Africa Is a Country

Esto contigo Brasil

Africa Is a Country Podcast
African Five-a-Side Podcast

Esto contigo Brasil

By
Sean Jacobs

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The largest African country in the world just crashed out of the quarterfinals of the 2010 World Cup.

Don’t worry Brazil, you’ll always have Antonio Carlos Jobim.

After Brazil dominated the first half against the Netherlands, Julio Cesar (and the hotheaded Felipe Melo) gifted the Netherlands a goal. Then it unraveled. Melo, rightly tired of Arjen Robben’s theatrics, trampled on him. But with that also went any chance of Brazil coming back into the game. Surely Dunga will now be fired. See you in four years Brazil. Well done to the Netherlands. It was priceless to see Rudd Gullit’s unbridled joy after the match.

h/t Jobim (with a very cool Frank Sinatra) video via Black South Easters.

— Sean Jacobs

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