When New Zealand was announced as co-host for the Football World Cup, the country's legion of Brazilian fans were ecstatic about seeing the women in yellow and green on these shores.
But, all of Brazil's group stage matches are scheduled for Australia, with little prospect of the team hopping across the Tasman.
So Brazilian fans here unable to make it to Australia are instead throwing their support behind the smaller teams.
Rayssa Almeida reports.
