soccer for 45 minutes will not keep you alive at the World Cup. And more importantly, if your opponent is Brazil, you will need to do better than your best.
Brazil was just too strong for Japan thursday.
An early goal in the 39th minute of play by Tamada, gave hope to a very determined Japanese team... But as the match unfolded, in the last few seconds of the first half, Brazil's Ronaldo answered with a header to tie the match 1-1.
The second half played out to a different tune. Brazil was relentless with their ball handling, and they showed the world why they are seeded #1. They dominated ball possession with their quick one touches and selfishless ball movement. It was clear Japan was over their heads and would not be able to contain Brazil's enormous talent on the field. The cachaca drinking South Americans are undefeated in their group, and will move onto the next round with great confidence. So far the only other teams to be undefeated are Germany and Portugal, with Spain potentially joining this elite group of winners pending their match friday with Saudi Arabia.
Brazil's awesome display of soccer during the second-half, capitalized an additional 3 goals. Making the final score Brazil 4, Japan 1. History is also in the making for the Brazilian striker. Ronaldo has now tied Germany's Muller as the most goal scoring individual in the World Cup, yielding 14 goals.
With the next match against Ghana in the round of 16, Ronaldo will have a unique opportunity to catapult himself into the spotlight as the most prolific goal scorer ever in the World Cup. Will he rewrite history and become what everyone has predicted him to be?
The Greatest Ever...!
**To put this into perspective for the average viewer, the Brazilian legend, Pele, scored a total of 12 career goals in the World Cup. And the Argentinian left footer, Diego Maradona had even fewer, with only 8 World Cup goals.
Playing just good soccer for 45 minutes will not keep you alive at the World Cup. And more importantly, if your opponent is Brazil, you will need to do better than your best.
Brazil was just too strong for Japan thursday.
An early goal in the 39th minute of play by Tamada, gave hope to a very determined Japanese team... But as the match unfolded, in the last few seconds of the first half, Brazil's Ronaldo answered with a header to tie the match 1-1.
The second half played out to a different tune. Brazil was relentless with their ball handling, and they showed the world why they are seeded #1. They dominated ball possession with their quick one touches and selfishless ball movement. It was clear Japan was over their heads and would not be able to contain Brazil's enormous talent on the field. The cachaca drinking South Americans are undefeated in their group, and will move onto the next round with great confidence. So far the only other teams to be undefeated are Germany and Portugal, with Spain potentially joining this elite group of winners pending their match friday with Saudi Arabia.
Brazil's awesome display of soccer during the second-half, capitalized an additional 3 goals. Making the final score Brazil 4, Japan 1. History is also in the making for the Brazilian striker. Ronaldo has now tied Germany's Muller as the most goal scoring individual in the World Cup, yielding 14 goals.
With the next match against Ghana in the round of 16, Ronaldo will have a unique opportunity to catapult himself into the spotlight as the most prolific goal scorer ever in the World Cup. Will he rewrite history and become what everyone has predicted him to be?
The Greatest Ever...!
**To put this into perspective for the average viewer, the Brazilian legend, Pele, scored a total of 12 career goals in the World Cup. And the Argentinian left footer, Diego Maradona had even fewer, with only 8 World Cup goals.
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