It was also Brazil’s fourth defeat in five of their World Cup Qualifiers, including this one, a 1-0 defeat to Paraguay courtesy of Diego Gomez’s goal, and saw them drop to the 5th position in the CONMEBOL table.
That is why before the match, coach Dorival Jr. dedicated a boldly spaced comment predicting that Brazil would play in the final of the World Cup Championship, reminding the statement made by Jurgen Klopp in 2022 concerning Liverpool’s potential to win the Champions League. Liverpool played under that envisioned certainty until the round of 16 next season, when they bowed against Real Madrid. Just like that,’ s comment, it had to come this way – step by step and lower after Paraguay overshadowed the wondrous position of Brazil.
The hero of two penalties felt troubled over having the five-time World Cup champions ever since, bringing the team back two major disappointments, which include crashing out in the quarter-finals of the World Cup held stationed in Qatar. This year’s Copa America may be further disastrous for the Selecao, when they lost on penalties to Uruguay. These setbacks have clouded the supremacy of the Selecao which had once reigned with much power.
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