South America said goodbye to the World Cup

Brazil, Uruguay, Peru, Colombia and Argentina were unable to reach the final of the 2018 Russian World Cup

RUSSIA .- L & R Europe is moving away from South America to the World Cup.

decreed Friday, implies 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 the second since 2006, the four semifinalists of the event will be European. 19659003] Lionel Messi, winner of five Gold Balls, and Neymar, the most expensive football player on the planet. All were without reaching the last week of the event.

The historic hand-to-hand, in which South America was at the front 9-8 when Brazil was proclaimed champion in Korea-Japan 2012, has totally turned to Europe
Whatever happens in Russia, the balance will remain 12-9 in favor of the Europeans, as a result of the succession of the consecrations of Italy (2006), the 39, 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. France shipped 2-0 to

Uruguay in Nizhny Novgorod, after in the previous instance fulminated Messi from Argentina and also beat Peru in the first round. Brazil succumbed 2-1 to Belgians in Kazan

The other two semifinalists 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 it's ignoring the reality of football, historical, economic, infrastructural.That's where the thing happens," Tabarez said. "Bolivia does not have the power of Germany, nor Uruguay of England."

"Strange are other things, as the results have been very often historically."

"This question is answered alone",

What is said by Tabárez is obvious. Spain, England, Germany, Italy and France concentrate the most power with national leagues with lucrative television contracts. They also take the best talent from the poorest regions, especially South America. And their national federations have huge resources to invest in their careers, like France in its Clairefontaine complex, Spain in Las Rozas and England in St. George's Park.

Five of the nine South American titles have been trapped by Brazil, but the "Verdeamarela" has remained 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 it, "said Roberto Martinez, the Spanish coach of the Belgian national team, who does not want to beat him. had not reached the semifinal of the World Cup for 32 years

. Brazil in the semifinals and then beat Argentina 1-0 after an overtime in the final, Europe broke the last barrier: leave the champion in South America.

His domination is accentuated. Will it continue like this in Qatar in 2022?