{"id":20581,"date":"2011-12-23T23:49:02","date_gmt":"2011-12-23T23:49:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/12\/brazil-risk-first-round-exit-in-2014-world-cup-if-their-form-does-not-improve-warns-romario\/"},"modified":"2011-12-23T23:49:02","modified_gmt":"2011-12-23T23:49:02","slug":"brazil-risk-first-round-exit-in-2014-world-cup-if-their-form-does-not-improve-warns-romario","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/12\/23\/brazil-risk-first-round-exit-in-2014-world-cup-if-their-form-does-not-improve-warns-romario\/","title":{"rendered":"Brazil risk first round exit in 2014 World Cup if their form does not improve, warns Romario"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Romario has warned Brazil to improve their form ahead of the 2014 World Cup in order to avoid risking a humiliating first round exit on home soil.<\/p>\n<p>The 45-year-old, who is regarded as one of the greatest footballers to ever represent the South American nation, told O Globo on Friday that the current form being shown by his country could see them bow out after only the first hurdle.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;If Brazil keep on playing the football they&#8217;re playing right now, they risk not getting past the first round,&#8221; he began. &#8220;Today, Brazilian football is technically inferior to Spanish.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Romario has since turned his attention to strictly off-the-field matters since his retirement from professional football, becoming an MP with Brazil&#8217;s Socialist Party, while also taking the role of Defence against Persons with Disabilities within the World Cup Organising Committee for the finals in 2014.<\/p>\n<p>However, he has been staunch in his criticism of Fifa for its handling of the showpiece event, as well as deriding their refusal to sanction free tickets for disabled persons.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I made the request to determine whether it would be possible to guarantee a victory for our society and got a quick [negative] response,&#8221; said Romario.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Fifa has been trying to override our sovereignty, they want to tell us how to run the country. 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