It was also to please the Europeans, who now only arrive to play one game and have already lifted the trophy consecutively.
The last to lose a world tournament final was Chelsea, in 2012, against Corinthians. And, in the past, FIFA will not move. The entity considers all teams that won the Intercontinental, Toyota Cup, etc., from 1960 onwards to be world champions.
“Here in Brazil we give a lot of importance to the World Cup, in Europe we don’t. There the most important thing is the Champions League. But of course everyone wants to win. If here it’s the most important thing, if the star on our chest is worth it, let’s try to put the second one”, said Flamengo coach, Filipe Luís, after winning the Brasileirão.
In Brazil, the change in the format of the Intercontinental Cup and FIFA’s delay in placing it on the official calendar this year were the CBF’s justification for initially planning the Brasileirão to end on December 21st.
But with the narrowing of national and continental tournaments, it was possible to reverse Series A with the Copa do Brasil, allowing Flamengo to be with the main team in Qatar at this time, with the Brasileirão already resolved.
