Defending champs Mexico v/s Germany ended in a 2 – 2 draw with Germany coming back from being a goal down twice in the game.Arsenal winger Serge Gnabry was impressive for Germany.
Sweden v/s Colombia also ended at 2 goals each.
Brazil,home advantage notwithstanding,were not able to score against South Africa.Fortunately for them South Africa were not able to score either.
Neymar failed to live up to the huge expectations of the 70000 plus crowd that had gathered to see the game.
Group A is now in a four-way tie on one point after Iraq and Denmark also drew their game.
Portugal,riding high on self belief after the Euro Victory pulled off a sensational 2 – 0 win over Argentina