Archive for October, 2008
World player of the year Kaka returned after an 11-month international absence to inspire five-time champions Brazil to a 4-0 World Cup qualifying victory over Venezuela yesterday. The 26-year-old AC Milan star was on target after just five minutes and set up the third goal as Brazil moved back into the second place in the [ READ MORE ]
Brazil and Argentina put the mediocrity of recent World Cup qualifying performances behind them this weekend with respective wins that has left them second and third respectively in the table. Brazil’s 4-0 rout of Venezuela late yesterday, however, was all the more impressive given what they are alleged to have endured from the moment they [ READ MORE ]
Two goals from man-of-the-match Luiz Fabiano, and one from Manchester City’s new signing Robinho, put Brazil’s World Cup qualification back on track on Sunday with a 3-0 away win over Chile in Santiago. The five-time World Cup winners had been languishing in sixth place in the 10-team South American zone qualifier, two places outside of [ READ MORE ]
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