A lot has speculated that the World Cup held in Brazil looms potential disaster for the country. But it seems like the event ended successfully and the host country was able to pull out an outstanding start and finish of the tournament.
But what Brazilians didn't expect was the lackluster performance of the home team in the World Cup. Everyone expected that the golden trophy was already theirs for the taking. The team finished fourth in the games with a devastating 7-1 loss from Germany, the World Cup champions.
Brazil has been widely considered as the most successful team in the World Cup having five World Cup Championships. The last time that Brazil won the World Cup was in 2002 and this is the third World Cup tournament that the team was not able to reach the finals.
With their devastating loss, the team won't be the same as before as the record has tarnished a reputable football team. It has already been reported that Brazil coach Luiz Felipe Scolari won't be returning to the team and that there will be new additions to the team joining star players Neymar and Oscar. But changes are also needed not just for the team but also for the Brazil football federation as a whole.
Neymar, who is recovering from an injury during their match against Colombia, said "We failed. We didn't play up to expectations, we know it wasn't a good tournament. We didn't play the kind of football that the Brazilian national team plays. It was just regular, and that's why we still reached the semifinals, but it wasn't Brazilian football, not the kind of football that enchants everybody."
Defender Dani Alves says that football needs to evolve and that former accomplishments should also not be discredited over the present incident "Brazilian football has to evolve in general. We can't discredit the work that has been done by this team, but we have to find a way to start restructuring our football from the youth levels up."
On the other hand, Brazil Sports Minister Aldo Rebelo blamed Brazil own failure to keep young talents from moving early to European clubs. He said "I have already denounced this. This is a type of football colonialism exercised by rich teams in Europe."
