Brazilians take another beating

Watching Argentina advance to final is a bitter pill to swallow for host fans

Brazilians might have thought their World Cup nightmare couldn't possibly get any worse - until bitter rival Argentina reached the final in their own backyard on Wednesday.

Still agonizing over their team's traumatic 7-1 semifinal loss to Germany just 24 hours earlier, Brazilians will now have to watch Argentina and its superstar Lionel Messi battle for the trophy in Rio de Janeiro's legendary Maracana Stadium on Sunday.