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This World Cup's final four line up is devoid of Cinderella stories.
Along the way, teams with higher FIFA rankings have pushed out the lower ranking ones.
Number 2 Germany booked its spot first with a 1:0 suppression of France.
Lionel Messi finally gets to write a glorious World Cup legacy befitting his reputation,
leading Argentina to a 1:0 victory over Belgium. The Netherlands sent the the last standing
dark-horse team Costa Rica home in a penalty shootout.
Brazil crushed Colombia 2:1... but the home team lost their superstar Neymar to a serious
spine injury. Many fear the team may not be the same without
him. Colombia's James Rodriguez's team is out,
but he is still in the running for the Golden Boot.
Rodriguez leads the pack with six goals, Messi and Thomas Muller trail behind but they may
have a hard time finding the net with only two more matches left.