Unlike the humiliation of 2014, this year fans suffered with the defeat to Belgium but have recognised the good work carried out in the Selecao
Brazil’s quarter-final elimination from World Cup 2018 was a painful moment for Selecao fans, but the reaction was very different to that of four years ago.
‘The 7-1’ brought great embarrassment and shame – Germany’s systematic dismantling of Luiz Felipe Scolari’s side was the worst result in Brazil’s great football history, certainly since the defeat to Uruguay in 1950.
This year in Russia, however, a fine Brazil side fought to the very end, playing the sort of proactive, attacking football that earned the respect of the 200 million back home.