Ronaldo dreaming of Brazil-Argentina final

Both teams are on course to meet in the final, with Luiz Felipe Scolari's men preparing to face Colombia in a mouth-watering quarter-final tie in Fortaleza on Friday, while Argentina will face dark horses Belgium in Brasilia the following day.

The two countries have met four times in World Cup history, though their only knockout encounter was a 1-0 win to Argentina in a last 16 tie in 1990 - a match later dubbed the 'Holy Water Scandal' after Brazilian player Blanco accused the Argentinian training staff of giving him a bottle of water filled with tranquilizers.

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