The weekend with the first four round of 8 gives us two expected results (even if much more painful than expected) and two first times: if in fact the passage of the round of Brazil and the Netherlands was widely predictable, for their opponents in the quarterfinals – Colombia and Costa Rica respectively – this is the first time ever among the top XNUMX at a World Cup.
To tell the truth, Colombia is a surprise up to a certain point: Pekerman's battleship, although an orphan of Radamel Falcao, is led by an extraordinary James Rodriguez (until now the real star of Brazil 2014) and his landing among the best it was largely predictable.
Meanwhile, in a World Cup so far dominated by Central American teams, today is the day of the big European teams: France against Nigeria and Germany against the surprising Algeria take the field in two round of XNUMX which on paper see them as the favorites.
