Spain has been the main enemy right from the day one for the Brazilians. At every game in the Confederations Cup, the Spanish side has been greeted with whistles and jeers, whereas cheers awaited all their opponents, Tahiti included.
Neymar's Brazil wants to bring an end to the Spanish domination. Spain has been at the top for five years now, having played in four of the last five big official tournaments (two Euro Cups, one World Cup and now the Confederations).
Going for the treble
If Spain wins the Confederations Cup on Sunday, this will complete the treble begun by the World Cup and the Euro Cup one after the other. This feat has already been achieved twice by Brazil, world champions in 1994 and then winning the America Cup and the Confederations Cup. The same thing happened again almost a decade later, with Brazil winning the 2002 World Cup, the America Cup in 2004 and the Confederations in 2005.
France is the other national side to win this treble, with the World Cup in 1998, the Euro in 2000 and the Confederations in 2001. And now it is the Spanish side's turn to complete the full circle. La Roja faces the ultimate challenge left to this generation - to win against five-times champions Brazil at the Maracana stadium. Full steam ahead for another 'Maracanazo'?
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