I still disagree with the Oranje for not bringing Ruud van Nistelrooy to the tournament. They should see how well Klose is doing for Germany. Now that Van Persie is not in good form (I actually never considered him as good as those other great Dutch strikers), will Robben and Sneijder, great as they are, be enough to open up the excellent Brazil defense?On the other end, Elano will be out injured. Felipe Melo may be out also. Ramires has to sit out with 2 yellows. Kaka still has not shown that he is as good as he once was. All these issues will weaken Brazil's attack, which makes the 2 teams more even.
With Brazil's defense and Van Persie's poor form, I am not sure if the Netherlands can score one goal. Even with Felipe Melo out, Brazil should still win by a goal or by penalty shootout.
