Ana Maria Braga regrets after criticizing player: "Cursed mouth"

Presenter Ana Maria Braga, 77, revealed that she went through great emotions during the dispute between Brazil and Japan for the World Cup. This Tuesday (30), the presenter of "Mais Você", on TV Globo, said that she complained a lot about the player Casemiro before the goal that tied the match.

In conversation with reporter Alessandro Jodar, the veteran stated that she suffered during the game. "It was a heart test that Brazil won comeback", he pointed out.

The communicator took stock of the Brazilian team's performance and pointed out that there was a drop in the athletes' performance after Japan's goal in the first half.

"I thought that after that insane goal, I would say that Brazil lost its way completely. It seems like they put glue on their feet, everyone lost the desire to play. They didn't chase the ball, they didn't score. Guys, I said: 'there's going to be another one'. It felt (the goal) more than it should have", he assessed.

Next, Ana Maria started criticizing the player Casemiro. "And then Casemiro too, I'll talk about him, because he had a yellow card. And it seems like he booked because he had a yellow card, and if he was going to make a foul to avoid the goal... You can't, a player who is in a World Cup depending on the goal, you don't want to win the first goal. He knew that if he let the guy pass it would go to the goal. You know the play, the speed of the ball and everything. The feeling I had was that he booked", he said.

Jodar defended the player and explained that if he received another yellow card, he would be expelled from the match, something that Ana Maria was not aware of. "You have to put it in the balance, he is an experienced player", he declared. The presenter reinforced: "But he was down after the goal, he was upset."

The presenter and the reporter then reviewed Casemiro's goal that tied the game. "I said: 'See, Ana Maria, damn mouth'. I made my mea culpa", joked the veteran about her comments against the athlete.

Even Louro Mané removed criticism of the player for the goal he scored. "After he scored I scored and said: 'I never criticized Casemiro'", he joked.

CASEMIRO, I NEVER CRITICIZED!!!! I'm just like Blonde! #CopaNaGlobo #AGenteJogaJunto #FutebolNaGlobo #SelecaoBrasileira #MaisVocê #TVGlobo pic.twitter.com/iTRRWbXYj2

- TV Globo (@tvglobo) June 30, 2026

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