text: am i wrong about the brazilian team playing uggly? as an ex-fan of the brazilian team, i was thinking of what might have happened to my ex-favorite team. the first time i saw the brazilian team play in the wc was in 1982 (i was 10 years old). they played the real beautiful game. for those of you who didn't see the 82 cup, i invite you to look in fifa world cup web site for the brazil vs ussr match , and specifically the second goal by brazil's 'eder'. that was the most beautiful goal scored ever, imo.  fast forward 24 years later, and here we have the uggly brazilian team playing an uggly brazilian game. so what might have happened you ask? well, i think i have the answer for you.  basically, i think today's brazil team have became the w. germany team of the 80's. germany in 82, 86 , and 90 played the uggliest game , with bullying, kicking, and no imagination whatsoever. yet they played an efficent and balanced game and were able to reach the finals all three times.  that exactly what happened to today brazil's (94, 98, 2002, 200 yes, you are wrong. 3-0 in the first round (98% sure at least) is never "ugly." lets wait and see what's next. you can't judge a team after the preliminaries against past wcs.  hey, being brazillian is "never having to say you're sorry"  (.....about football anyway....)