The competitors from South America have been doing brilliantly. Comes a point, though, where the field narrows. Finally, inevitably, one of the nations had to fall.
Watching Chile progress has been terrific, but surely no brows were raised at this result. On the day, sure. Chile might get a winner. On a World Cup day… Brazil owns this tournament (in fact, that’s one of the reasons I’m not rooting for them — I believe in sharing the wealth). Chile was destined to bow out at this stage. Would they had done it with thrills and chills. They did it with some grace and stoicism. Adios, amigos. Oh, and great national anthem, btw. Why did they always cut it off before the end? Is there a FIFA time-limit on how long the music can play? Bogus.