Mown must go wrong if Brazil does not become one of the 48 teams that qualify for the World Cup finals in 2026, but right now the bottom has gone completely out of the team, and a 1-0 defeat to Paraguay in the South American qualifier for the tournament in the USA, Mexico and Canada in almost two years has cemented the impression of a national team in a monumental crisis.
The crisis is so deep in the proud soccer nation that the idea of a World Cup without Brazil for the first time ever may not be so far-fetched after all.
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Source: politiken.dk