World Cup 2014: Gary Lineker's verdict on the tournament so far

By Gary LinekerBBC Sport

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MOTD's Gary Lineker's World Cup verdict

Match of the Day's Gary Lineker gives his verdict on the World Cup so far, describing it as "wonderful" and "thoroughly positive".

The former England captain is pleased the likes of Argentina forward Lionel Messi and Brazil attacker Neymar are living up to their reputations, and hopes for more of the same in the knockout stages.

He added England's early exit and Luis Suarez's bite were two of few negatives in an otherwise enjoyable tournament.

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  • Chile for me followed closely by the USA and Algeria. These are real 'teams' not a bunch of individual talent with big egos and media reputations but showing real team spirit and togetherness. Brazil should make no assumptions as about what will happen in about 2 hours from now.

  • Total hypocrisy!

    Kicking, elbowing, punching, tripping, diving all form part of a "normal game".
    Leaving barely visible and totally harmless teeth marks suddenly makes us feel outraged!

    Utter hypocrisy!

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