Scolari seeks to banish 1950 Brazil ghosts


Luis Filipe Scolari gives instructions to his players during a training session at Fontelo in Viseu May 22, 2008. REUTERS/Nacho Doce

FLORIANOPOLIS, Brazil (Reuters) - Coach Luis Filipe Scolari says he wants Brazil to banish the ghosts of 1950, when his country last hosted the World Cup and lost the final in a defeat that has haunted them ever since.

Scolari explained to reporters at a FIFA pre-World Cup workshop on Wednesday that his view was different to that held by most Brazilians.

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