"Who would ever think that something as beautiful as a soccer championship could be destructive? The World Cup has become a social and public policy disaster for Brazil.
The attempt to produce a "legacy" does not only have a financial cost, but also an invaluable social cost, possibly the largest loss of all generated by the World Cup. Research done by NGOs such as ANCOP and Conectas estimates that around 250 thousand people will be evicted from their homes because of new public works related to the event.".
People have to remember that people such an Anthony Ling are soccer lovers themselves, as soccer is the largest sport in Brazil. The Sateré-Mawé is a tribe consisting of some of Brazils most intense soccer fans. The chief of the tribe, Awyato claims is even against how the government handled the games. He believes the money that went towards the project should have gone towards other priorities. "For the indigenous communities and favela dwellers, it's hard to see so much money spent on the stadiums when there is such hunger and poor health, and that money didn't need to be spent" says Awyato. The controversy has caused the people of Brazil to start demonstrations against the government and FIFA for the way the Cup was handled. Maria de Lourdes, a street vendor in Rio near one of the stadiums claims that she "hope (s) Brazil loses in the first round" thus she believes it will help show more people that this .
is not about a game anymore but for the government to take nationalistic pride in the peoples needs.
Another interesting perspective is from two liberal, republicans from the United States, John Oliver and Richard Green who also see the World Cup efforts from the Brazilian government and FIFA as a total failure. They believe that the repercussions of the World Cup project were not evaluated in anyway to help the people in the future.