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Originally Posted by _____V_____
I think the shock is more related to the form the teams have shown in the WC till now.
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I see what you're saying, but Brazil wasn't so surprising. They were too confident, didn't know what to do with themselves once they went down, and started playing like a bunch of pissed off kids. And yes, the Netherlands hadn't been impressive, but they did what they had to in order to win all their games. After the second goal yesterday they settled pretty well, but up until that point they didn't look any more or less vanilla than they did all tournament. If it doesn't wow you that doesn't mean it isn't good play.
On the other hand, I don't think anybody thought Argentina would lose the way they did. They were just out of sorts from beginning to end.