Brazil: Coincidence or destiny?

The Brazilian coach Dunga was the team's captain of the 1994 world champion squad in the United States World Cup edition.

Dunga has said in several moments that he wanted his team to play similar to the 1994's team. Well, both teams have more similarities than he could have thought:

In 1994, the first game, Brazil scored 2 goals and beat a communist country for decades (Brazil 2-0 Russia)
In 2010, the first game, Brazil scored 2 goals and beat a communist country for decades (Brazil 2-1 North Korea)

In 1994, the second game, Brazil scored 3 goals and beat an african team (Brazil 3-0 Cameroon)
In 2010, the second game, Brazil scored 3 goals and beat an african team (Brazil 3-1 Ivory Coast)

In 1994, the third game, guaranteed in the round of 16, Brazil draw with an european team which also secured a spot in the next round (Brazil 1-1 Sweden)
In 2010, the third game, guaranteed in the round of 16, Brazil draw with an european team which also secured a spot in the next round (Brazil 0-0 Portugal)

In 1994, in the round of 16, Brazil beat a team from the American continent that never won the World Cup (Brazil 1-0 USA)
In 2010, in the round of 16, Brazil beat a team from the American continent that never won the World Cup (Brazil 3-0 Chile)

In 1994, in the quarter-finals, Brazil beat the Netherlands (Brazil 3-2 Netherlands)
In 2010, in the quarter-finals, Will Brazil beat the Netherlands?

In 1994, in the semi-finals, Brazil played and beat a team which surprisingly got to that stage (Brazil 1-0 Sweden)
In 2010, in the semi-finals, Will Brazil play against a team which surprisingly will get to that stage (Uruguay or Ghana)?

In 1994, in the final, Brazil met a very traditional team that has a world title
In 2010, in the final, Will Brazil meet a very traditional team that has a world title (Argentina or Germany)?

Would it be coincidence or just the destiny?

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Comments

[Bora Dragasevic]

I guess you can forget about your theories Einstein lol:)