Brazil's most painful moment: 'The man who made a nation cry'

Culled from cnn. Rio de Janeiro's Maracana Stadium was packed to the rafters: 200,000 expectant spectators prepared to celebrate Brazil's first WorldCup triumph and its arrival as a football superpower. It was the moment the South American country's love of the game, and of its most prestigious competition, became a dangerous obsession. July 16, 1950, the final match of the final group stage. Brazil faced Uruguay,and a draw would be enoughto see the host crowned as champion. The champagne was put on ice when winger Friaca gaveBrazil a 1-0 lead just after halftime. But the samba beat was silenced when Juan Alberto Schiaffino equalized for Uruguay -- and then the unthinkable happened. World Sport Presents: Racism in Football Uruguay came forward, Brazil goalkeeper Barbosa stepped off his line, Alcides Ghiggia scuffed a low shot towards the near post ... and the ball nestled in the back of the net. Brazil had lost. A nation's hearts were broken. Lives were forever altered and a national obsession was born. The 63 years since have seen Brazil become football's dominant force. The five World Cups won by"A Selecao" is more than any other country in the quadrennial competition's 83-year history.