Brazil are the clear-cut favorite to win the World Cup. There is a time and a place for it.
A banana was thrown from the crowd at the game in Paris.
A banana was thrown at Richarlison, who is black, after he scored the team's second goal in a 6-1 win over Paris Saint-Germain. There was a water bottle thrown towards them.
The players posed for a picture in front of a sign that said "We wouldn't have stars on our shirt if it weren't for our black players" before the game.
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The president of the Brazilian soccer federation said he was shocked by the incident and condemned it.
The punishment for these actions needs to be harsher.
Vinicius Junior, Richarlison's teammate for Real Madrid, was also subjected to racism by the fans of his team before the game.
The person who threw the banana onto the field was not identified by security personnel.
The game was stopped twice as the crowd were told not to point lasers at Brazil players.
The match was Brazil's last chance to get ready for the World Cup, where they will face Serbia, Cameroon and Switzerland.
This story was written using information from The Associated Press.
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