Pepe's umpteenth madness paves the way for Germany, who already won 2-0 before the Real Madrid centre-back's expulsion, and then ends up beating Cristiano Ronaldo's Portugal 4-0, with Muller's hat-trick.
While Cr7 disappoints, the star of the Bayern Munich striker definitely explodes, who in addition to scoring three goals also causes Pepe to be sent off, confirming that Germany - so far underestimated in forecasts - is truly the team to beat in this tournament, together to hosts Brazil. The only non-Latin team that can really be credited among the favourites, Low's team is among the few big names to have impressed so far: Brazil needed a little help, Spain disappointed and Italy and Argentina won but narrowly and painfully.
