Day 16: Uruguay win the first knockout game and celebrate wildly
Day 17: Germany tear England a new one
Day 18: Holland bring a new meaning to 'brilliant orange'
Day 19: Japan pay price for poor penalty
There followed two rest days, in which The Draw Specialist sharpened pencils.
Day 22: Holland profit from Felipe Melo's dies horribilis
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