Brazil Crashes Out of World Cup -- Victim of the Mick Jagger Jinx?

With Brazil crashing out of the World Cup at the hands of "the touch" today, there's more than one possible target for blame.

Felipe Melo, a Brazilian midfielder, gave the ball a glancing touch as it headed into his own net, then got sent off with a red card for a petulant stamp on a Holland player. And then there were Dutch attackers Wesley Sneijder and Arjen Robben, who both reduced Brazil's defense to a quivering wreck.

Alternatively, angry Brazilians could blame Mick Jagger.

The 67-year-old Rolling Stones frontman has become something of a World Cup jinx, with each of the three teams he supported underachieving, often in spectacular fashion.

First, it was the United States. On Saturday, Jagger was in the stands supporting the U.S. team, along with President Bill Clinton. But the rock star and the president were disappointed as the Americans were undone by Ghana.

On Sunday, Jagger's native England fared even worse: a 4-1 hammering at the hands of its mortal rival, Germany.

And today Brazil, whom Jagger supports out of affection for his half-Brazilian son, has managed to throw away a 1-0 lead against an underperforming Dutch team. For a country that's soccer-obsessed and expects to win every tournament, that's a disaster -- but we're betting Jagger himself will take it in stride.

"This is my third World Cup," he said in an interview with FIFA.com on Thursday. "I'm really having a good time."