Brazilian President Luis Inacio Lula da Silva criticized the Brazilian national football team for a draw against Bolivia without goals, and said it was one of the worst performances, local daily "O Globo" reported yesterday.

"Unfortunately Brazil has not the best football in the world," Lula said as quoted by the "O Globo" about the games for the South America World Cup qualifying tournament.

Lula made on Saturday these declarations during a public event with former World Cup winners including Jairzinho, Alarildo, Altair and the presidents of the Fulminense and Vasco da Gama soccer club, in the city of Duque de Caxias, near Rio de Janeiro.

Lula also talked about the low level of the local clubs, and he said that the best national players play in Italy, Spain and England.

Lula regretted that the country had become "one of the great exporters of players in the planet".

Lula had hailed Argentine player Lionel Messi 10 days before, and according to many local sports analysts, Lula's declaration worked because Brazilian team defeated Chile and were able to go from the sixth place to the second at the classification board.

However, Brazil played in shameful way against Bolivia (which was at the last place of the board) and finished the patient of the fans and local press on the coach, Carlos Caetano Bledorn Verri, who probably could lose his charge in the coming days.