Thursday, July 05, 2018
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From the Seleção, a selection box of treats. While their rivals falter, beset by rusting parts and in some cases complete mechanical failure, Brazil roll on and their claim to a sixth World Cup now looks more persuasive than at any point in the past four years. The strut of champions-elect is returning and, as players and staff piled on after Roberto Firmino’s far-post tap-in, it did not take an outrageous leap to envisage similar scenes unfolding 13 days down the line when this often bewildering summer party finally winds down.
In a tournament that has shown little tolerance for the cult of the individual, this felt like a particularly telling afternoon. Ciao Cristiano, lovely knowing you Lionel … no more, Neymar? The stars have lined up for the chopping block but Brazil and their talisman never looked close to the axe after a few early flutters and what sets them apart at this stage is the steady click-click of their key components. Mexico were furious with Neymar’s second-half histrionics but the simple truth is that they were defeated by a team, a collection of world-class players who have stepped up in sequence and made their quality tell.
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