Posted on 07/08/2014 7:49:48 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
BELO HORIZONTE, Brazil The fireworks began at dawn. All around this city, loud pops and bangs rang out as men and women and children, so many dressed in yellow, set off flares and beeped car horns. It was supposed to be a magical day. The Brazilian national soccer team, playing at home, was one game away from a World Cup final.
No one could have guessed the tears would come before halftime. No one could have imagined there would be flags burning in the streets before dinner. Certainly no one could have envisioned that any Brazilian fans, watching their team play a semifinal in a celebrated stadium, would ever consider leaving long before full time.
At the very minimum, it will go down as Brazils worst loss, surpassing a 6-0 defeat by Uruguay in 1920. It was also Brazils first loss in a competitive home game since 1975, a stretch of more than 14,000 days. For more than six decades, Brazilians had been hoping to erase the embarrassment of their teams defeat in the 1950 World Cup final also against Uruguay which denied them a championship the last time they hosted their favorite sports biggest tournament.
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Google translate’s fault;)
.....Or they better flee Brazil!
Bummed out here...I had the Germans, giving 7.
Brazil is the country of the future, and always will be.
“Third World fakes meet real world tough guys.”
I only wish Klose had chosen to play for his home country.
Blowout Nova.
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