Dancing Brazilians: Satire or Great Entertainment?
Brazil easily reached the quarter-finals in the World Cup in Qatar. They celebrated their goals in a convincing 4:1 win over South Korea with a dance routine. Not every football fan was so excited about it.
Brazil lived up to their role as favorites in the round of 16 of the World Cup in Qatar and gave South Korea no chance. The Seleção played particularly well in the first half and were already leading 4-1 after just 36 minutes.
Four goals in one half
The goals came from Vinicius Jr., Neymar from the penalty spot, Richarlison and Lucas Paqueta. It is only the second time ever that a team has scored four or more goals in one half of a World Cup knockout match.
Brazil also participated in the other match. However, the players were on the losing side at the time – when they lost 7-1 to Germany in the 2014 semi-final at home. The score was 0:5 after 29 minutes.
Nice game, nice dance
But this time the Brazilians left the field as deserved winners. Celebrate goal after goal and get more excited with a revamped dance routine from previously rehearsed. However, what many on the Internet have referred to as part of Brazil’s “jogo bonito” – the beautiful game – has caught the attention of others. understand less.
In particular, former Manchester United captain and now TV pundit Roy Keane said in British itvHe feels Brazilian dancers are “disrespectful”. “I’ve never seen so much dancing. It’s like Strictly here.” He refers to the British TV format “Strictly Come Dancing”, the counterpart to the German “Let’s Dance”, in which famous personalities perform with professional dancers.
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Even the coach gets in
Kane continues, “I think her behavior is really disrespectful towards her opponent. She’s 4-0 now and they dance with every goal.” He has nothing against the first dance routine, but if the coach joins in at the end, he simply finds it inappropriate. Although the Brazilians played brilliantly, the South Koreans made it easy for them.
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Different assessment of many in Comments onlineWhere it says, for example: “Dancing is part of Brazil’s play culture. What’s all the fuss about?
Or: “It’s just that the English can’t dance.” And: “Can someone tell me quickly who Roy Keane is?”
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