Brazil lost against Germany in the first semifinal of the 2014 World Cup, but the story is not that the host nation failed to reach the final, but the fashion in which it all took place.  Before the end of the first half Germany lea Brazil by five goals...

Today’s matches finalized the group stage and provided the final four participants in the round of 16. Group G Belgium began the day already qualified and with the task of facing South Korea who still had hopes of advancing. They met in Sao Paolo,...