The reaction of the Brazilian public to the Spanish national team at last years Confederations Cup would suggest that La Roja were not exactly popular to begin with in Brazil.
Given the decision of Diego Costa to play for the current World and European champions instead of the country that he was born in, it’s understandable that the Brazilian people had a real desire to see Spain and Costa flop at the World Cup.
Spain’s defeat at the hands of Chile, and their subsequent elimination from the tournament sparked a social media frenzy, in which edited photos appeared by the dozen as the people of Twitter and Facebook mocked the Vicente del Bosque’s team and the focus of many was on their Brazilian-born Spanish striker.
The first, and most popular of these images was came courtesy of a Diego Costa parody Twitter account. Of all the images that surfaced, this one is probably my favourite, take a look.
This was just one of many, however. We’ve collected a few of our favourites and put them into a gallery below so you can see them all at a quick glance.
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- Diego Costa is having second thoughts.
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- Diego Costa comes crawling back to Big Phil.
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- The Spanish defence came under a lot of criticism.
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- Diego Costa isn’t the only one hiding in bushes.
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- Now, the World Cup Logo makes more sense.
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- It’s always sad to see the end of an era.
Follow Conor Clancy on Twitter: @concalcio
