Brazil with it all to do!

The image to the right is one of many and its simply not what people would have been expecting to see when the Confederations Cup started on the 14th of June. Throughout the tournament which remains ongoing despite rumours it may be cancelled, protests both peaceful and violent have been ever present in many cities. When people think of Brazil, people think about football but the people of Brazil are simply not happy with the amount of money that is being spent on the World Cup. A large number feel that there are much more pressing concerns like poverty and education that simply need to take priority over the exhibition peice that is the World Cup. This is not the only concern of the protestors, as fears of corruption in the government grow as well as a steep increase in the cost of transport. Brazil's Prime Minister, Dilma Rousseff appeared to bow to the pressure of protestors and declared that transport costs will be lowered but only if the violent protests stop, this is seen as a desperate move by many but in all honesty there does not seem to be any other way to stop the current protests that are causing turmoil across the nation. Well thats enough about politics for now, but even football wise, how ready are Brazil? It's there for everyone to see that the stadiums are not on schedule, Englands game a few weeks ago was almost called off due to safety concerns. As the Confederations Cup goes on, not all the stadiums are complete with work still going on and although the stadia will be ready in time for the World Cup, the current situation is far from ideal. Even on the pitch it has not looked so promising for Brazil, with the team failing to win on numerous occasions, so much so that Brazil currently lie 22nd in the Fifa World Ranking (Very Debatable!), with teams such as Bosnia and Herzegovina ranked 15th..... Despite this very unrealistic ranking, Brazil still remain a force and the stage at the Confederations Cup was set for the new superstar, the new Barcelona signing that is Neymar da Silva Santos Junior (Neymar), and the 21 year old has not failed to deliver so far. Neymar has proved the shining light for Brazilians as he has almost led them single handedly to the top of group A, with a goal of great magnitude in each game, none more so impressive then the free kick he managed to bend in to the top corner in the 4-2 win over Italy last night. So with the stage set for what could possibly be one of the greatest World Cup's, can Brazil recover from these uprisings and deliver to an expecting football world? And personally I feel that despite the recent uprisings and tardiness in stadium development, the home of samba style football will deliver and who knows they might even just go and win it!