Daily Sun (July 8 2014) - BRAZIL may be without their star striker but they have a secret weapon. Brazil will have super-powerful muthi to help them to the final of the 2014 Soccer World Cup.
VOODOO MAN HELIO SILLMAN VOWS HE WILL USE MUTHI TO MAKE A TOP GERMAN PLAYER USELESS ON THE SOCCER PITCH.
"I'll take their top player and bind his legs so he can't run on the pitch," said Sillman, indicating a voodoo doll of an undisclosed German player that will be cursed in a ceremony before the game.
So not only will Die Mannschaft have to contend with the talented and determined Selecao in tonight's World Cup semifinal, they will also have to overcome Sillman's voodoo curse as well.
In his shop called World of Orixas in the northern neighbourhood of Madureira, Sillman performs a ritual before each Selecao game. Using a small box shaped like a football pitch as his altar, he places lighted candles in the colours of the opposing team in a box along with a doll of that team's most important player.
However, Sillman's curse on James Rodriguez did not stop the Colombian star from scoring a penalty against Brazil in Friday's quarterfinals, although it worked out well for the local team, as they won the match 2-1.