Following the Copa America, Is Brazil’s Current Malaise as Dire as Made Out?

With the Copa America Centenario reaching boiling point and Brazil nowhere to be seen for the second successive year, it may be tempting to reach for the panic button, especially with established rivals Argentina romping their way to the final. The 2007 South American champions have had, by their own high standards, a dreadful run of form in continental competitions. Quarter-final exits in 2011 and... 

Four Changes Tite Must Make as Brazil Boss

On Monday, Tite was finally confirmed officially as the new coach of the Brazilian national team. Following the country’s enormously disappointing performance at the Copa America Centenario, the former Corinthians boss has his work cut out for him. While he will not be in charge for the Olympic Games, the 55-year-old’s first competitive test will be the September World Cup qualifiers against... 

Brazil Look to Olympic Success After Sobering Copa Display

Onto the next challenge, then. There is little over a month to go until Brazil start their next international obligation, and there is a hell of a lot riding on it. After their performance at the Copa America Centenario cost coach Dunga his job, the main event of the summer is at hand. To put it bluntly, Brazil must emerge victorious at the Olympic Games in August. They are playing on home soil. They... 

Neymar’s Copa No Show: Should Clubs Be Dictating When Players Do and Don’t Play?

During Dunga’s failed Copa America Centenario mission that ultimately cost the then-Brazil manager his job, there was one glaring omission from his 23-man squad: Neymar. The player missed the tournament, his club, Barcelona, only agreeing to release him for the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics in August, as per Globo Esporte. Brazil were insipid for much of the tournament, springing into life... 

How Does Brazil’s Copa America Centenario Compare to Past Selecao Low Points?

It is no secret that Brazil’s group-stage exit from the Copa America Centenario was dreadful. A footballing nation that can boast such an illustrious past will rank this new low point, scoring in just one of three games and failing to breach the defences of Ecuador and Peru, as one of their all-time worst displays in competitive football. It has cost their manager his job. Immediately after touching... 

Tite Appointed New Brazil Coach as Brighter Future Beckons

The saga rumbled on and on. Following a three-hour meeting at Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) headquarters on Tuesday evening, Tite has at last been confirmed as the new Brazil boss (link in Portuguese), replacing the outgoing Dunga this Wednesday afternoon. Quite what was being hammered out in finer detail was left unclear. However, it did seem faintly ludicrous as Tuesday evening wore... 

Dunga Sacked as Brazil Coach with Tite Waiting in the Wings

Well, that’s that then. The inevitable was confirmed on Tuesday, with Dunga being relieved of his duties as coach of the Brazil national football team, as reported by Euan McKirdy at CNN.com. It marked the Selecao’s worst showing at a Copa America competition since 1923, in which they lost all three of their games. The bare statistics don’t make awful reading for the 1994 World Cup-winning... 

Dunga Left Staring into Brazil Abyss After Disastrous Copa America

The dust is slowly beginning to settle on what has been—and there really is no way to sugar-coat this—a shameful showing from Brazil at the Copa America Centenario. Even with enthusiasm for the Selecao at what must be one of the lowest ebbs following their humiliation at the 2014 FIFA World Cup, and subsequent premature elimination from continental competition in Chile last year and struggles... 

Brazil Brought Crashing Down to Earth with Copa America Elimination

Well, it wasn’t supposed to go like this. With a point against Peru, who hadn’t beaten Brazil in a competitive fixture for over three decades, Brazil would have advanced as group leaders to the knockout stages of the Copa America Centenario. That would have set up another no doubt fiery meeting with Colombia on Friday. Instead, the Selecao were dumped out of the continental competition... 

Dunga Must Decide Whether Brazil Stick or Twist in Copa America Against Peru

Hello, old friend. Brazil, it’s good to see you. The public will hardly be taking to the streets in their thousands because Brazil have been able to dispatch limited opposition in the form of Haiti, but Dunga and his cohorts have laid down a marker for the remainder of the Copa America Centenario. This Sunday, the Selecao play their final group game against Peru. Following the 2-2 draw... 

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