Now Brazil's Confederation has to start looking forward to 2014, when Brazil will be under even more pressure to win than normal, since the World Cup will be played on home turf.

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"It's unbelievable to have a team with no normal strikers, doing so well finishing fifth and getting to the FA Cup final, " said Yakubu.

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We do seem to have a media circus building up with momentum every time we come to a World Cup, it's a little bit earlier this year than normal.

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