BIRD LUCK: Curious Canary Pecks At Traffic Camera In Brazil In World Cup Omen

This is the moment a curious canary pecks at a traffic camera above a motorway in Brazil.

The yellow bird appeared in front of the camera at kilometre 18 of the SP-150 state highway in Sao Bernardo Do Campo, Sao Paulo state, on consecutive mornings, on 8th and 9th December.

Local media wondered if it was an omen, as the Brazil national football team – which is nicknamed O Canarinho, or The Little Canary – was due to play Croatia later on Friday.

A curious canary was spotted by the cameras for monitoring the highway, in Sao Bernardo do Campo, Brazil, on Friday, Dec. 9, 2022. The appeared for two days in a row, on the second Brazil played a game in the World Cup, and the canary has been considered a symbol of the Brazilian team since the 1950s, when the team’s jersey changed to yellow. day it was (Ecovias/Newsflash )

However, the little bird failed to bring the country good luck, as Brazil ended up bowing out of the World Cup to rivals Croatia on penalties.

The Brazil squad’s nickname was coined by the late cartoonist Fernando Pieruccetti during the 1950 World Cup.

Four years later, the team changed its kit to its current iteration featuring the colours of the national flag from its earlier white-and-blue strip.

A curious canary was spotted by the cameras for monitoring the highway, in Sao Bernardo do Campo, Brazil, on Friday, Dec. 9, 2022. The appeared for two days in a row, on the second Brazil played a game in the World Cup, and the canary has been considered a symbol of the Brazilian team since the 1950s, when the team’s jersey changed to yellow. day it was (Ecovias/Newsflash )

Before boarding the team bus for their matches in Qatar, the Brazil players were greeted by a canary-inspired mascot dubbed Canarinho Pistola, or Angry Little Canary, by fans.

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