Brazilian football icon Ronaldo Nazario admits he would be a “hypocrite” if he claimed he would like to see Argentina win the World Cup despite his admiration for Lionel Messi.
Brazil were dumped out of the tournament at the quarter-final stage after suffering a penalty shootout defeat by Croatia in Friday’s clash. Hours later, they could only watch on as South American rivals Argentina progressed past Netherlands on penalties to book their spot in the last four.
Many fans across Brazil will be hopeful that Croatia make it to this tournament’s final by eliminating their bitter rivals Argentina in the process, denying La Albiceleste the chance of their first World Cup crown since 1986.
