9th July, 2014
Brazil legend Pele has expressed shock over his country’s humiliating defeat by Germany in Tuesday’s semi-final match in the ongoing World Cup hosted by Brazil.
“I always said that football is a box of surprises. Nobody in this world expected this result,” said Pele, who played in three World Cup-winning Brazil teams.
He was, however, quick to cast aside his country’s seven-goal rout at Germany’s hands Tuesday, saying the Selecao would deliver in Russia in 2018.
“We’ll get the sixth title in Russia. Congratulations to Germany,” Pele wrote on his Twitter feed.
Brazil had been hoping to extend their record of five wins in the competition.
But, as with their previous hosting in 1950, they failed to land the trophy on home soil as the Germans annihilated them 7-1 in their Belo Horizonte semi-final.