Can’t remember a wc where most commentators and pundits haven’t fawned over Brazil.
Happening a bit with Argentina and even Portugal now too.
Spain too, but at least with Spain and Argentina they have among the best squads now and have won tournaments recently. Portugal have a good squad, but are hindered by Ronaldo, even though some of the fawning comes from that. I don’t think Ronaldo is ‘back’ because he scored 2 goals against a really bad Uzbekistan. He hindered them last Euros and am not convinced catering for him won’t harm Portugal against better teams.
Pundits seem to live off the past with Brazil. They were great in the past, so we must adore them now. When Germany beat them 7-1 I was in awe of a great German performance and one of the best of this century. Yet, at the end of the game, pundits like Alan Hansen were gloomily proclaiming it as a dark day for football because Brazil got thumped and we all want a great Brazil. If the scores were reversed, I doubt they would mourn the defeat of Germany if scores were reversed.
