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When football gets political: The legacy of Brazil's 2014 World Cup
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When football gets political: The legacy of Brazil's 2014 World Cup

France 24 · Jul 1, 2026, 12:31 PM

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Brazil have advanced to the World Cup round of 16, despite many experts predicting that Japan would defeat the Seleção. The football-mad South American nation has lost some of its lustre since the team's dramatic 7-1 loss to Germany in 2014 on home soil – a World Cup that traumatised an entire natio

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