Davis recalled that he once re-sponded to objections from France (which was hosting the World Cup) by noting that Brazil can only send one team to the World Cup, no matter how many thousands of teams can be found throughout its cities and countryside. That got them to shut up.
針對這點，戴維斯說，他曾反問舉辦過世界杯足球賽的法國，巴西從都會到鄉村，何只上千支足球隊，但參加世界杯，也只能選出一隊代表，從此他們就「閉嘴」了。