Brazilian soccer fans at the World Cup heed warning not to dress Rocky statue in team gear

Fans of Brazil are steering clear of the so-called “Rocky curse” after Ecuador’s tournament-opening loss.

PHILADELPHIA — Brazilian fans who went the distance up the Philadelphia Museum of Art steps to pose with the Rocky statue left the fictional fighter just as they found him.

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Every Brazilian fan — in Philadelphia to watch their national team play Haiti on Friday at the World Cup — who stopped for a snapshot or a selfie with the 9-foot-11-inch, 1,300-pound beast left the statue dressed in only his bronze trunks and boots.

No taking chances of getting hit by the Rocky curse.