Brazil Confirm Final World Cup Warm Up Match Against Tanzania
The 5 time football World Cup winners Brazil have confirmed they will participate in a friendly match against Tanzania on the 7th of June 2010 as part of their final preparations before this summers World Cup finals get underway in South Africa. The wo...
The All Brazilian/Argentine World Cup Snub XI
You may have heard that Brazil and Argentina don’t like each other; one might even say they hate each other.
But one thing they can unite over is bashing their heads against the wall over their respective coaches and their curious (/stubborn) squad selections. It’s like Dunga is Dunga and Diego Maradona wants to be Dunga....
World Cup 2010: Brazil puts Ronaldinho on reserve
Dunga's 23 includes no Ronaldinho, Adriano, Pato, Neymar, Diego, or Ganso After 16 years, there will be no Ronaldo. But 31 year old journeyman Grafite, having scored 50 goals in three sensational seasons at Wolfsburg is in. And Grafite...
23 for 2010 – Brazil: World Cup squad analysis
As ever, Brazil are one of the favourites to win the World Cup this summer, having finished top of the group in South American qualifying. And after success in South Africa at the Confederations Cup last year, is World Cup number six on its way? New columnist Paulo Freitas is here to offer Just Football...
Daily Dose: May 5th, 2010, For Charity.
Got, got, got need’s sticker collection-turned-art being exhibited for charity.
All for two in Group A. (Just Like Watchin’ Brasil)
‘Arry now paying his debts. (Studs Up)
ESPN’s World Cup companion book with familiar help. (Unprofessional Foul)
Pele says Dunga says Ronaldinho more likely than Neymar. (Brazil WCB)
The one that got away: Giuseppe Rossi. (ESPN)
Germany’s 27-deep provisional squad....
Brazil World Cup Team Profile
Brazil are the most successful team in World Cup history with five trophies. That’s a fact. But like all successful champions, the team is now obsessed with landing number six. Especially after the massive expectation and subsequent disappointment that was the 2006 trip to Germany.
The 2010 version of Brazil boasts some of the best players...
10 World Cup Questions: Brazil
Chris and myself have been trying our best to profile each of the 32 teams that will compete at World Cup 2010, but our knowledge about each team is miniscule (or at least mine is anyway) when compared to that of our team bloggers.
If you’re unfamiliar with World Cup Blog, then allow me to explain:...
Brazil World Cup Team History: Part IV (1994 – 2006)
Brazil has appeared in every tournament so far – the only team to do so – and won five World Cups – the only team to do so. Our history of Brazil at the World Cup finally comes to a close with Part IV. In Part I we looked back at the long quest for...
What’s happening with Adriano?
When everyone thought Adriano had definitively left his off-field problems behind and was on the way to becoming once again one of the most feared strikers in the world, writes Pedro Fonseca, the Brazil international is showing that his personal fragility still haunts him.
The Amauri Saga Climaxes With A Silent Thud
Eighteen months ago, Amauri was perhaps the most hotly debated international in the land – solely because he wasn’t an international at all. After a big money & big talent move north to Juventus, Amauri got off to a blistering start in Torino.
This didn’t impress Dunga, who refused to call up the giant Drogba-wig...
Quick facts
Sorry about the disappearance over the last couple of months. Lots of changes in my offline life, and not as much time as I'd have liked to keep the blog updated. I might have to change the style of the blog over the next while, with shorter entries an...
