Group E & F

Brazil - Not yet convinced that this is the team that can win this World cup. They will need to improve further and better their finishing and passing to proceed to the next stage. Ronaldinho has not been the given the room by his opposition to display his ball passing skills. Ronaldo is yet to achieve his 2002 form and loses possession quite easily these days. Kaka and the hard working Ze Roberto seesm to be the only ones worth mentioning in this team.

Australia - I thought they would have that fire burning in them to do well and they did just that. Ok so it would be again tata- bye bye for them in the next round. I thought the Cahill strike to equalise the team did the trick for them in this tournament. They were impressive against the Brazilians as well.

Italy - I have not watched a single match of theirs so far in this tournament but you get the idea from the scoreline, how well they have played. Unlike the teams of the past they have not just been defending well, but also attacking and scoring goals.

Ghana - The last African hope. But the absence of Essien and Appiah will be felt in the next round. But they played really well and Essien proved why he is one of the best in the business. There are very few players who can actually cover defence, midfield and go forward for the entire 90 mins like he does. He is one in a million. If it was not for the Chelsea money, he should have been playing for Arsenal!!!

Brazil vs Ghana verdict Brazil
Without Essien and Appiah, this team might not be able to take on the Brazilians, else it would have been really tight.

Italy vs Australia verdict Italy
Well I think Australia has come as far as they can.