Is the Golden era of Brazilian football over? The squad with World-renowned footballers, yet the team’s running into the poorest of form in decades. The coach changed, youth injected into the side but the outcome remains least different. Brazil hot favorite to become the World Champions but unexpected exit from the World Cup last summer and the form post, has taken its toll on the nations supremacy in football.
Brazil topped the FIFA’s World Soccer rankings for the last four and half years - but the most unanticipated World Champions Italy has surpassed the Brazilian legacy at the apex for the first time since 1993.
The former coach’s expertise proved crucial for Brazil, their 2-0 defeat to Portugal (team that Scolari now controls)last week, landed the side down to the second spot after 55 months.
The FIFA rankings depict the positioning of the teams at the international tournament based on the results of the past four seasons.
With only the top two spot shuffles the rest of the top six sides remain unmoved.
Read: Independent
