Originally published by Ace Magazine July 2014.

Some teams are born great, others achieve greatness and some actually grind out a result which wasn’t befitting of their glorious past but managed to do the job anyway.

Brazil, with the odd moment of joy in five games of football at this particular World Cup, have flattered themselves and have arguably been fortunate not to lose against Mexico, Chile and now by far the most attractive team to watch from both American continents, the auspicious and skilful Columbians. For many fans of the Brazilian game and there are millions upon millions outside the South Americas, the name of the past are what they have thrived upon.