As Germany and Argentina prepare to contest tomorrow’s decider at the Maracana, there is one last opportunity for a sensational World Cup to finally achieve greatness

Brazil has been numbed by the 7-1 humiliation to Germany in Belo Horizonte on Tuesday night.

There were just a handful of us in the lift coming down from the press box in the Corinthians Arena in Sao Paulo last week when the doors opened and in walked... ‘O Fenomeno,’ I heard myself involuntarily mutter under my breath.

A semi-final showdown with Germany lies ahead tomorrow but Brazil is still wallowing in sadness after star man Neymar’s exit.

Top o’ the world, ma! And top of the World Cup too. Yes, I finally did it.