[retired_google]

Originally posted by PMLF:
<BLOCKQUOTE>Originally posted by Jason the Yank:
But the Club World Championship is a Mickey Mouse competition. That's what the Euros told me.

If it's a Mickey Mouse competition, as they say, does it mean the Euros are Goofies because they aren't even good enough to win it? </BLOCKQUOTE>

Maybe it makes them Euroclowns?

[retired_jdupont]

U.S host Brazil for regional bragging rights
Saturday September 8, 1:19 AM



MIAMI, Sept 7 (Reuters) - The United States face Brazil in Chicago on Sunday in a friendly which pits the Gold Cup winners against the Copa America champions.
The U.S beat Mexico in the final of the competition for North and Central American teams in June while the Brazilians overcame Argentina in South America's regional competition.

Now though the two teams have World Cup qualification on their minds. Brazil begin their campaign away to Colombia on Oct. 13 and while the U.S have to wait until next year for their bid to reach the finals.

Arsenal midfielder Gilberto Silva has been recalled by Brazil coach Dunga but he will be without injured defenders Alex of Chelsea and Alex Silva of Sao Paulo.

The pair have been replaced by Edu Dracena of Fenerbahce and Gladstone of Sporting Lisbon. After facing the U.S, Brazil take on Mexico in Boston on Sept. 12.

AC Milan midfielder Kaka, having served his punishment for skipping the Copa America, is expected to start for the five-times World Cup winners.

Kaka believes the games are an important step on the road to creating a team that can challenge for the title in South Africa in 2010.

"For us it's a good experience, and for Dunga he needs to start to think about the group that we are going to play in the qualification for the next World Cup. For that we have to take advantage of these games to improve and to learn. He's got to decide the team," said Kaka.

The U.S enjoyed their Gold Cup triumph at Chicago's Soldier Field and coach Bob Bradley is delighted to be returning to the venue.

"We have a good mix of players in camp, and are excited about the chance to play against one of the best teams in the world. It's great to be back in Chicago for a match of this calibre. It should be an exciting afternoon," said the U.S coach.

The U.S squad includes striker Landon Donovan who is one goal away from becoming his country's all-time top scorer.

Bradley has called upon most of the foreign-based players available to him and the only withdrawal has been Pablo Mastroeni who has been replaced by Kerry Zavagnin the Kansas City midfielder.

[retired_jdupont]

Previous matches between Brazil and the United States:

- 17/08/1930 – 4 x 3 – Friendly – Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)
- 26/02/1992 – 3 x 0 – Friendly – Fortaleza (Brazil)
- 02/08/1993 – 1 x 0 – Friendship Cup – Los Angeles (USA)
- 06/06/1993 – 2 x 0 – US Cup – New Haven (USA)
- 04/07/1994 – 1 x 0 – World Cup - Detroit (USA)
- 20/07/1995 – 1 x 0 – Copa América – Maldonado (USA)
- 10/02/1998 – 0 x 1 – Gold Cup – Los Angeles (USA)
- 28/07/1999 – 1 x 0 – Confederations Cup – Guadalajara (Mexico)
- 03/03/2001 – 2 x 1 – Friendly – Pasadena (USA)
- 21/06/2003 – 1 x 0 – Confederations Cup – Lyon (France)

Brazil won 9 games, the USA won once, Brazil scored 16 goals, the USA scored 5 goals.

But, as the scores show, most of these matches were pretty tough for Brazil. :thup:

[retired_rinkjustice]

Interesting that before 92, we played you just once, then we played you 7 times in 8 years.

[retired_rinkjustice]

Big East showing just how over-rated they are this week

Louisville was locked in a shoot-out with MTSU to the point that they had to slow the game down by running.

Marshall up 10-6 on West Virginia and driving hard at the end of the half.

[retired_rinkjustice]

Ack, wrong thread

[retired_jdupont]

Originally posted by Kizzak:
Interesting that before 92, we played you just once, then we played you 7 times in 8 years.

It's obviously because the American nat'l team was almost non-existent from the 1930s until the 1980s.

[retired_jdupont]

This is going to be our line-up, if we field the same first team that was in the last training match before the game:

Doni; Maicon, Lucio, Juan and Gilberto; Mineiro, Gilberto Silva, Kaká and Ronaldinho; Robinho and Afonso Alves

[retired_taforduke]

Not bad, improvement on your copa america team but it would be with Kaka and Dinho back. Not on tv in the uk though.

[retired_Rosangela carv]

Robinho to tear it up :cool:

I've never even seen Afonso play tbh (anything is better than Vágner though )