The starting lineups for Brazil and Croatia are in.

Brazil: Cesar, Alves, Silva, Luiz, Marcelo, Paulinho, Gustavo, Hulk, Oscar, Neymar, Fred.

Croatia: Pletikosa, Srna, Corluka, Lovren, Vrsaijko, Brozovic, Modric, Rakitic, Perisic, Olic, Jelavic.

Brazil is Brazil, with Neymar the icon of the team, and Oscar the other main creative attacking threat.

Two players to watch for Croatia: Luka Modric and Ivan Rakitić. Modric plays for European Champions Real Madrid. Rakitić also plays in the Spanish league for Sevilla, but is rumored to be close to signing for Madrid's rivals Barcelona.

The teams are lined up in the tunnel, about to come onto the pitch. The requisite combinations of 1,000 yard stares and forced jokes are on display.

Brazil fans appear kind of pumped up.

And the first shot of the game comes from Croatia. It's long range and off target. Brazil respond with Dani Alves doing his wing-back thing and carry the ball 40 yards down the sideline. The cross is cut out, but it's now all Brazil.

First free kick of the game from the wide left. Neymar looks like he's going to take it, but Marcelo does. David Luiz manages a weak, easily-saved header on target.

Corner to Brazil from a deflected Paulinho shot. Neymar takes. The referee blows his whistle. And Neymar retakes. it's cleared to Modric.

That certainly quieted the crowd.