Oscar shone out from the rest of his team mates as Brazil nervously won to get their World Cup campaign underway.
Brazil Player Ratings
Julio Cesar 6 – Had some errors but made up for them with decent saves towards the end as Croatia mounted pressure.
Daniel Alves 6 – Got forward down the wing lots, but looked slow tracking back and stopping crosses.
Thiago Silva 6 – Didn’t do anything wrong, but didn’t do anything special either, a non plus game for Silva.
David Luiz 6 – Looked reasonably solid and got forward well but his heading was especially poor.
Marcelo 6 – Was unlucky with the goal but occasionally helped going forward.
Paulinho 6 – Sacrificed at 1-1 for an attacking player and didn’t have much of a chance to make an impact on the game.
Gustavo 7 – Played well and did what the team asked of him, just didn’t exercise any real defining moments.
Oscar 8 – Star player. Excellent crosses, always got the ball into dangerous positions and executed a crafty toe poked goal.
Fred 5 – May have won the penalty, dubious as it was. But was non-existent for most the game.
Neymar 7 – Highs and lows in the game, bagged a brace but lost the ball in position a few times and his theatrics left much to be desired.
Hulk 5 – Tried to get forward as best he could but much like Fred he was missing most of the game.
SUBS
Hernanes 5 – N/A
Bernard 5 – N/A
Ramires 5 – N/A
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