Brazil's manager calls in psychologist to help players deal with World Cup stress

Playing host to the World Cup is a tough assignment, especially in a soccer-mad country like Brazil. There's the pressure of performing well in front of your fellow countrymen and in the case of the Seleção, the pressure of winning the whole entire thing.

Brazil strolled through the group stage comfortably, winning Group A with two wins and a draw. In the Round of 16, however, its World Cup dreams were almost ended by Chile; but after a nail-biting round of penalty kicks, Brazil prevailed. Now the team faces another tough match-up on Friday in Colombia with a berth in the semifinal on the line.

The pressure on Neymar and company has only increased as the tournament as gone on and Brazil has continued to advance. That pressure may be getting to some of Luiz Felipe Scolari's players, which is why he's brought in a psychologist to help his charges deal with the stress.