Phil Delves:, external If Colombia can overcome Uruguay today, it's time to put them in the conversation as World Cup winners.

Alfie Parnell:, external Got to be the Netherlands for me. Their best players look better, their weak players look better and they are getting results.

John Williams:, external Germany have the best pedigree of the European countries and will make the final. They always hold their nerve at big tournaments.

Phil McNulty
BBC chief football writer in Brazil

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"A Brazilian breakfast TV sports programme has just run through its goals of the World Cup so far. They have rated Tim Cahill's 'Van Basten' volley for Australia against the Netherlands ahead of Robin van Persie's flying header for the Dutch in their 5-1 thrashing of Spain. Do you agree with that?"

Remember, you've got until 17:00 BST today to help BBC Sport pick its best goal of the group stage. Details on to how to vote are available on the BBC Sport website.

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Belo Horizonte - where Brazil will face Chile - is the nation's third-largest city. It is the capital of Minas Gerais, considered by many to be Brazil's friendliest state.

The people may be nice but the city holds very few fond memories for England fans. The national side fell to a humiliating 1-0 defeat by the United States in 1950 before ending this year's disappointing campaign with a 0-0 draw against Costa Rica in the city on Tuesday.

It is the birthplace of Brazil president Dilma Rousseff - pictured here (right) with her Chilean counterpart Michelle Bachelet. The daughter of a Bulgarian immigrant, Rousseff is the country's first female president.

BBC commentary legend John Motson is with us here on the BBC Sport website throughout the day, giving his thoughts on the World Cup so far:

"If there has been a surprise then it has been Costa Rica beating England, Uruguay and Italy to first place in Group D.

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"It is good to see Algeria and Nigeria in the last 16 and it is the first time two teams from Africa have made it that far.

"But whether they can go any further is another matter. It would need a big shock for Algeria to beat Germany and Nigeria are up against it as they play France."

Dan Roan
BBC Sport

"An interesting breakdown of the 32 World Cup coaches' salaries. Miguel Herrera of Mexico is good value at £125,000 a year against Russia's Fabio Capello (£6.69m) and England's Roy Hodgson (£3.5m)."

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Chile will be sick of the sight of Brazil having been knocked out by them every time they have gone beyond the group stages in the World Cup.

Brazil are going for a second-round treble, have beaten Chile in the last 16 of the World Cup twice in the previous four World Cups.

The hosts won 4-1 in 1998 in France, with Ronaldo and Cesar Sampaio scoring twice, and were 3-0 winners in 2010 in South Africa, thanks to goals from Juan, Robinho and Luis Fabiano.

Brazil went on to lose the World Cup final to hosts France in 1998, and were knocked out by the Netherlands in South Africa in 2010.

They were Chile's only last-16 appearances, apart from when they hosted the tournament in 1962, when they were again knocked out by Brazil - this time in the semi-final. Brazil went on to win the trophy.

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He might be a long time retired but Pele is still a giant in Brazil - and that's literally the case in his hometown of Tres Coracoes. BBC World's Ian Brimacombe tweets, external that visitors city entering the city are greeted by a huge statue of Pele leaping over love hearts.

Michael MacKenzie:, external Argentina to win with Messi, De Maria and Mascherano key. Just as long as the defence hangs tough.

Fahad Khan:, external Belgium will win the World Cup because of one player. Eden Hazard.

Patrick:, external I feel if the players of Nigeria can raise their game, they can win the World Cup.

BBC commentary legend John Motson is with us here on the BBC Sport website throughout the day, giving his thoughts on the World Cup so far:

"It has been a really exciting first round and having been to 10 World Cups, I can't remember the first group stage being so exciting with so many goals. It has been beyond most people's expectations, especially compared to the disappointing games of 2010.

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"Every group has been evenly contested, although you would have predicted seven of the group winners - Brazil, Holland, France, Argentina, Germany, Belgium and Colombia - before the tournament started.

"Teams have set their stall out to attack and have exploited a number of wonky defences, but maybe the heat, the conditions and pitches have helped."

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Asian Football Confederation president Sheikh Salman bin Ebrahim al Khalifa tells Fifa.com, external the continent's countries must learn from their poor showing at the World Cup.

South Korea, Japan, Iran and Australia all exited the tournament at the group stage without a win - the first time since Italia 90 that no member of the federation has won a game.

"This World Cup serves as a lesson to all Asian nations," he says.

"The Asian teams are rather young on average so they can only get better. Asia must acknowledge its shortcomings, but at the same time we must believe in our own ability."

Martin Keown
MOTD analyst

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"Chile coach Jorge Sampaoli is confrontational with his tactics, wants to win every game and is very proactive.

"The 54-year-old's playing career was ended by a broken leg at 19 and you can see his enthusiasm on the touchline. He runs the match from the technical area; reading the play, knowing exactly what's happening, what needs to happen and delivering instructions. The story of him being denied entry to a club match and climbing a tree overlooking the ground to bark orders sums him up and I think a lot of teams in Europe will be looking at him.

"He gets that little bit extra out of every player. He beats the drum they have to work to - he's very serious, professional and demanding - and clearly they don't want to let him down. The way they execute the transition from being in possession to losing it is probably as good as I've seen."

Brazil v Chile is live on BBC One and BBC Radio 5 live, with the match kicking off at 17:00 BST. You can also follow live text commentary on the BBC Sport website.

Paddy Emmerson:, external Brazil to win it if they can use the power of home support rather than it hindering them.

Nitish Pundir:, external My favourite team to win are Costa Rica. They have relatively easier fixtures and heck of an organised, workaholic team.

John:, external Super Eagles of Nigeria have the quality players to beat any team and win the World Cup. Nigeria is going to win it!

David Ornstein
BBC Sport in Belo Horizonte

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"Chile are so fluid and offensively minded that formations are almost irrelevant.

"When faced with tougher opposition, coach Jorg Sampaoli tends to deploy three centre-backs; Gary Medel, Gonzalo Jara and Francisco Silva played against Spain and the Netherlands, with the latter left out against Australia. Mauricio Isla and Eugenio Mena work the flanks, with Marcelo Diaz and Charles Aranguiz notionally holding midfielders.

"If that group can contain Neymar, Oscar, Fred and Hulk as capably as they did Andres Iniesta, David Silva, Pedro and Diego Costa, they will stand a fine chance.

"In attack, Arturo Vidal, Alexis Sanchez, Eduardo Vargas and possibly Jorge Valdivia will press high up the pitch, breaking at pace, switching positions and attempting to wreak the sort of havoc that has yielded four first-half goals thus far.

"They may be particularly keen to get at Brazil full-backs Dani Alves and Marcelo, neither of whom have looked convincing in a sporadically shaky back four."

Could Chile be the team to end Brazil's dream of winning the World Cup on home soil? Here's what Brazil boss Luiz Felipe Scolari said before the group stage was completed:

"I hope Chile don't qualify. I'd rather play any of the others. They're a pain to play against. They're well organised and intelligent. It's better to face a European team."

BBC Sport's David Ornstein has asked Chile midfielder Arturo Vidal about the possibility of knocking out the hosts.

"To be champions we must face them all," says Vidal, an integral part of the Serie A-winning Juventus side. "This is the best generation in the history of Chilean football. Beating Brazil? That's our dream. Chile can create a surprise.

"We've beaten the champions, so we can beat Brazil. We're good enough to win the World Cup."

Lewis, South London: France will triumph in this years World Cup. A fine balance of physicality and flair, summed up perfectly by Giroud and Valbuena.

Jono from Bromley: Had a tenner on Belgium at he start and I stick by it! They will win it! Lukaku will come good in the knockout stages!

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United States goalkeeper Tim Howard clearly approves of the hair-inspired support he is receiving after tweeting a picture of his face shaved into the back of a fan's head. The Everton man asks on Twitter:, external "So this is the new rage back home?!"

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The pain of losing the World Cup in 2010 is still gnawing away at Netherlands midfielder Wesley Sneijder and his team-mates.

The Dutch face Mexico in the last 16 in Fortaleza on Sunday and the 30-year-old Galatasaray playmaker admits they are desperate to make amends for four years ago.

"That was one of the toughest moments of my career so far," Sneijder tells Fifa.com., external "But the beautiful thing about football is that you always have the chance to gain a bit of revenge.

"Here we are four years later, and why can't we win it this time? I think we have a great team and a great spirit, so we have to go for it."

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Messi? Cahill? Van Persie? What was the best goal of the group stages at Brazil 2014? If you're in the UK, you can see the very best candidates in a video we're put together for you on the BBC Sport website - plus details of how to vote for your favourite.

You've got until 17:00 BST to make your choice, with the winner to be announced during BBC One's live coverage of Brazil v Chile later on.

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BBC commentary legend John Motson is with us here on the BBC Sport website throughout the day, giving his thoughts on the World Cup so far. What's your highlight of the tournament so far, John?

"Robin van Persie's header against Spain was a brilliant goal, but the one moment that really stands out was when Tim Cahill scored a great volley for Australia against Netherlands, although his team lost the game 3-2.

"It was a fine finish, almost on a par with Marco van Basten's volley for Netherlands as they beat the Soviet Union 2-0 in the final of the 1988 European Championship."

Peter O'Sullivan:, external Just read Oscar Tabarez's statement on Luis Suarez. I'm all for supporting your players but he is blinkered in the extreme.

Justin Lau:, external I can't see Suarez playing in the Premier League for Liverpool now. There're so many negative feelings towards him. Further fallout is inevitable.

Nicholas Sharaf:, external Is Suarez's bite worse than Alex Song's physical assault on Mario Mandzukic?