WORLD CUP USA ‘94: SEMIFINALS : Spotlight : THE ENEMY IS US
Jornal do Brasil
Our worst adversary . . . is not Sweden or Bulgaria or Italy. . . . The Brazilian team can only lose to itself. Knock on wood . . . the team will only lose if we fall into the trap of arrogance, of self-confidence that underestimates our opponents . . . for 1938, 1950 and 1982 (World Cup years in which Brazil was highly ranked) taught even the hardest heads that being a favorite doesn’t win a game.
