Brazil is definitively not making the final

The most unbelievable luck in human history combined with match fixing by FIFA referees have combined to result in Brazil still being alive.  This is the weakest Brazil team in living memory and they probably would not even have qualified if they were not the hosts.  Any team that has a complete useless player like Oscar in their starting lineup does not in the quarter finals belong.

But alas, the wizard of football justice has aligned the stars so that this farce of all sporting farces of Brazil being alive in the tournament will end before the miserable men in yellow set foot on the pitch for the final at the wonderful Maracana Stadium in sunny Rio de Janeiro.  You see they would have to get by Colombia and the winner of France vs Germany.  Now I don't care how much luck and referees cheating Brazil has going for them, it will not be sufficient to propel such a fragile side above those road blocks.

I predict Colombia will thoroughly thrash them 3-0.  Its not that I think Colombia is very good.  I consider them to be very overrated.  They have a terrible defence, a nobody coach and a couple of difference makers in James and Jackson who have been able to get them some positive results against mostly average or below average opposition.  Nonetheless, they are a lot stronger than Brazil and will have a very strong fan presence nullifying any tangible home advantage Brazil was used to counting on.  They will also nullify any climate advantage Brazil was used to counting on.

After dashing Brazil's hopes, Colombia will be rightly dispatched home by the winner of France and Germany as both of those opponents would present the following problem to Colombia (or Brazil):
1. better starting lineup
2. better at every single position on the field
3. better bench
4. better coach

Accordingly, The France vs Germany winner should make minced meat of either of the two yellow jersey donning overrated south american sides. Given the path Brazil has, I can't see them getting past Colombia for the reasons listed above.  They were assisted last game by the officials with David Luiz's offside goal not being called offside.  But even with that free illegal goal they had to go to penalties.  Now they will face a Colombia that is not as strong as Mexico (which Brazil drew with) but has better offensive weapons individually in Jackson and James then Mexico presented in any single player.  The Colombians also promise to match the number of Brazilian fans in the stands - something mexico or Chile could not do.  Colombia is also far more tailored to the hot muggy northeast climate of Fortaleza where the game will be played then Chile was.

The principal factor above all that should determine the Brazilian elimination on friday is this: they suck.  Their strikers are a joke.  They have no midfield.  Neymar is the only top flight player they have. David Luiz is a foul machine who is subject to be red carded several times a game.  They have a weak bench and a weak coach.  Please, oh gods of football, get this awful squad out of our beloved tournament.