A sensational display from James Rodriguez fired Colombia into the World Cup quarterfinals for the first time on Saturday, with the starry midfielder scoring twice in a 2-0 victory over Uruguay - including a contender for goal of the tournament.
Once the euphoria of victory and hangovers pass, Brazil should feel the cold shiver of a World Cup disaster narrowly averted.
Underdog Algeria has the chance to settle a 32-year-old World Cup score and create a major World Cup upset by knocking out Germany in Monday's last-16 clash.
Coming off his most successful season at club level, this was supposed to be the World Cup where Cristiano Ronaldo underlined his new-found superiority over rival Lionel Messi and his status as the game's best player.
Roger Federer took a thinly-disguised jab at old rival - and potential Wimbledon semifinal opponent - Rafael Nadal on Thursday when he demanded play be speeded up at the Grand Slams.
With South Korea's 1-0 loss to Belgium on Thursday, the last Asian team bowed out of the World Cup - leaving the continent without any representatives in the knockout stages.
With Thomas Mueller perfectly positioned to pounce on a rebound, American cheers for yet another spectacular Tim Howard save didn't last long.
For Algeria, this has been a tournament of breaking new ground.
Uruguay striker Luis Suarez has been unfairly victimized in his "barbarous" expulsion from the World Cup for biting, his disconsolate grandmother said on Thursday.
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