Brazil fans expressed disgust with their team after the hosts lost 3-0 3-0 to the Netherlands in World Cup third place play-off with many hoping Germany will win the final.
Although it was Germany who thrashed the Selecao 7-1 on their own turf in the semi-final, fans said they would rather have Germany lift the trophy than see neighbors Argrntina lift it in Rio on Sunday. ‘I am suporting Holland -- our team is useless,’ spat businessman Diogo Chaer, who even wore a Dutch shirt in the capital. In Rio, some fans stayed to the end to dance at a post-match concert -- but others slunk away from the Fan Fest on Copacabana beach after the Dutch largely outplayed the five-time world champions. ‘I’m off to another party. Dreadful match,’ said Francisco Ramos, a 21-year-old soldier wearing a Brazil strip. Brazilians began to leave the Fan Fest even before half-time with their side trailing 2-0 and still clearly feeling the effects of their horror show against Germany. Lucas Carvalho, a 23-year-old electrical engineer, brazenly wore a Dutch jersey and orange top hat, though he added a Brazil scarf. ‘I was in Belo Horizonte (for the Germany game). That’s why I am wearing the Dutch shirt. I stayed to the end against Germany -- I’ll remember that historic match for years,’ he said. Hugo Leite, a journalist from Salvador in the north, also wore a Dutch jersey and explained: ‘I don’t much like the team. the coach or the way they play.’ Eduarda Alves, a Rio student aged 16, said she would back the Germans on Sunday. ‘The Argentines can just go home,’ she snorted. The Twittersphere was once again aglow with sardonic comments -- one fan tweeting: ‘Can you remember when Brazil used to play football?’
Although it was Germany who thrashed the Selecao 7-1 on their own turf in the semi-final, fans said they would rather have Germany lift the trophy than see neighbors Argrntina lift it in Rio on Sunday. ‘I am suporting Holland -- our team is useless,’ spat businessman Diogo Chaer, who even wore a Dutch shirt in the capital. In Rio, some fans stayed to the end to dance at a post-match concert -- but others slunk away from the Fan Fest on Copacabana beach after the Dutch largely outplayed the five-time world champions. ‘I’m off to another party. Dreadful match,’ said Francisco Ramos, a 21-year-old soldier wearing a Brazil strip. Brazilians began to leave the Fan Fest even before half-time with their side trailing 2-0 and still clearly feeling the effects of their horror show against Germany. Lucas Carvalho, a 23-year-old electrical engineer, brazenly wore a Dutch jersey and orange top hat, though he added a Brazil scarf. ‘I was in Belo Horizonte (for the Germany game). That’s why I am wearing the Dutch shirt. I stayed to the end against Germany -- I’ll remember that historic match for years,’ he said. Hugo Leite, a journalist from Salvador in the north, also wore a Dutch jersey and explained: ‘I don’t much like the team. the coach or the way they play.’ Eduarda Alves, a Rio student aged 16, said she would back the Germans on Sunday. ‘The Argentines can just go home,’ she snorted. The Twittersphere was once again aglow with sardonic comments -- one fan tweeting: ‘Can you remember when Brazil used to play football?’