Dull game. At least we've got a new contender in Townsend for the (to be PC) least articulate pundit. Cannavaro must be breathing a sigh of relief. 

See my post above 

God, would someone please put this game out of its misery.

Fabulous finish for Belgiums second goal.

Same here Paul. It's certainly been a much better World Cup for quality so far than South Africa 2010 was at any stage of it.

Next time... 

Love how this WC is not known for the awful "bee" humming that was all too present in South African stadiums with those vuvuzela's.

Really?

Did you sleep through the Iran game then?

Two minutes to kick off. Brazil one up.

Maybe it's just me, but for a while I have thought that World Cup crowds 20-30 years ago tended to make more niose than nowadays. Perhaps it was just the sound interference that used to occur with the old "telephone" commentary whenever a goal was scored.

I'm really missing a daily highlights TV show - a sort of MotD round-up.

I'm not home for the 5pm kick-off game, doing the dad thing when the 8pm game kicks off. I know there's the 11pm game - but to be honest I can rarely muster enthusiam to watch a full game that doesn't feature my team.

As a result, I'm not seeing much of this World Cup

Based on first two games, Brazil look very beatable.

Mexico playing well. If it stays 0-0 the ref will have to give Brazil a penalty.

I have been thinking exactly the same.  Though Fifa may just try to lower suspicions on corruption by waiting until the Cameroon game for that.

Mexico have a wall in goal. Unbelievable performance fromt he Mexico keeper!

Well I think that theory on the penalty has just been blown out of the water. Great decision by the ref.

Neymar is their best player and certainly dangerous the rest of them average, I've said it before and I'll say it again Brazil are massively overrated - probably the poorest Brazil side I've seen play for years. If it weren't for their previous game and odd referering going in favour of Brazil they (Brazil) should only be on 2 points after this game.

This Brazil side IMO is no better, or possibly not even as good, as the teams they had during their two most recent World Cup successes in 1994 and 2002. It is certainly not anywhere near as good as the team of Pele & co in 1970, or even the team they had in Spain in 1982 that at one stage looked as though they would sweep all before them before they lost to Italy.