Round 16 of World Cup!

It has finally come down to the last 16 of the World Cup!
But before that, let's have a recap on a few countries that went home earlier than expected.
The group stages has shock quite a number of people including me especially when Spain got thrashed 5-1 by the Netherlands.
After some exciting and disappointing performances by different countries, we see a few powerhouses heading home earlier than we expected.
The first powerhouse to head home was Spain.
After two very disappointing gameplay by the Spanish, they ended their last game with a 3-0 win.
I guess tiki tanka is no longer as strong as it used to be anymore.
The second powerhouse who had a disappointing World Cup is Portugal.
With their star player Cristiano Ronaldo not fully fit, pepe picking up a red card on his first game and Fabio Coentrao pulling his hamstring, it's not difficult to see why Portugal have to head home so early in the tournament.
Italy and England went home after the group stages as well.
With Italy winning England and losing out to both Uruguay and Costa Rica, it's sad to see them go.
Italy played well in the first game against England and look relatively tired against Uruguay and Costa Rica, it's no wonder they are heading home early.
England has a group of talented players mixed with youngsters and they look to go far in this tournament but once again they failed to live up to expectations. They played well against both Italy and Uruguay but I guess Lady Luck is just not smiling at them for this year.
Lastly are japan and South Korea.
Both Asian country fought hard to stay in the group stages but they just didn't play hard enough.
Both country drew one game and lost the other two. A very disappointing performances I would say.

Now let's move on to the last 16!

First up for tonight's match will be Brazil vs Chile!
Both South American country are not new to each other as they faced each other in a few World Cup matches before.
However, Chile has not been able to win against Brazil in any World Cup matches.
With Chile's strong start to the tournament, they are definitely looking to win against Brazil in this game!
Brazil on the other hand has not been living up to expectations however we can all see that they are slowly picking up the pace and they will definitely give Chile a tough time tonight.
With both sides looking for nothing but a win and giving their all tonight, I would say Brazil will emerge as winner for this game.

Next up is Colombia vs Uruguay!
It's yet another familiar faces for the both sides as it will be another showdown for both South American countries.
Colombia has been performing and going strong in this tournament winning 3 out of 3 games in the group stages. They might not be the strongest in the tournament, but I do believe that they can go far.
Uruguay on the other end has not been playing up to standard.
Having lost their first game against Costa Rica and subsequently winning the other two on a small margin.
They have recently lost their star player Luis Suarez due to a biting incident on their last game which is against the Italians.
They still have Cavani and Diego Forlan in the team but they have not been performing well.
To me, Colombia looks like the stronger side for the win for the second match tonight!

Till then again! Cheers!