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Match
Summary |
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Officials
from Qatar |
Brazil |
Type |
England |
Referee (red)
-
Abdulrahman Abdou
37 (1 October 1972), FIFA-listed 2005.
Assistant
Referees - Waleed Al Mannai, 39
(1 January 1970) and Mohammed Dharman, 27 (23 August 1982).
Fourth official - Abdullah
Al Baloushi. A minutes silence was
observed for the German goalkeeper, Robert Enke, who had taken his own life
earlier this week. |
15 |
Goal Attempts |
6 |
4 |
Attempts on Target |
1 |
1 |
Hit Bar/Post |
0 |
4 |
Corner Kicks Won |
6 |
2 |
Offside Calls Against |
2 |
12 |
Fouls Conceded |
12 |
58.9% |
Possession |
41.1% |
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Brazil
Team |
|
Rank: |
FIFA (16th
October 2009) 1st
EFO ranking
Group 1 (1st)
ELO rating 1st |
Colours: |
Made by Nike -
Yellow v-neck jerseys with green collar/cuffs/hem/loer
body trim, blue shorts with
white trim, blue socks with yellow trim. |
Capt: |
Lúcio |
Manager: |
Dunga Carlos
Caetano Bledorn Verri, 46 (31 October 1963), appointed 24
July 2006. |
Brazil
Lineup |
1 |
Espíndola,
Júlio César
S. |
30 |
3 September 1979 |
G |
FC Internazionale Milano, Italy |
45 |
0 |
2 |
Sisenando, Maicon
D. |
28 |
26 July 1981 |
RB |
FC Internazionale Milano, Italy |
67 |
6 |
3 |
Lúcio |
31 |
8 May 1978 |
CD |
FC Internazionale Milano, Italy |
91 |
5 |
4 |
Emiliano da Silva, Thiego |
25 |
22 September 1984 |
CD |
AC Milan, Italy |
9 |
0 |
5 |
de Carvalho, Felipe Melo |
26 |
26 June 1983 |
M |
Juventus FC,
Italy |
14 |
2 |
6 |
Bastos, Michel
F. |
26 |
2 August 1983 |
LB |
Olympique Lyonnais,
France |
1 |
0 |
7 |
Blumer, Elano, off 64th min. |
28 |
14 June 1981 |
M |
Galatasaray SK, Turkey |
48 |
6 |
8 |
da Silva, Gilberto
A. |
33 |
7 October 1976 |
M |
PanAthínaikos AO,
Greece |
89 |
4 |
9 |
Clemente,
Luís Fabiano,
off 67th min.
missed penalty (56) |
29 |
11 August 1980 |
F |
Sevilla FC,
Spain |
36 |
25 |
10 |
Kaká,
off 82nd min. |
27 |
22 April 1982 |
M |
Real Madrid CF,
Spain |
83 |
32 |
11 |
da Silva
Nilmar, H.,
off 82nd min. |
25 |
17 July 1984 |
F |
Villarreal CF,
Spain |
16 |
7 |
Brazil
Substitutes |
scoreline: Brazil 1 England 0 |
13 |
da
Silva,
Daniel Alves, on 64th min. for Elano |
26 |
6 May 1983 |
D |
FC Barcelona,
Spain |
32 |
3 |
21 |
Hulk, on 67th min. for Luís Fabiano |
23 |
25 July 1986 |
F |
FC Porto,
Portugal |
1 |
0 |
19 |
Baptista, Julio
C., on 82nd min. for Kaká |
28 |
1 October 1981 |
M |
AS Roma, Italy |
51 |
12 |
20 |
Marques,
Carlos Eduardo,
on 82nd min. for Nilmar |
22 |
18 July 1987 |
M |
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim, Germany |
1 |
0 |
result: Brazil 1 England 0 |
unused
substitutes: |
12-Doni, 14-Cris, 15-Josué,
16-Lucas, 17-Fábio Simplício, 18-Alex. |
Coach Dunga played for Brazil against England in May 1987
(substitute), March 1990, June 1993, June 1995 and June 1997. |
|
4-4-2 |
Júlio César -
Maicon, Lúcio,
Thiago Silva, Michel Bastos -
Felipe Melo, Gilberto Silva, Elano (Daniel Alves), Kaká -
Nilmar, Luís Fabiano (Hulk). |
Averages (Starting XI): |
Age |
25.5 |
Appearances/Goals |
45.4 |
7.9 |
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|
England
Team |
|
Rank: |
FIFA (16th
October 2009) 7th
EFO ranking
Group 2
ELO rating 4th |
Colours: |
The
2009 home uniform
- Plain white collared jerseys, plain white shorts, plain
white socks. |
Capt: |
Wayne Rooney
first, W 0 - D 0 - L 1 - F 0 - A 1. |
Manager: |
Fabio Capello,
63 (18 June 1946), appointed 14 December 2007, effective 7 January 2008,
21st match, W 15 - D 2 - L 4 - F 53 - A 17. |
England
Lineup |
1 |
Foster, Ben
A. |
26 |
3 April 1983 |
G |
Manchester United FC |
4 |
2ᵍᵃ |
Foster cautioned in the 55th min. for unsporting behaviour for a
foul on Nilmar. The Brazilian tapped the ball past Foster and then ran
into the diving goalkeeper before tumbling. Penalty. |
2 |
Brown, Wesley M. |
30 |
13 October 1979 |
RB |
Manchester United FC |
22 |
1 |
3 |
Bridge, Wayne M. |
29 |
5 August 1980 |
LB |
Manchester City FC |
36 |
1 |
4 |
Barry, Gareth, off 82nd min. |
28 |
23 February 1981 |
M |
Manchester City FC |
35 |
2 |
5 |
Upson,
Matthew J. |
30 |
18 April 1979 |
CD |
West Ham United FC |
18 |
1 |
6 |
Lescott, Joleon
P. |
27 |
16 August 1982 |
CD |
Manchester City FC |
9 |
0 |
7 |
Wright-Phillips, Shaun C., off 82nd min. |
28 |
25 October 1981 |
M |
Manchester City FC |
29 |
5 |
8 |
Jenas,
Jermaine A. |
26 |
18 February 1983 |
M |
Tottenham Hotspur FC |
21 |
1 |
9 |
Bent, Darren
A.,
off 54th min. |
25 |
6 February 1984 |
F |
Sunderland AFC |
5 |
0 |
10 |
Rooney,
Wayne M. |
24 22 days |
24 October 1985 |
F |
Manchester United FC |
57 |
25 |
11 |
Milner, James P. |
23 |
4 January 1986 |
M |
Aston Villa FC |
6 |
0 |
England
Substitutes |
scoreline: Brazil 1 England 0 |
17 |
Defoe,
Jermain C., on 54th min. for Bent |
27 |
7 October 1982 |
F |
Tottenham Hotspur FC |
38 |
11 |
16 |
Crouch, Peter
J.,
on 82nd min. for Wright-Phillips |
28 |
30 January 1981 |
F |
Tottenham Hotspur FC |
36 |
18 |
15 |
Huddlestone, Thomas
A.,
82nd min. for Barry |
22 |
28 December 1986 |
M |
Tottenham Hotspur FC |
1 |
0 |
18 |
Young, Ashley S., on 87th
min. for Milner |
24 |
9 July 1985 |
M |
Aston Villa FC |
7 |
0 |
result: Brazil 1 England 0 |
unused
substitutes: |
12-Rob
Green, 13-Gary
Cahill, 14-Stephen
Warnock, 21-Joe
Hart. |
substitute
notes: |
Jermain Defoe comes on as a substitute for a record 26th occasion. |
Coach Fabio Capello played for Italy against England in
June (scoring one) and November 1973 (scoring another), and in May and
November 1976. He played against Brazil in June 1973 and May 1976. |
|
4-4-2 |
Foster -
Brown, Upson, Lescott, Bridge -
Wright-Phillips (Crouch), Jenas, Barry (Huddlestone),
Milner (Young) -
Rooney, Bent (Defoe). |
Averages (Starting XI): |
Age |
26.9 |
Appearances/Goals |
22.0 |
3.2 |
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Match Report
by Mike Payne |
This was the 23rd
international match between these two sides and it had to go down as
probably the worst one ever as England's injury ravaged side struggled
to contain an equally inept Brazil team. The South Americans are a
pale shadow of some of their illustrious predecessors and the fact
they only beat a woeful England by a single goal says it all really.
The first half was a
non-event as Brazil were content to keep possession and play in little
triangles amongst their midfield players. England meanwhile had
neither the skill nor the inclination to take the game by the scruff
of the neck and whatever Manager Fabio Capello might have gained from
this exercise will probably be kept secret. The only move of note in
the first half involved Kaka's superb touch that gave Bastos a chance
that he just put the wrong side of Ben Foster's far post. Shaun
Wright-Phillips did make one early run but his cross was too far for
first time captain Wayne Rooney to reach.
Brazil showed their
pace on occasions but the England defence, marshalled well by Matthew
Upson, held their opponents with relative ease. Foster did not have a
save of note to make and at the other end England failed to hit any
shots on target. One had to feel sorry for the diehard England fans
that had paid a King's Ransom to make the trip. They had nothing to
cheer at all as England, minus the likes of Gerrard, Cole, Lampard,
Johnson, Ferdinand and, Terry and Carrick, who both cried off on the
day, showed no attacking threat. As a warm-up match for the World Cup
next year it was an unmitigated disaster!
Immediately after the
break things deteriorated even further for England as Brazil took the
lead on 47 minutes. Elano was given far too much room in midfield
and, unchallenged, he was able to casually lob a pass forward that
dropped between Wes Brown and Upson. Up popped Nilmar to send a
looping header up and over Foster and into the net. Capello would
have been most annoyed at this lapse in concentration so soon after
the restart, especially as concentration at the back had been good
during the first 45 minutes. Nine minutes later Brazil should have
made it 2-0 when a dreadful attempted pass back with his chest by
Brown sold Foster woefully short. The keeper tried to dive at the
speedy Nilmar's feet but only succeeded in bringing the forward down
for an obvious penalty. What was not so obvious was the referee's
yellow card as it really should have been a red for the fortunate
goalkeeper. To compound a crazy few minutes Luis Fabiano leaned back
almost horizontally when taking the spot kick and blazed wildly over
the bar.
Sadly, one sensed that
England would not benefit from this let off because of their own
failings on the night. They neither looked capable nor interested
enough to make a comeback with James Milner's volley being their only
decent effort of the match. In fact Milner was one of the few England
players who enhanced his reputation on a night where World Cup places
were there for the taking. On this evidence all those missing stars
will not worry too much about their tickets for South Africa.
The nearest either
side came to scoring in the final 15 minutes came when defender Lucio
strode forward for Brazil, unchallenged again, to hit a swerving shot
that cannoned back off of Foster's left hand post. In the end only
Milner, Foster, Barry, Lescott, Upson and Rooney came out of the match
with any credit. It was a very disappointing performance from
England.
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Source Notes |
BBC Sport
Sambafoot.com
Various Media
ITV.com/football
Mike Payne - football historian and contributor
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