The magic surrounding the Brazuca ball

(Baonghean) - The Brazuca ball has reached the final stages of the 2014 World Cup. With a ball made using new technology that Adidas advertises as the most perfect in World Cup history, football fans worldwide have enjoyed spectacular goals, along with skillful saves from outstanding goalkeepers.

A spectacular save by goalkeeper Tim Howard.

Brazuca not only created difficulties but also highlighted the talents of the goalkeepers of various teams. There was Guillermo Ochoa of Mexico, whose exceptional reflexes neutralized Brazil's multi-million dollar stars on a day of outstanding performance. There was Julio Cesar, whose brilliant saves in the tense penalty shootout against Chile prevented Brazil from being eliminated early in the second round of the World Cup held on home soil. There was Keylor Navas, with the small team Costa Rica, writing a miraculous story by sending former champions England and Italy home before defeating Greece to advance to the quarterfinals. And perhaps the most impressive was the goalkeeper of the US team. Although the US team had to say goodbye to the World Cup after a heartbreaking loss to Belgium, hero Tim Howard set an impressive record by successfully saving 16 dangerous shots in a single match. His outstanding performance thrilled American fans so much that they even sent a petition to the White House requesting that Howard's name be added after the name of Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. On Wikipedia, the online community changed the name of the US Secretary of Defense to Tim Howard, because they believe that with what he has done, he deserves the position!

Brazuca has further enlivened the World Cup with the intense competition among the top strikers of each team. Never before in a World Cup has there been such a large list of strikers with the most goals scored as this year, and this race will undoubtedly only be decided in the final minutes of the final match, with Messi, Neymar, Thomas Mueller, James Rodríguez... all vying for the Golden Boot. Rodríguez, with his current 5 goals, has already equaled the record of the 2010 Golden Boot winner. Even before the Round of 16, the tournament has already seen a total of 154 goals, nine more than the total goals of the 2010 World Cup...

Witnessing the displays of skill from star players and the magic of the Brazuca ball, football fans couldn't help but feel a pang of sadness when smaller teams like Colombia, Belgium, Costa Rica, Algeria, Chile... staged spectacular upsets, sending giants like England, Italy, Portugal, Spain... home, while Asia didn't have a single representative to advance beyond the group stage.

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