There's a peculiar opinion out there. It goes like this: The Brazilians should stop silly dancing after their tricky goals. It humiliates opponents. It reduces football to a show. It only fulfills the national identity cliché of the samba footballers. Above all: It could be quite embarrassing in retrospect if the ball-loving Brazilians should fail in the quarter-finals against the determined Croatians or in the semi-finals against the tough Argentines.

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