Casemiro rescued Brazil with the kind of strike that Neymar himself would have been proud of.
Just as the World Cup favourites appeared to be heading for only their 10th goalless draw in this tournament’s history, the Manchester United midfielder came up with a volley from the gods. A fistful of Brazilian deities were in the 974 Stadium to witness it.
Ronaldo, Kaka, Cafu and Roberto Carlos have all won football’s most glittering prize - and they recognised both the quality and importance of Casemiro’s cracker as they joined in the Samba celebrations. Neymar took to Twitter to declare the five-time Champions League winner has been "the best midfielder in the world for a long time."
