I have two regrets - for me one
is that the South Americans who were the dominant teams in the group
stage had to play too much against each other. I especially would like
to congratulate Chile. I think they were the best team of this
tournament until they played against Brazil. And they were very unlucky to go out.
I'm
disappointed I think up to now with the collective performance of
Brazil. You always think that maybe they suffer under too much pressure
so they play too inhibited, and that at some stage, they let it go and
show who they really are. But up to now, they haven't completely showed
the game we love from Brazil.
We haven't seen it.Costa Rica are the surprise of
the tournament. And I believe they have shown absolutely fantastic
mental strength. They were down to 10 men against Greece. And you think
now that it's over for them. But they might give a game to Holland in
the quarter-finals, and they are the biggest surprise of this
tournament.This
is the tournament of the goalkeepers. In every single team, the
goalkeepers have turned up and saved their team. Bravo and Navas, Julio
Cesar, Courtois, Lloris. Many countries… Ospina has played also very
well for Colombia. Up to now, it is maybe the goalkeepers who have been
the most convincing globally, more than anybody else.I believe that James from Colombia has shown two aspects of talent that
you love in the game. One individual on the first goal against Uruguay
and the second was the conclusion of a collective move from Colombia
with a very convincing performance. I think maybe in the last 16, he's
the player who shone more than anybody else

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