Brazil's reserve team put a question mark on the team's chances to win World Cup

There is a common maxim in football that says, “You don’t change a winning team”. Brazilian national team coach, Tite decided to go against the unwritten rule in their match against Cameroon. The 5-time World Champions, seen as favourites for this tournament, fell to a shock 1-0 defeat to African powerhouse, Cameroon on Friday, in what joins a growing list of upset wins at this year’s Mundial. Tite made 9 changes from the team that defeated Switzerland, with only Eder Militao and Fred retaining their places.

Cameroon stuck to their game plan of nullifying the Brazilian attacks, but Tite needs to be worried. A team that brings in Ederson, Alex Telles, Gelson Bremer, Daniel Alves, Fabinho, Martinelli, Antony, Rodrygo and Gabriel Jesus into a team as replacements should have no problems struggling with Cameroon, but for long stretches of the game, struggled to break down their stubborn opponents, who found an extra gear of motivation against the South American nation. Brazil is seen as the favourites for this tournament, according to online casino, given the ridiculous amount of talent at their disposal, and the defeat against Cameroon, while it should not lead to question marks about their undeniable talent, it shows that they are not invincible.

Tournament football dictates that for you to win, you must be near perfect in all matches. Any moment of doubt can increase the belief go opposition teams. They face South Korea next in the Round of 16 on Monday, and they will be wary of the tricky Asians, who defeated Portugal in their final group stage. After conceding first against Cameroon, Brazil looked pedestrian, and they must be wary of not doing the same against Son Heung-Min and co. The likes of Alisson, Thiago Silva, Alex Sandro, Danilo, Casemiro, Raphinha, Vinicius Jr, Richarlison and Lucas Paqueta should all return against the Koreans, and normal service should resume.

Brazil, seen as perennial champions of the World Cup have not won the tournament in 20 years, since their last triumph and alongside Argentina, carries the hope of the South American continent. Brazil last won the tournament in 2002, and it has been Europe all the way since that time. This Brazil team is seen as the best assembly of players since that time, and it would be seen as an upset if they don’t win, although there are many quality teams in the tournament. An emphatic win against Korea should remind everyone of their undoubted quality, and with the winners of the Japan/Croatia game, a place in the semifinals is almost guaranteed.

The pain of 2014 still lingers in the mind of the Brazilian populace and users of casinocentral.co.za, and only a win in Qatar will end it. It will be a sweet tale of redemption.