Watch: Ochoa's brilliant saves to keep out Brazil

Brazil must have thought that a home advantage and their form from the Croatia game would help them past their rivals, but it was to be Guillermo Ochoa's day.

FP Sports|Jun 18, 2014, 08:20:20 IST

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Brazil must have thought that a home advantage and their form from the Croatia game would help them past their rivals, but it was to be Guillermo Ochoa's day. AP[/caption]Brazil must have thought that a home advantage and their form from the Croatia game would help them past their rivals, but it was to be Guillermo Ochoa's day — the goalkeeper pulling off six saves to thwart Neymar and co. Below are Vine videos of four of his best and most important saves. Watch them one by one to maintain your sanity.This was Ochoa's first save off Neymar's brilliant header.

The next one was a close range attempt from Paulinho - Ochoa rushing off his line to block.

Neymar again, this time after chesting the ball down and hitting an acorbatic effort.

It was skipper Thiago Silva's turn to be frustrated by Ochoa -- his point-blank header from a corner saved.

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