July 1, 2006
BRAZIL BOUNCED
Defending champs lose to France, 1-0
The Zinedine Zidane farewell tour will continue for at least one more game, as the ageless midfielder led France to a 1-0 quarterfinal upset of defending champions Brazil in Saturday’s quarterfinal at Commerzbank Arena.
June 27, 2006
RONALDO STRIKES MUELLER MARK
Brazilian's 15th World Cup goal
When Ronaldo rounded goalkeeper Richard Kingston to score Brazil’s first goal in a 3-0 win over Ghana at the Westfalen Stadium, he broke one of sport’s most enduring records.
June 27, 2006
IMITATORS OUTCLASSED
Brazilians of Africa no match for Brazil
DORTMUND, Germany – The Brazilians of Africa were no match for the real deal as Brazil dominated Ghana 3-0 in a Round of 16 match on Tuesday.
June 22, 2006
SWEET MUSIC
Brazil dances past Japan to win group F
It was Brazilian samba versus Tokyo technopop, and the result was one of the most entertaining matches of the 2006 World Cup. In the end, Brazil dominated 4-1 at Signal Iduna Park, behind a two-goal performance by resurgent superstar Ronaldo, who is now tied with German icon Gerd Muller for the all-time World Cup scoring lead with 14 goals.
June 18, 2006
A SURPRISE GUEST
Maradona shows up for Brazil-Australia game
Diego Maradona shows up to watch Brazil take on Argentina as the crowd would rather watch him than the game.
June 18, 2006
SPUTTERING ALONG
Brazil gets past Australia, 2-0
Two games, three goals, two victories. While many National Teams would be happy with that kind of production at the World Cup, you know the fans of the Brazilian side cannot be satisfied with the way their team looks and scores in the past week. Being five-time World Cup champions does bring high expectations for Brazil, which defeated Australia, 2-0, in a Group F match at Olympic Stadium on Sunday.
June 13, 2006
SLOW SAMBA IN BERLIN
Kaka scores in 1-0 win over Croatia
Brazil opened the pursuit of their record sixth World Cup championship with a surprisingly hard-fought 1-0 win over Croatia at the sold-out Olympiastadion.
May 23, 2006
PARREIRA NAMES BRAZIL ROSTER
An Embarrassment of Riches – as Usual
This could very well be the World Cup in which Ronaldinho comes into his own.
May 20, 2006
EVERYONE’S FAVORITE
But can Brazil overcome World Cup jinx?
It seems that just about everyone and his or her mother has already anointed Brazil as World Cup champions. There's just one slight problem. The Brazilians haven't played a game yet.
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