And Brendan.

I wanted to see DEU v NLD for the final and ARG v BRA for third because of the long standing rivalries. I mean that final would be brutal. At least Brazil doesn't have to lose to Argentina at any point. They say it will be worse if Argentina wins but I think it would have been worse if they had lost their semi and…

Remember that SNL sketch where Will Farrell plays a congressman who runs post election attack ads on his opponent for weeks. Like, even though he wins the election, he spends millions of dollars gratitiously attacking his old opponent. That's you right now.

It was still substantially more entertaining than baseball.

Just keep Marcelo from running all over the place and you'll have a chance at a decent outcome.

I have an idea...

Does anyone else think there should be more outcry for how FIFA handles injuries?

He's in traction, on morphine, and in severe pain. Although Brazil could have a blowup doll in Neymar's likeliness standing on the sideline just to throw the German's off...

Is there any way to prove that Americans are the most conspiracy-theory prone nationality in the world. Put up one of those maps Deadspin.

Yes, a long con that keeps him out of the semi-finals. Of course. Makes sense.

I think Brazil is going to beat Germany.

obviously Germany has a very strong advantage now, but the emotions of Brazilians cannot be calculated. Looking forward to this dramatic match!

So superior, it struggled to beat the US of A.

Because of the girl's devotion to Neymar or because she emotes more believably before a camera than Marquezine?

"It's my mask."

And then you would be carded for absolutely nothing, as Silva's idiot move didn't benefit Brazil in the slightest.

It's your imagination.

It's a spur throat toothpick grasshopper. Basically, it's a GIANT grasshopper, not a normal size grasshopper. They're all over South America.

David Luiz pulled it out of his hair while he was trying to distract Rodriguez before the PK.