India, June 14 -- For a reason, it's called a game of two halves.

Brazil could be forgiven for having a bad first half, but not for the second, because that will be the typical ostrich behaviour, which is not acknowledging that there are problems with the team.

It's totally understandable that it was their first World Cup game, and often teams, no matter how big they are, are not at the height of their powers in their first test. There is pressure, and you are playing in a new country, on a new pitch, and all that does affect a team's performance. But you still win somehow. That's how the top teams operate.

Taking nothing away from Morocco, they are one of the top sides in the world. In the FIFA rankings, they ranked 8th before the gam...