I think the games evolved beyond what made "Brazilian football" so special.
Brazilian football, with the likes of Ronaldo, Rivaldo and Ronaldinho, was all about having fun, dribbling, skillful play. It was exciting, great to watch...
There's an argument that the players cared more about "playing the beautiful game" than winning the cup.
That style has been beaten out of modern day football.
If you put prime Ronaldinho at a club like Man Utd or Chelsea now, against Man City... I don't necessarily rate Kyle Walker that highly... but if Ronaldinho tried to do anything fancy, he'd just get fouled.
I say the same about Maradona's great run through the England defense in the 80s... I don't believe he'd be able to score that goal, in that way, against our current Middlesbrough team...
He'd get his shirt pulled, Howson would take a tactic yellow, and Argentina would have a meaningless free kick too far away to do anything with.
I'm by no means saying Boro would beat Argentina - but that "style of play" doesn't exist beyond Messi of a few years ago.