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The riot continues
Brazil crashed out of the 2026 World Cup in the round of 16 after a shock defeat by Norway, marking the longest absence from the crown in the Seleção’s history at the World Cup.
The samba team failed to lift the trophy for a sixth straight time, having last won the title in Korea and Japan in 2002… a wait that spanned 24 years and will last until the 2030 World Championships in Spain, Morocco and Portugal.
Many associate this drought with the “curse” announced during the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. A few days before beating Croatia on penalties, a cat appeared on Vinicius’ press conference table. The team’s media representative violently grabbed it and threw it to the ground, to the astonishment of the crowd and the laughter of Vinicius.
The newspaper clarified.TYC:Argentine News reported that the Brazilian team tried to reform its image on social networks after the attack. The players decided to adopt the cat and named it “Hexa” in reference to the sixth star they dreamed of, and it seemed to try to ward off any kind of “curse”.
The players decided to name the cat “Hexa” in reference to the sixth title they were aiming for. A few days after the incident, the dream ended and the hopes of winning the sixth star against Croatia were buried. However, the bad situation of “Seleção” did not stop at the 2022 World Cup, but rather came out of it.
But the dream quickly died. Brazil lost to Croatia and Hexa’s hopes were dashed. Since then, Brazil have played 43 matches in qualifiers, friendlies, the Copa America and the World Cup, and the result is the same: no title.
The curse continues and the dream is delayed… and Brazil waits until 2030 to break the cat-on-the-conference-table frenzy.
