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Europe moves away from South America in the World Cup
The eliminations of Brazil and Uruguay, decreed on Friday, involve that for the fourth time in a row, the world champion will be European
More painful for South America is that for the third time since 1982 and second since 2006, the four Semi-finalists of the event will only be European .
Lionel Messi, winner of five Balls of Oro and Neymar, the most expensive football player on the planet. All were without arriving at the last week of the competition
The Historical Hand, in which South America was at the front 9-8 when Brazil was proclaimed champion in Korea- Japan 2002 was totally turned in favor of Europe
Whatever happens in Russia, the balance will remain 12-9 in favor of Europeans, following the succession of the consecrations of Italy (2006), Spain (2010) and Germany (2014
The 2018 champion will leave a European team that will include France and Belgium the respective hangmen of Uruguay and Brazil in a disastrous Friday for the South Americans.French shipped 2-0 to Uruguay in Nizhny Novgorod, after in the previous instance raided the Argentina Messi and also beat Peru in the first round Brazil succumbed 2-1 to the Belgians in Kazan
Both aut Semi-finalists will be defined on Saturday, when England will face Sweden in Samara and Croatia in front of the host team in Sochi.
Of the group that follows career, only France (1998) and England (1968) boast of a star as champions.
Is there an irreversible European supremacy?
At this interrogation of a Bolivian journalist, the Uruguayan technician Oscar Washington Tabárez mentioned the differences between the two continents
"I think that is to ignore the reality of football, historical, economic, infrastructural … that's where things come from, "said Tabárez. "Bolivia does not have the power of Germany nor Uruguay that in England." Strange are other things, as the results have been historically very many times. "[19659003] "This question is the only answer," settled.
What Tabrerez says is obvious.
Spain, England, Germany, Italy and France Concentrate the greatest power with domestic leagues with lucrative television contracts.They also take the best talents from the poorest regions, especially South America.And their national federations have huge resources to invest in their careers, as do France in its Clairefontaine complex, Spain in Las Rozas and England in St. George's Park .74% of the players called to the tournament -544 out of 736- are members of European clubs.
In Russia, four of the five representatives d-Americans survived the first phase. Colombia retreated after the historic quarter-final in Brazil in 2014, while Peru was the only one to not have reached the second round after qualifying for its first World Cup since 1982.
Five of the nine South American titles were trapped. "Verdeamarela" has been stuck in front of Europe since its coronation in Asia. They have been eliminated by a European in the last four editions of the World Cup: France in 2006, Holland in 2010, Germany in 2014 and now in 2018.
"Sometimes we have to accept that the Brazil has this finesse, this quality to beat and (Belgium) simply refused to accept, "said Roberto Martinez the Spanish coach of the Belgian national team, who had not participated in a semifinal of the World Cup for 32 years
. Germany beat Brazil 7-1 in the semi-finals and then defeated Argentina 1-0 after an overtime in the final, Europe broke the last barrier: to become champion in America's South.
His domination is accentuated. Will it continue like this in Qatar in 2022? For the moment, the last week is like a Euro Cup.
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