Brazil didn’t live up to the hype at this World Cup. But then they almost never do. It’ll be quite a stretch, but try to imagine someone who has a good understanding of soccer but no knowledge of any of the teams playing at this World Cup. That means this person will never have met the myth of “samba football.” They’ll have no idea what it means for a player to follow in the tradition of Garrincha, Pele, Zico, Romario and Ronaldo. And now ask yourself two questions: (i) simply by watching all the matches at the 2018 World Cup, would this spectator ever have guessed that Brazil were the most hyped team in the tournament?; (ii) would this person have believed that Neymar is the most expensive player in the history of soccer? Strip away the myth, the hype, the propaganda and Brazil were simply one of a number of well-organized, talented squads who could have potentially gone on to lift this World Cup. Nobody could claim that Brazil blew away any of their opponents at this tournament. Instead, they ground the opposition down – or, in the game against Switzerland, tried to do so and failed. This is… Read full this story
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