Brazilian Football Needs Changes from the Top to Become a World Force Again

There is little time for reflection, as the incessant stream of competitive football in this corner of the world is set to kick off again in just a few months’ time with the World Cup qualifiers. But Brazil’s melancholic elimination from the Copa America at the hands of Paraguay is arguably a greater crisis than the World Cup’s 7-1 annihilation at the hands of Germany. Against the... 

Brazil’s Copa America Exit Proves How Far Selecao Have Fallen

Brazil woke up to the taste of bitterness yet again on Sunday morning. The scenario from the 2011 Copa America was played out in front of an increasingly disengaged public, as Paraguay overcame the eight-time continental champions, eliminating the Selecao at the quarter-final stage for the second successive edition of the cup. It was a tournament in which Brazil failed to get going and their 10 friendly... 

Lack of Firepower Costs Brazil Dear in Copa America Quest

So once again, Brazil fall at the quarter-final stage, their third Copa America hiccup since 1993. And once again, Paraguay, on penalties, were their undoing, robbing the players of the chance of a mouth-watering semi-final showdown with Argentina this coming Tuesday. Unlike the 2011 edition of the tournament, however, where a stalemate was then met by four blank efforts from the penalty spot, Brazil... 

Copa America Business End Arrives with 1st True Test for Brazil

It is set to be a telling weekend for Brazil and their Copa America quest. The eight-time continental champions take on Paraguay in the quarter-finals, having topped Group C with two wins from three. Since the cup adopted its current format back in 1993, Brazil have either crashed out at this stage or gone on to reach the final. Four years ago, the Selecao fell to the opponents that stand in their... 

Miranda Proves His Worth to Dunga’s New-Look Brazil

While Brazil continue to battle the sea of change, negotiating the choppy waters of a first competitive tournament since that World Cup disaster, amidst the search for a new identity, there has been one constant presence. Players have been tried and tested, formations tinkered with, while the overriding dependence on Neymar, for the time being at least, remains a thorn that should ideally... 

Grading the Brazil Players from the Copa America Group Stage

So, Brazil are safely through to the quarter-finals of the Copa America, having topped Group C with two wins from their three group games. The Selecao are set to meet Paraguay—who eliminated them at this stage of the competition four years ago after a penalty shootout—on Saturday. Here is a look at all the players who played a part in Brazil’s passage into the knockout phase. Begin... 

Dunga Has Time on His Hands to Plot Next Copa America Move

There is light at the end of the tunnel following Brazil’s 2-1 victory over Venezuela. The Brazilian press, well known for hyperbolic reactions to any performance that is seen as less than dazzling by their national side, cannot doubt the open mindedness of their part-time archenemy, Dunga. Close to a year ago, Brazil were left without Neymar for a World Cup semi-final against eventual world... 

Dunga’s Tactical Tinkering Aids Brazil in Copa America Quest

There may have been a scare, but Brazil got there in the end. The Selecao‘s 2-1 win over Venezuela, their most promising of the Copa America so far, was completed without Neymar and has set up this coming weekend’s quarter-final with Paraguay, the team that eliminated Brazil from the 2011 edition of the tournament on penalties at the same stage. It can be of little surprise that the aftermath... 

Dunga Must Ensure Brazil Are Prepared for Copa America Battle Without Neymar

The worst has been confirmed. Neymar and Brazil have paid the dearest price for the forward’s outburst after the final whistle against Colombia, with the craque now banned for four games, ruling him out of the remainder of the Copa America should the Selecao reach the final. For the fans, there are shades of 2014, albeit in slightly different circumstances. Twelve months ago an encounter with... 

How Does Dunga Replace Neymar for Crucial Copa America Clash?

After much toing and froing, it has now been finally established that Neymar will now only be suspended for one game for his two yellow cards and dismissal at the end of a fraught match with Colombia. That means Brazil’s brightest light will be missing for the vital encounter with Venezuela this Sunday, where Brazil need a result to be sure of progress to the quarter-finals of the Copa America.... 

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