My lengthy view of last 4 teams, awards and tournament in general...
Brazil:
It was clear before WC that individiually this team wasnt even close to Brazil standards but good performances in South American competitions, solid defense(on paper at least ),Neymar and home ground advantage were enough to put them in top contenders. Against Germany it was total collapse, i expected 2-0 or similar scores because without Silva and Neymar Brazil had little chances. For some reason ,against Holland they were favourites according to bookmakers, i dont know how they expected a comeback after 1-7