Spoiling the Samba?

The magical quintet of Ronaldo, Adriano, Ronaldinho, Kaka and Robinho is second to none. While Brazil has nothing to worry about up front, it’s their defence that could spoil the Samba. Dida is still not as reliable as their World Cup winning keeper Marcos. His lack of command at times, failures to come off the line in high-profile games and some occasional howlers has become a clink in this Brazilian side.

Croatia, has Prso, who is both formidable in the air and technically competent. His strike partner Klasnic too, is capable of aerial attacks. These two could be the Brazilians’ pain in the ar** as the defending World Cup holders starts campaign against Croatia. Samba soccer can only hope that when the opposition scores one, they score two.