So, after weeks of excitement, goals, skills, thrills, bites and universal condemnation of Mesut Özil, the moment we’ve all been waiting for has finally arrived – the third-place play-off!!!

Will it be people’s champion and avant-garde heat-mapper Fred or panto baddie and world’s sprightliest pensioner Arjen Robben who gets to lift the coveted bronze medal? Will there be Dutch genius, a capella boos and Brazilian tears or prayers of thanks, a fitting memorial for the departed Neymar and Brazilian tears?

Only really posting because I wanted to draw attention to this – looks like Roncrete Vlaar was only a few millimetres away from scoring his penalty after all...
http://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/jul/10/ron-vlaar-penalty-world-cup-semi-final-holland-argentina

Now that really would have been WORLD CUP!