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Mazinho hopes history can repeat itself for Brazil

Brazil is capable of banishing the painful memories of last year's World Cup exit at the Copa America, according to Mazinho.

Mazinho has urged the current Brazil squad to draw inspiration from the side that lifted the 1994 World Cup after the "complete failure" of crashing out of the last 16 four years previous at the hands of Argentina.

"1990 was a complete failure for Brazil and we lost our way in the World Cup," the former midfielder told Perform. "However in 1994 all these issues had gone and we did not have any arguments among the squad.