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June 27th, 2006 | By: Euler Costa | 34 Comments »

Behind the Scenes It’s great to see how many people are reading this blog. An event such as the World Cup surely deserves a world wide gathering of opinions like we have here. We get many positive messages about our efforts to represent our country and at the same time we must endure some fanatics calling us names and cursing our flag. That’s important! I’ve learned a lot here about Croatia, Trinidad & Tobago and many other countries I usually have very little contact.

Tomorrow we’ll meet Ghana. I believe we can win. My prediction is 3:2 Brazil and many friends will come to my apartment to watch the match with me. It will be midday here and we will all be drunk by 14:00h ( no matter what the outcome is). As Zé already reported, Robinho will not play, unfortunately. I can only hope Juninho will be there.

I got an e-mail from Ricky Engelberg calling my attention to some Nike videos available at the internet. Hey, man! Thank you!!! I saw some of them and I believe it is worth watching. It is mostly behind the scenes images recorded by the CBF (Brazilian Football Confederation) and it has some funny moments, like the players suffering under the Russian cold temperature (video #2 “Rob.C: Jesus!”).

All videos are cool, but after the Joga Bonito Nike TV campaign it can get you tired to see more hype about our team. It is good visual info for most Brazilians but it can damage the Seleção image even more after Cantona’s effort to sell Nike products. In video # 7 you can have an idea of what does it mean to be the target of that kind of campaign.

After saying that, I hope Brazil can defeat any over-hype and blind favoritism left after the Japan match and keep it humble on the pitch tomorrow. I don’t think it will be any different than that; Parreira is a very experienced man after all. Only Roberto Carlos seems to be still more confident than he should. He and his big mouth should stay at the bench.

The big moment is near! It is time to focus our minds deep in the great Brazilian football history. We have lost many times, but we have won more than most. Let’s pay respect to our opponent one more time and hope that our players perform the best they can do. Is Brazil ready? What we’ll Ghana do? Stay tuned! May the best team win!! May the best be Brazil!!!

Tags: Brazil, Ghana, Joga Bonito, moment, Nike, respect, round of sixteen, videos

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By wamdiego10 | June 27th, 2006 at 2:20 pm

There are much more people on the Argentina Blog, you think you’re the best but that’s because of the FIFA and NIKE who make you win because they invested money in you.

VAMOS ARGENTINA !

Posted from France

By Anatoliy | June 27th, 2006 at 2:27 pm

Australia and Croatia was better than Brazil.
Brazil -Ghana 1:3

Posted from Ukraine

By Pedro P | June 27th, 2006 at 3:01 pm

Oi Euler!

Boa sorte com o Gana / Good luck dude!

If POR passes ENG and you pass Ghana and Spain or France, it’d be a POR vs BRA semi…

Forca!

Posted from Netherlands

By Euler | June 27th, 2006 at 3:29 pm

Dieguito and his delusional crisis AGAIN???

About the number of people in each blog, it is proportional to the ego of it’s people, he he he

By Euler | June 27th, 2006 at 3:32 pm

Portugal will win! England didn’t show up until now. They are just lucky, that’s all.

Go Portugal! Go Brasil!

By Zé | June 27th, 2006 at 3:35 pm

Thanks a lot stacy-marie!

wamdiego, Anatoliy: the universe you live in must be pretty fun, but guess what, it’s not the one we’re living in.

Posted from Brazil

By Anatoliy | June 27th, 2006 at 4:03 pm

Well,Ze if you don`t know such players as Schevchenko and Voronin, and if you think that Brazil better Ukraine and yours facking Ronaldinho and Fat loser Ronaldo better than Schevchenko,you really crazy

Posted from Ukraine

By Anatoliy | June 27th, 2006 at 4:07 pm

Hey Ze, if you really think that Brazil better than Ukraine,and Ronaldinho with fat loser Ronaldo better of Schevchenko you really crazy

Posted from Ukraine

By Anatoliy | June 27th, 2006 at 4:08 pm

Ukraine is the best in the World!!!!!!!!!!
Final Ukraine - Brazil 7:0

Posted from Ukraine

By armando | June 27th, 2006 at 4:10 pm

Good luck Brasil - Joga Bonito!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UwGBSSgr4XA

Posted from Israel

By Zé | June 27th, 2006 at 4:22 pm

Anatoliy: wait, if Ghana will beat Brazil 3-1, how can Brazil still face Ukraine on the finals and lose 7-0? There’s something wrong on your predictions…

Posted from Brazil

By Anatoliy | June 27th, 2006 at 4:26 pm

No, I means World cup 2010
Ha-ha-ha

Posted from Ukraine

By FIFAworldcup.com - Passionate Fan on Fifa World Cup 2006 | June 27th, 2006 at 4:45 pm

Preview (2nd Stage): Brazil vs Ghana

A superpower in football, Brazil is the heavy favorites to crush a newcomer named Ghana though impression is far from reality. Brazil is yet to show some dominating and convincing wins to solidify fans’ impression that Ghana is a walk in the par…

Posted from United States

By Bulgatti | June 27th, 2006 at 6:26 pm

Brazil is unbeatable!!!

By Bulgatti | June 27th, 2006 at 6:26 pm

Brazil, you show these haters what your team can do that no other country ever done. Show those selfish greedy people what you guys are made of. Yes you guys are made of talents!!!

By Zé | June 27th, 2006 at 8:51 pm

Anatoliy: I hope you meant Ghana actually beats Brazil in 2010, because it looks like they didn’t this time.

Posted from Brazil

By Lara | June 27th, 2006 at 10:10 pm

Just wanted to say that I love your blog. Keep up the great work! Go Brasil!

Posted from United States

By zico | June 28th, 2006 at 12:47 am

Brazil is definitely beatable. Ghana were in and around the box all day. Brazil was forced to defend and score on the their counter attacks. If it were not for poor finishing by Ghana and an obvious off-side goal it may have been a different result. Brazil have the best strikers in the world but your defence is very weak. Be careful against France, if Zidane is on his game Brazil may be in some big trouble. My theory is that FIFA does not want Brazil to win again because then they have to give them the trophy and they don’t want to buy another one.. Ha Ha Ha.

Posted from Canada

By Romulo | June 28th, 2006 at 1:59 am

o Brasil foi superior a Gana e venceu bem , esperamos vencer a França .
Boa Sorte Brasil e rumo ao HEXA

Posted from Brazil

By Euler | June 28th, 2006 at 10:03 am

Lara! You are sooo kind!!! And your name is so cool! Laaaraaa!!!

After Ukraine played the worst match until now, how can this guy be taken seriously??? Wake up Anatoliy!!!

By dan | June 28th, 2006 at 11:28 am

euler, how come you’re posting from Romania?? I strongly suspect you’re not brazilian at all, just a romanian with a big mouth and need for attention.rusine

Posted from Romania

By Euler | June 28th, 2006 at 11:33 pm

Thank you Dan! You’re funny! If you were here reading more posts you would see my pictures and videos I made during the World Cup.

Many times my little flag appeared as being from Australia. Now is it Romania’s? I can’t say because I never see any flag at the end of my comments, unfortunately. I don’t know why this happens anyway, so I can’t fix it.

Keep commenting Dan! It is rare to have someone from Romania around here!

Here, take a look at my photo website! I am the one holding the ESPN microphone!!!

http://www.viuasfotos.com/maneurca.htm

By dan | June 29th, 2006 at 7:52 am

ok, i apologize but it’s strange, you have to admit…

Posted from Romania

By dana nas | July 2nd, 2006 at 1:21 am

today is one of the saddest days in world cup history, our number one star team lost to France and the sad thing is that it wasnt even due to penalty shots, but poor defense from brasil’s part. Maybe it was the overconfidence after years of success, but either way we lost. Although im hardly a fan of the french team i must admit they really gave it thier all today. the ball was almost alwyas with them! People trashed Ronaldo as being too fat or slow but lets not forget the goals he scored in the last games. Soccer for me will never be the same again, my star team is gone. I dont want Germany to win, but I might root for Italy. I might also just forget about soccer altogther. Im devastated. Soccer will never be the same again and the world cup to me has ended.
Goodbye to the years of unbeatable glory. but i still love my players, i just wished the coach put adriano on or someone passed the goal more to ronaldinio.im going to go cry now bye

By kumar | July 4th, 2006 at 9:03 pm

1998=9,Brazil should ve won,Mr.Tham ,france forgot astrology

Posted from India