The 2014 World Cup is off to an absolutely disastrous start for Brazil. They trail Croatia after just 10 minutes, and even though the goal was an own goal, it's well-deserved for the underdogs.
Brazil score first goal of World Cup ... in their own net
Watch Marcelo poke the ball into the back of his own net.
It looked like this had been coming in the build-up to the goal. Croatia had a couple of very effective counter-attacks and Ivica Olic nearly scored just a couple of minutes before this. On this occasion, Olic was the provider, playing the cross that led to the own goal.
Croatia were always going to be a tough opponent for the Brazilians because of their midfield. At the moment, Ivan Rakitic and Luka Modric are winning the battle in the center and Brazil don’t seem to know what to do about it.
It’s also worth noting that Brazil aren’t used to this situation. They didn’t trail at any point of the 2013 Confederations Cup.
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