Belgium defeated Brazil in a quarterfinal match in Kazan, thus eliminating the last South American team from the 2018 World Cup. Earlier on, France had kicked out Uruguay.
Brazil’s former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva will serve as commentator during the 2018 World Cup. Brazilian sports journalist José Trajano said on Twitter he would get written remarks from the ex-leader in letters to be broadcast daily on TV.
The Brazilian squad was complete for its last training session on Friday (Jun. 15), in Sochi, before setting off for Rostov-on-Don, where their debut in the World Cup is slated to take place.
Brazil and Argentina will create a joint, temporary consular office in St. Petersburg to serve citizens from both countries during the World Cup. The announcement was made yesterday (Jun. 7) by Argentina’s Ministry of Foreign Relations.
Brazil’s national football team have arrived at the Tottenham training center, where the players and the technical commission are to stay until the first friendly is slated to be held—in Liverpool on June 3, against Croatia—in preparation for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.