BRAZIL launched an astonishing attack against “referees, police and ball boys” after a loss in Bolivia ended their worst-ever World Cup qualifying campaign.
The Samba Boys had already sealed a place at next summer’s showpiece – albeit with a disappointing fifth-place finish in the Conmebol – ahead of Tuesday’s clash.
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But Carlo Ancelotti’s much-changed side ended their campaign on a low as they were beaten by Miguelito’s penalty following a foul by Newcastle star Bruno Guimaraes.
That was Brazil’s sixth defeat in the group and left them behind Argentina, Ecuador, Colombia and Uruguay in the standings.
But this latest one left the president of the CBF, Samir Xaud, raging as he hit out at numerous obstacles facing his side in Bolivia – including the decision to play at Em Alto at an altitude of over 4,000 metres.
And he also blasted the local police’s brutality and deflated balls as reasons behind the defeat.
Xaud said: “A real mess. It’s not what we expect for world football or South American football.
“What we want is to make it even bigger. With this kind of attitude, especially at altitude, it’s difficult to play football, especially against 14 men.
“I hope Conmebol takes action, precisely because we have everything recorded. This can’t happen. This is absurd.
“What happened here today is sad. We came to play soccer, and what we saw was a bad game.
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“Even at this altitude of 4,000 metres, we played against the referees, the police, and the ball boys, taking the balls off the field and putting them on the field.”
He added: “The police are brutal with the entire team, with the entire coaching staff, everything we don’t expect.
“We welcome all the national teams in Brazil very warmly, we embrace them, we make everything available to them, and when we go to play outside of Brazil, especially here, the reception we receive here is absurd.
“I am outraged and I hope that Conmebol takes action.”
While it is Brazil’s worst-ever World Cup qualifying campaign with just a 52 per cent winning rate, Ancelotti will be praying that it’s a good omen.
That’s because their second worst campaign (56 per cent in 2002) ended with their last World Cup triumph.
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