COVID, politicisation and the European Champions have worn the gloss off the world’s oldest football tournament.
![Brazil was awarded hosting rights two weeks before the start of the tournament [Carl de Souza/AFP]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/000_9D22XW.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
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Future of football tournament in doubt after it was awarded to Brazil earlier this week.
![The Brazilian national team is against the idea of having the tournament at home [Diego Vara/Reuters]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/2021-06-05T012446Z_820484_HP1EH6503X7IT_RTRMADP_3_SOCCER-WORLDCUP-BRA-ECU-REPORT.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
COVID, politicisation and the European Champions have worn the gloss off the world’s oldest football tournament.
Future of football tournament in doubt after it was awarded to Brazil earlier this week.
