Brazil’s 1-1 draw with Morocco at the FIFA World Cup 2026 highlights its long-term decline since 2002. Once dominant with five World Cup titles, Brazil has repeatedly fallen short in knockout stages due to tactical, structural, and managerial issues amid rising global competition.
Mumbai: The country that once epitomised the 'Beautiful Game' in all its pomp and glory seems to be a pale shadow of its former self at the FIFA World Cup 2026.
Brazil's 1-1 draw against Morocco in its opening match has once again raised uncomfortable questions about the trajectory of the most successful nation in football history.
For a country that has won a record five World Cups and produced legends such as Pelé, Zico, Romario and Ronaldo Nazario, the opening stalemate against a disciplined Moroccan side was another reminder that Brazil has spent more than two decades chasing the heights it last reached in 2002.
The triumph at the 2002 World Cup in Japan and South Korea appeared to signal the continuation of Brazilian dominance. Led by Ronaldo, Rivaldo and Ronaldinho, Brazil swept to the title with seven victories in seven matches. Few could have predicted that it would remain the country's last World Cup crown for at least 24 years.
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