Brazil Gets Creamed by Germany in World Cup, Could Affect Brazilian President’s Re-Election Efforts

Save one Brazilian goal, today’s
record breaking high scoring World Cup match between Germany and
Brazil (7-1) would’ve ended with a score resembling a low scoring
game of football. Nevertheless, aside from the Brazilian national
team’s ignominious  defeat—no country has ever lost so badly
in a semi-final and although Brazil has five world championships it
has for the second time failed to win at home—the tournament
appears to be going well, both on and off the field.

Reuters reports that the infrastructure problems
predicted before the start of the tournament have not materialized.
Neither have the
demonstrations seen across the country last summer, which were
sparked by a bus fare hike and sustained by protesters’ anger over
how much money the government was spending on the World Cup. Now
Brazil’s president, DIlma Rousseff could suffer in the polls, not
for her role in promoting government spending but because of the
Brazilian team’s failure to win.
Via Reuters:

Anger and disappointment were so intense that it threatened to
darken the national mood for some time to come, with possible
consequences for President Dilma Rousseff as she seeks a second
term in October.

“This is worse than 1950. It’s one thing to lose a game where
you suffered and fought hard, and it’s another to be completely
humiliated,” said Fernando Hazzan, 28, in Sao Paulo.

“This game is going down in history, too,” he said.

The Brazilian government
spent $11 billion on public works alone to host this year’s
World Cup, and is already preparing to spend even more ahead of the
2016 Summer Olympics to be held in Rio De Janeiro. Brazil will face
Argentina or the Netherlands in a match for third will be held in
Brasilia, the city the Brazil government built in the 1950s
specifically to be its capital, on Saturday.