FIFA World Cup 2014, Round of 16: Brazil vs Chile - 5 talking points

A gripping Round of 16 tie saw Brazil beat Chile 3-2 on penalties after it finished 1-1 after Extra time. A goal from David Luiz inside the opening 20 minutes gave the hosts the lead, which they relenquished barely 15 minutes thanks to a mistake by Hulk who gifted the ball to Chile. Although the scoring ended there, the drama certainly didn't as Brazil squandered an easy chase to win the shootout before Jara missed his final kick earning Brazil a win that saw them go through to the quarter-final to be played at Fortaleza on Friday

#1 A match high on emotion, drama and entertainment

With some much at stake, this battle between two South American teams was always going to a tight affair. For all of Brazil’s frailties at the back and Chile’s threat going forward, this was never going to be a game full of goals. Instead, it promised to be a game full of drama, excitement, agony and emotion, all of which this clash had in equal measure. In the opening half hour, with all the tackles flying it looked like this was going to turn into a battle of who wants it more.

The game started at such a high tempo that is was very unlikely that it was going to stay that way till the end of the game. But after Chile took control of possession, the number of fouls slowly came down. But the drama and excitement certainly didn’t. Whether it was Fred’s continued abject performances in front of goal, Sanchez running rings around the Brazilian defenders, calls for penalties, disallowed goals, yellow cards not given, Brazil’s unwillingness to attack, there was certainly plenty to talk about the game. It was a game that started at such a frenetic pace, but slowly started to frizzle down in extra-time before again coming back to life in the penalty shootout. Engaging? Yes. Fantastic football? No.