On Tuesday, a vast congregation of Brazilian supporters in full capacity stands at Mineirao stadium in Belo Horizonte had only their tears to deal with as the great mystique of Brazilian soccer lay shattered. The hosts never had it this bad in the past. Their wayward show was akin to the kind of football played by scared little kids in the streets. What if Neymar and Thiago Silva were absent; the dependence on just two players cannot be this overbearing. Howsoever hard they try; Scolari and others cannot explain the 7-1 shameless drubbing in a semifinal match. In the entire tournament, Brazil failed to show any sparkle in their performance