If Brazil had a real football player instead of Paulinho in that midfield spot, they'd be the absolute favorites.
The best defensive line by far, best GK in the tournament (Neuer missed a season so can't really consider him #1 so soon) and his backup is probably top 5 lol and their offensive power is just too much. Not enough creativity to make that tick, but that's not a huge issue in the modern game where creativity is sort of frowned upon.
Fred should be starting over him from the current selection. I'd even consider that kid Arthur as a starter over Paulinho who shouldn't really be there.
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What am I talking about. Fred and Arthur, sure. How about freaking Allan or even Rafinha over Paulinho? Why is Paulinho there? Why is Paulinho ALWAYS there?
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Coutinho, very nice strike! 1-0