Am I imagining things or did Brazil not win all three games in their qualifying group - and by convincing scores as well. They struggled a bit in the semi-final against Turkey but they were missing some of their key players especially Ronaldinho, who scored what I think was one of the great goals of the tournament against England. It was labelled a fluke but if Beckham had scored it I think some of the commentators would have recognised it for the great goal that it was. OK Seaman should possibly have stopped it but it was aimed for the top corner and magniciently executed in my opinion.

I think Brazil have been the best side to watch in this competition. Their inconsistency in defence is a bit worrying, but this can make for exciting matches. I hope they succeed on Sunday, or at least that they score early which will force Germany into making a game of it.