In the early hours of Wednesday (21), the international warm-up stage staged a shocking reversal of the drama, the traditional powerhouse Brazil and Germany both met their Waterloo, Brazil to 2-4 against Senegal, the score burst as high as 8.75 times the cold odds, which is the first time since the 2014 World Cup Brazil conceded four goals in a single game, so that many of the optimistic Brazilian bettors called for a big surprise. After this fiasco, Brazil may have to quickly hire a full-fledged manager to take control of the situation.
Brazil thrashed Guinea 4-1 in their last warm-up match, but against African rivals Senegal, Brazil broke the deadlock with Lucas Pacqueda in the opening 11 minutes, but things took a turn for the worse after that. Senegal's Habibedia Road quickly equalized, followed by an own goal from Brazilian center back Marquinhos Goliath, and although he later scored to save the day, Senegalese star Shadio Nime scored twice to help his team to a 4-2 win.
For the first time in nearly nine years, Brazil have conceded four goals in a match since a 1-7 defeat to Germany at the 2014 World Cup. Brazil's former manager Didi left the team after last year's World Cup and is currently led by Ramon Venis on an interim basis. The Brazilian Football Federation is reportedly waiting for Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti to take over as coach next summer. However, if Brazil's performance continues to decline, the federation may have to hire a head coach early to rebuild the team.
Meanwhile, Euro 2024 hosts Germany were unable to even offer 1.38 times the odds on a home win as they went down 0-2 to Colombia in their warm-up match. Germany have only drawn one of their last four warm-up matches, losing the remaining three, and coach Fehlich seems to have yet to find the best starting lineup.
