Why Julio Cesar’s Injury Is a Blow to Brazil’s World Cup Hopes

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Published: September 23, 2013

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A broken finger is the latest calamity to befall Queens Park Rangers' Julio Cesar. The injury, which according to Mark Bowering of Goal.com, will keep him out for six to eight weeks, puts in further doubt the goalkeeper's dream of representing Brazil at 2014's home World Cup. 

The ex-Inter man's misfortune is an equal blow for the Selecao, which would without a doubt be calling on a fit and in-form Cesar to spearhead their efforts just under a year from now. 

The keeper was Luiz Felipe Scolari's first choice for the Confederations Cup, where he looked solid in only conceding three goals on the way to his side's first trophy since the same competition in 2009. 

The way Cesar stayed rooted to his line for all three of those strikes, however, perhaps was a sign that the veteran keeper is not as sprightly as in his younger years. Sitting on the bench in England's Championship is not an ideal way to spend a World Cup season. 

QPR manager Harry Redknapp, while admitting that his second-choice faced a dilemma, kept his faith in Cesar to keep his place in the Scratch: 

It's a difficult situation with Julio and I'm surprised no one came in for him. I don't know whether Julio wants to sit on the bench. His dream is to play in the World Cup in Brazil and I don't think this will affect his situation.

The manager of Brazil thinks he's the No.1 man and I don't think anything that happens at QPR is going to change that for him.

For now, Redknapp's charge may be No. 1, but that position will be hard to maintain if he is condemned to a year of inactivity. Further injury makes it even harder for the experienced shot-stopper to fight for a place in the Loftus Road outfit. It makes the task of attracting a new club in the January transfer window—either on a permanent or loan basis—appear more remote than in preseason. 

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