'A real mess' – Raging CBF president claims Brazil played against 'referees, police & ball boys' in 'absurd' Bolivia loss & calls for CONMEBOL to take action

Brazil were left furious after being beaten 1-0 by Bolivia in World Cup qualifying in a controversial game played at altitude in El Alto.

• Brazil lose 1-0 to Bolivia
• Beaten by controversial penalty
• CBF president furious afterwards

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  WHAT HAPPENED?

  Carlo Ancelotti's side ended their worst ever World Cup qualifying campaign with a 1-0 defeat to Bolivia. The Selecao had already qualified for next summer's tournament in North America, Mexico and Canada, meaning the Brazil boss selected a much-changed team. However, Brazil struggled throughout and were beaten by a single goal in the first half, scored from the penalty spot by Miguelito following a foul by Bruno Guimarães.

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  THE BIGGER PICTURE

  Brazil were not at all happy with the defeat or the decision to play the game at altitude. CBF president Samir Xaud was heavily critical of the match officials in the wake of the surprise defeat and took aim at a range of targets after the full-time whistle.

• WHAT CBF PRESIDENT SAID

  He told TNT Sports: "A real mess today. It's not what we expect for world football or South American football. What we want is to make it even bigger. With this kind of attitude, especially at altitude, it's difficult to play football, especially against 14 men. I hope CONMEBOL takes action, precisely because we have everything recorded. This can't happen. This is absurd.

  "What happened here today is sad. We came to play soccer, and what we saw was a bad game. Even at this altitude of 4,000 meters, we played against the referees, the police, and the ball boys, taking the balls off the field and putting them on the field."

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• DID YOU KNOW?

  Brazil have endured their worst World Cup qualifying campaign. (52% success rate). However, their second worst campaign (56% in 2002) ended with their last World Cup title.