The late Pele would have been sad with the state of the current Brazil national side, according to the legend's son.
Brazil have not won the FIFA World Cup since their 2002 triumph in South Korea, which was also the last time they reached the final.
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The last World Cup in Qatar saw Brazil labelled as one of the favourites, but they were booted out of the tournament by Croatia in the quarter-finals.
The son of Pele, Edinho, says the problems have coming for years now.
"This crisis didn't appear overnight, there are big and complex problems," said Edinho told AFP.
"We are experiencing a decline... we still have great players but in previous times we had more high-level players than we do today."
"There is no doubt, if (Pele) had been there this year, he would have been very sad."
Edinho also commented on the downfall of his father's previous club Santos, who were relegated to the second division for the first time in their 111-year history.
"Unfortunately this is no surprise. Anyone who has followed the daily life of the club could have anticipated such a scenario, and it has ended up happening," he added.
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