""We came to play football, and what we saw from the moment we arrived was completely anti-football. Even at this altitude we played against referees, against the police, and against the ball boys, taking balls off the field and throwing them back in. It was a real mess. "It is not what we expect for world football or South American football."
"Xaud refused to question the former Real Madrid boss, however, and reserved his ire for everyone from the match officials to local security officers and children. "What happened here today is sad," he told Globo, pinpointing incidents late in the game when the ball boys threw balls on to the field to stop the game and disrupt Brazil's hopes of grabbing an equaliser."
Brazil ended their worst-ever World Cup qualifying campaign with a chaotic 1-0 defeat in Bolivia. Miguel Terceros scored from a first-half stoppage-time penalty after a foul by Bruno Guimaraes, giving Bolivia seventh place and an intercontinental playoff spot. Brazil sit fifth with eight wins from 18 qualifiers under Carlo Ancelotti. Federation president Samir Xaud criticised referees, local police and ball boys for disrupting play, calling the conduct anti-football and saying the team felt like it was playing against 14 men. Xaud urged CONMEBOL to take action.
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