Brazil opens with a win and three points but it was an underwhelming performance. The Croatian defense was rarely troubled by the Brazil attacks and Carlos Alberto Parreira is going to hear about this one.
This performance will probably encourage the other countries but Brazil has a habit of getting stronger as the WC progresses.
What Parreira does with Ronaldo will be a source of speculation until the next game against table-topping Australia on Sunday.
Man of the match - Dado Prso, he was willing to run at the Brazilian defense and with a little bit more luck he could have scored or set one up.
Croatia sense that they can get something out of this game. Prso's hard running is causing the Brazilian defense trouble. Ronaldo's substitution is hardly unexpected as he has been almost non-existent today. We get our first WC look at Robinho.
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