THE World Cup is all set to enter the sudden death stage on Saturday with a clash between hosts Brazil and neighbours Chile. Colo­m­bia will take on Uruguay in the other game to complete an all-South American show for the opening day.

The thought of elimination is on the minds of Brazil coach Luiz Felipe Scolari and his squad. The coach has been doing his bit to soothe the nerves of a nation for which football is like religion.

Published in Dawn, June 28th, 2014

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