how can soccer be like a religion in Brazil?
545841
No, not a religion but favorite sport, hobby, pastime, conversation topic, show, and so.
995112
Anything can happen in football is true.  What you have to take into account though is how many mistakes must the Brazilians make as opposed to the Croatians for us to see a tragedy? Football is all about mistakes and taking advantage of them; and Brazil need to make many, which they don't. So the upset will rely on Croatia making the most of the least, not an easy feat against a team that can beat you on every inch of the pitch. The clime is almost 90degrees for Croatia, or any other team for that matter.
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Evidence from many ancient societies Chinese, Greek, Mayan, and Egyptian reveals that kicking games like soccer was played in those cultures. The modern game of soccer began in the 19th century in England, where a variety of football games developed, all of which involved both handling and kicking.\n\nLondon Football Association (FA) in 1863 established the first set of rules for soccer, which was played at that time mostly in private schools and universities. The FA Cup, a tournament first organized in 1871, sparked the rapid spread of soccer in England. Regular league\nplay started in England in 1888. A game in Glasgow, Scotland, in 1872 between an English all-star team and its Scottish counterpart marked the beginning of international play.\n\nSoccer's global spread began at the end of the 19th century, when British traders, sailors, and workers carried the sport all over the world.\nBy 1930 professional leagues were operating in many countries, and that year FIFA formed in 1904 and organized the first World Championship.\nNow known simply as the World Cup, the tournament is played every four years and has become the world's most popular sporting event.\n\nThe North American Soccer League (NASL), founded in 1968, brought Brazilian star Pelé to the United States, and by 1980 the league had 24 teams.\nThe NASL suffered financially, and in 1984 it went out of business.\nHowever, the league left a legacy of growing American involvement in the sport at youth level. By the 1990s, soccer was recognized as the fastest-growing college and high school sport in the United States.\nThe Soccer Industry Council of America estimated that by 1994 there were more than 13 million boys and girls under the age of 18 who played soccer.
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It might as well be, like religion, it's always in your face, you can't get far without finding someone trying to ram it down your throat, The TV and media, are on the band waggon, and pushing it all over the world.\nI believe that football at least as bigger following as religion arround the world, save America and a few other countries, and is known to cause a lot less conflict, which can only be a good thing.
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It's possible. I think Brazil is just overrated. They literally just have Ronaldo, Ronaldinho and Roberto Carlos as their 'trademarks' but that's about it. However, they do have the spirit though, from winning world cup 4 years ago. It's some kind of a psychological effect.
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Football (Soccer) is the most popular participant and spectator sport in South America
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It is like people and weather in that country. Individualism dominates that culture and it reflect to the society and the soccer style.\nNo way, they never will win a world cup
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Not a chance, the CROS will have to clean the tears off their cheeks with those table cloth checker Fags after Brasil scores 5 goals in one half!...you guy dont have a prayer against Brasil!  The samba boys will have a big bowl of acai, drink some ice cold guararna and have fun with you guys while you try to get the ball off them! HAHHAHAHAHAHHA
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BRASIL (the official birthplace of entertaining soccer!!!!)
358453
Ronaldo is not Brazilian. He is half bull, half cheetah.
1113711
thank u for being my friend and telling brazilians as the rulers. dont forget to say that brazilians are born to play fotball and it is obvious that brazilians will again lift their 6th world cup tinials this year in berlin. also i can proudly say that no players can even compete the prazilians stars like RONALDO,RONALDINHO and ADRINO.
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As you Already know there was a World Cup held in Brazil in 1950.\nBrazil lost the final game to Uruguay.  Official Attendance to that game was the highest ever officially recorded by fifa with 175,000 fans in the Maracana stadium.  This event led to a national tragedy that is known now days as "Maracanaso".  Believe it or not,  a lot of people committed suicide because Brazil lost in their own home.\nThat is how much Brazilians love their soccer team.
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Sadly, people attribute too much to religion, but as most people here have said, Football is their Religion!\nI can go with that, but when Chelsea fans send death-threats to match officials, I wonder if football is any better...
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The biggest sport in South America has to be Soccer!
438971
Real Madrid is my favorite club, but country wise its Brazil.
1063634
I was a missionary in Brasil for 2 years and my wife was as well for 18 months.....\n\nbut with that said..we are all to be missionaries of our own faiths.  We should want people to be as happy as we are.  We should help people esteem to this...they think they are happy..but if they knew what we did...maybe they'd be even happier..\n\nwhy figure something out yourself..when you can have help in order to get it done quickly and correctly?  Doesn't the job get done faster when you have more hands involved?\n\nWho creates excuses? Since when is religion seen as an excuse for your behavior...you should live your faith or don't be part of it...but if that is your choice..don't be apologetic...
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England, soccer is a religion and the songs and cheers are so well known by every true british soccer fan. Plus once they get some drinks in them they can go all day.