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RIO DE JANEIRO. — Luiz Felipe Scolari has left a decision on his future as coach of Brazil to the country’s federation after the World Cup soccer hosts’ campaign ended in more disappointment. “It is up to the president to decide. We will hand in a final report and then leave it to him to analyse what needs to be done,” said Scolari after Brazil lost 3-0 to the Netherlands in the third-place play-off in Brasilia on Saturday.
“I’m not going to discuss (my future) with you. Winning or losing that is what we would have done.”

Scolari’s contract expires with the end of Brazil’s campaign but there have been suggestions that he could stay on until the end of the year.
Saturday’s loss came on top of Tuesday’s 7-1 mauling by Germany in the semi-final in Belo Horizonte.

Meanwhile, goalkeeper Julio Cesar admitted on Saturday that his international career is over after Brazil’s World Cup campaign ended in disappointment.

“This is probably my last World Cup. To play at the Copa America in 2015, at the age of 35, would be quite complicated,” he said after Brazil’s 3-0 defeat to the Netherlands in the third-place play-off in Brasilia.

“To go to that Copa America without having the 2018 World Cup in mind would be selfish on my part.”
Having been blamed for Brazil’s 2-1 defeat to Holland that saw them exit the 2010 World Cup at the quarterfinal stage, the former Inter Milan shot-stopper was hailed as a hero after Brazil beat Chile on penalties in the last 16 two weeks ago.

But he could do little to help his side in last Tuesday’s 7-1 semi-final hammering at the hands of Germany. —  AFP.