Rousseff Scores World Cup Win as Brazil’s Team Worries Fans
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Brazil’s national team must still win two games to make it to the World Cup final. President Dilma Rousseff has already won, scoring ahead of October’s elections as the tournament so far has the whiff of success.
Protests that last year torpedoed Rousseff’s popularity have largely vanished. Brazil’s airports, stadiums and security forces, contrary to widespread concerns, have lived up to the challenge. Discontent with delays and cost overruns in the run-up to the games, exacerbated by bus, subway and police strikes, have given way to excitement over a tourney that has already seen more goals scored than in the 2010 cup.