So much was riding on them surviving this brush with what would have been Brazil's earliest exit since 1990 from the showcase tournament which some Brazilians regard as a yardstick of their nation's and their own standing in the world.
So much was riding on them surviving this brush with what would have been Brazil's earliest exit since 1990 from the showcase tournament which some Brazilians regard as a yardstick of their nation's and their own standing in the world.