The rain fell on Spain and everybody else claimed shenanigans.

This has been an incredible World Cup and we’re sure that there will be very few arguments against the case for it being one of the best World Cup’s ever. Since the opening game between Brazil and Croatia, the quality on show has elevated 90 minutes on 90 minutes. With top teams like Italy, England, Portugal and even world champions Spain not making it out of the group stages, it’s apparent that the quality brought to Brazil has been of a standard unprecedented and unlike any other seen on the global stage.

Although the quality has not wavered since the first whistle was blown, I do believe that there was one Hollywood moment that truly shaped the standard of this summer’s World Cup. The 5-1 annihilation of World and European champions Spain at the hands of the Netherlands seemed to light a fire under every team, player and fan and sent out an inspirational message that anybody can get it at any time.

Holland are not an international side to scoff at obviously and are in fact, as the tournament progress’ one of the heavy favorites for the coveted World Cup Trophy, however, they’re embarrassment of Spain highlighted that status is not enough to warrant victory and that without dedication, passion and as was highlighted by RVP’s stunning header, risk, any body is susceptible and everybody is vulnerable.

The fantastic tournaments enjoyed by the Central and Southern American representatives in Brazil shows that the right combination of passion, togetherness and freedom, with a sprinkling of star quality can completely turn the game on it’s head and can turn a team from a 90 minute attraction of spontaneity to a world beating, elite football entity, as is evident by the huge support now thrust upon the likes of Colombia and Costa Rica by the neutral fan.

Colombia have enjoyed the most emphatic rise in peoples perception in the last two weeks and are a step beyond being considered the dark horses that European teams like Belgium were tipped as and are being strongly considered by many as favourites to triumph over competition hosts Brazil when the two meet in the quarter-finals on Friday.

It would be unenlightened at this point to push ones chest out and hold ones head up and declare who will win this fantastic tournament but it is not crazy to suggest that the best thing that happened to the World Cup 2014 was the dismantling of the neutral’s favourite Spain and the waves of terror and optimism that resonated throughout the tournament from their anguished screams and the black box from Spain’s wreckage of a campaign will be the perfect memorandum of the day International football re discovered it’s passion and unpredictability.