The Brazilian national team bid farewell to the 2024 Copa America, after losing to its Uruguayan counterpart on penalties, as the Selecao continued to fall and collapse!
Uruguay qualified for the semi-finals to face Colombia, in an anticipated match between the two teams, after the strong performances they have shown in the Copa America so far.
The cat curse still haunts Brazil
During the 2022 World Cup, during the Brazilian national team’s press conference before facing Croatia, a cat was in front of the Brazilian translator, so he picked it up and dropped it on the ground.
After that shot, Brazil was eliminated from the Qatar World Cup, and then suffered a series of successive setbacks, so the fans linked the cat incident to what was happening to the Brazilian team.
The Brazilian national team changed the coaching staff 3 times, and the Selecao lost 3 consecutive matches in the World Cup qualifiers for the first time, and suffered their first defeat in their history on their home ground against Argentina in the World Cup qualifiers.
The latest setback was the exit from the Copa America quarter-finals, to confirm to the fans that what happened to their team was caused by the curse of the cat that was dealt with violently!
Neymar takes responsibility for elimination
What happened with the Brazilian national team in the Copa America proved to everyone that it has become a one-star team, because the Selecao’s level was greatly affected after Neymar’s absence due to the injury he is suffering from.
Neymar da Silva bears responsibility for the elimination, because he imposed his personality on the Brazilian team, and his absence became a major technical and leadership crisis within the team.
This was evident in the performance and level of the Brazilian players in the Copa America, and also the World Cup qualifiers, where the team’s results deteriorated after his injury and absence from the team.
The Brazilian national team is no longer the collective team we have become accustomed to throughout its history, but rather the team of one star, Neymar.