The Seleção delivered a masterclass to reach the quarterfinals, but a string of injuries in Qatar and the health of Pelé back home are all hanging over the team’s best shot in years at a sixth World Cup.
DOHA, Qatar—Twenty years since its most recent triumph at the World Cup, it looked like everything was finally going according to plan again for Brazil.
The team arrived in Qatar as the favorite to lift the trophy for the sixth time,…