Snore: Brazil, Portugal Play To Bore Draw: FIFA World Cup Day 14 Grades

Portugal and Brazil drew 0-0, which meant that both qualified as the Ivory Coast's 3-0 win over North Korea wasn't enough to see them through. Meanwhile Switzerland couldn't find a way past Honduras, while Spain beat 10-man Chile 2-1. Chile and Spain qualified.

Portugal/Brazil (E)

If football be the food of love, then this Portugal-Brazil game was meant to be a Romeo and Juliet match-up that quickly became the same-language speaking marriage from hell. Bad tempered, bad refereed, and full of plain 'bad', this game was plain dreadful, highlighted by Juan's deliberate handball that was not called. What's next? With both going through, Brazil will face Chile while Portugal will face Spain. Let's hope for some football instead of a clinic in cheating.

Spain (C)

Favorites? Really? For the second time in three games, the Spanish looked more the perennial underachievers we've been used to in World Cup football and less the favorites who had a line-up to have us all drooling. The back line looked slow against Chile's attack, although Villa and Iniesta's finishes prove that going forward this side will be trouble. There's a theory going round that the big sides haven't acclimatized quick enough to the South African air, and if they are wrong, then Spain will be in trouble against the feisty Portuguese. What's next? Spain vs Portugal. We can't wait.

Switzerland (C)

Switzerland may have profited from a Spain slip-up in the first game, but it's really been downhill since then. Switzerland huffed and puffed and couldn't blow Honduras' house down, and hence won't be playing a part in the last 16. What's next? Warming up for ski season, probably.

Chile (B)

Chile outplayed the favorites for large parts of their 2-1 loss, and they've certainly been one of the more formidable sides of the first round. They are a lot of fun going forward, even if their strategy of passing it inside their own six yard box is somewhat risky. What's next? A truly mouthwatering date with Latin American rivals Brazil.

North Korea (D)

One great performance and two shoddy ones finally caught up with everyone's favorite second team, and the 3-0 defeat by Ivory Coast definitely showed a bit of character. What's next? We hate to think.

Ivory Coast (C-)

Needing a ton of goals to beat North Korea, a 3-0 victory certainly wasn't satisfying. Maybe they should have played better in Game one against Portugal, instead of sitting back for most of the game. Oh, and Didier Drogba was a disappointment. What's next? Golf.

Honduras (B-)

Already out of the competition after two straight defeats, we expected little Honduras to fold against Switzerland, but they certainly proved equal to the task, and came away with a deserved point. We can't wait to see more of the Hondurans, who will certainly trouble their South American neighbours for years to come.

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