Brazil managed to beat Costa Rica 1-0 in their international friendly on Saturday, putting together an unconvincing performance ahead of the upcoming clash with the USA.
Hulk scored the only goal of the match early in the first half, but while the Selecao dominated stretches of the tie, they failed to live up to the lofty expectations and were fortunate Bryan Ruiz's second-half equaliser was controversially ruled offside.
Brazil were definitely the better team on Saturday, but against a Costa Rica squad that is transitioning from former manager Paulo Wanchope to Oscar Ramirez, you would expect a better performance.