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    considered one of the biggest upsets in the history of football. The term Maracanaço (in Portuguese) or Maracanazo (in Spanish), roughly translated as "The...
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    the host nation Brazil, in the match called "Maracanazo" (Portuguese: Maracanaço). In the tournaments between 1934 and 1978, 16 teams competed in each...
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    Mineirão stadium, evoking a previous "spirit of national shame" known as the Maracanaço in which Brazil unexpectedly lost in the de facto final of the 1950 FIFA...
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    Maracanã Stadium in Rio de Janeiro in the final match of 1950 known as the Maracanaço (similarly, this marked Brazil's first World Cup final loss in a knockout...
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    goal down to win the match 2-1. This defeat is remembered today as the Maracanaço. It is considered one of two Brazil's worst disasters in history, next...
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    as the game took place exactly 20 years and 1 day after the infamous Maracanaço. Brazil were looking to exact revenge for their loss in 1950, however...
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