© AFP “It would be nice if the World Cup in Russia started in three days’ time,” said Brazil coach Tite in the wake of his side’s defeat of Peru in November. “It’s a shame the qualifiers won’t be starting up again till next year.” His lament was understandable, given that the Brazilians had just won their sixth consecutive match in the South American qualifying competition for the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia™, all of them since he took over as coach. Thanks to that stunning run, A Seleção have opened up a four-point gap at the top of the table on second-placed Uruguay.
Brazil’s resurgence has been one of the main themes of the CONMEBOL preliminaries in 2016, along with the inconsistent form shown by Argentina, Chile and Colombia, which only seems to confirm the widely held view that South America is home to the toughest qualifying competition of them all.
The main reason for the turnaround in Brazilian fortunes is their new coach, who took charge with the team languishing in sixth pla..
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