Brazil beat Bolivia 5-1 in the battle of the B’s in which Neymar scored 2 – breaking a record long held by Pele in the process.

That Brazil beat Bolivia is not very surprising,.Brazil usually beat them. ( Their head to head record is 7-1 since year 2004) The surprising head to head is Germany v/s Japan. Germany,soccer powerhouse status notwithstanding,has been beaten more times by Japan than vice versa. And Japan did it again – beating Germany 4-1 in The Volkswagen-Arena home of Wolfsburg in front of 30 thousand (mostly German supporting)spectators.

Hansi Flick has a bit of a crisis on his hands ..or on his plate if you prefer.