More than half of the Brazilians believe the team will win this year's World Cup, to be played in November and December. According to a Datafolha survey, 54% believe that the team led by Tite will lift the victory cup in Qatar.
The number represents an increase from what was observed in similar research conducted before the 2018 World Cup in Russia. At the time, 48% bet that the team, already commanded by Tite, would take the title.
Brazil was eliminated in the quarterfinals, against Belgium, and France was the champion.
However, the level shown on the eve of the 2014 World Cup has not yet recovered. 68% were betting on the men under Luiz Felipe Scolari, the coach who had led the national team to the cup in 2002 and was held in high regard for winning the Confederations Cup, in 2013.
Brazil's campaign, playing at home, ended disastrously. Between good and bad games, the team managed to reach the semifinals. Then, on a historic afternoon at Mineirão, in Belo Horizonte, Brazil was beaten 7-1 by Germany, who became four times champion just a few days later.
Translated by Cassy Dias