Cards interrupt Samba snooze

LIKE watching Brazil? It was more like watching Barnsley on a bad day as the World Cup favourites laboured to a goalless draw with Portugal that sees them both through to the knockout stage.

The last time these sides met it was an eight-goal thriller, but the only thing that came close to resembling that 6-2 win for Brazil in 2008 was the number of bookings.

Before kickoff, both managers had promised a feast of spectacular, attacking football, but the referee was far busier than either goalkeeper.