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Yes but I'd argue that the humiliation was caused by the fucked up Brazilian expectations. After Germany's second goal, the team was so paralyzed by disbelief that they literally stopped playing for a few minutes. There are youtube videos where the Brazil team have been photoshopped out and absolutely nothing changes because they were just standing around. Although Brazil was not as good a team as Germany, it wasn't the talent gap alone that lead to a 1-7 drubbing. The country had been celebrating an inevitable win for years before that tourney started, and the team finally cracked after overachieving to get as far as it did.
The last time Brazil hosted the WC (1950), they had prematurely anointed themselves champions only to be beaten by Uruguay in the final match. Afterward a few Brazilians killed themselves and to this day they equate the footage of that match to the US's Zapruder film. It's just their culture.
The last time Brazil hosted the WC (1950), they had prematurely anointed themselves champions only to be beaten by Uruguay in the final match. Afterward a few Brazilians killed themselves and to this day they equate the footage of that match to the US's Zapruder film. It's just their culture.
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