Go to:  South American Football CONMEBOL Argentina Football Bolivia Football Brazil Football Chile Football Colombia Football Ecuador Football Paraguay Football Peru Football Uruguay Football Venezuela Football

Brazil

National Coach: Dunga National Stadium: Maracana FA founded: 1914 ( FA Website ) Joined FIFA: 1923 FIFA Code: BRA Nickname: A Selecao						Local Name: Brasil Capital: Brasilia Population: 196,342,592 Area: 8,511,965 km2 Tel: +55 / Internet: .br Currency: Real (BRL) - Rates
Domestic Season: May - December
Local Time and Weather						Latest Brazilian Football News

---

Brazilian Football League System

Level: 1 Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A view 20 Teams
Level: 2 Campeonato Brasileiro Serie B view 20 Teams
Level: 3 Campeonato Brasileiro Serie C view 20 Teams

---

Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A

---

Campeonato Brasileiro Serie B

---

Campeonato Brasileiro Serie C

Roll of Honour

---

Other links

Arquivo de Clubes

Lance – Sport Newspaper

Globo Sport

:: Brazil football news ::

Click here for all news stories on football in Brazil.

Go to:  South American Football CONMEBOL Argentina Football Bolivia Football Brazil Football Chile Football Colombia Football Ecuador Football Paraguay Football Peru Football Uruguay Football Venezuela Football

Bosnia-Herzegovina were denied a draw with Brazil by a late own goal from Glasgow Rangers’ Sasa Papac. Brazil took the lead early on through Real Madrid full-back Marcelo in the friendly match in front of over 17,000 fans at the AFG Arena in St Gallen, Switzerland. However, the lead didn’t last long as VFB Stuttgart’s new signing Vedad Ibisevic equalised in the 13th minute. The stalemate endured until injury time but Bosnia-Herzegovina couldn’t quite hold on until the final whistle as the unfortunate Papac put through his own goal.

Go to:  South American Football CONMEBOL Argentina Football Bolivia Football Brazil Football Chile Football Colombia Football Ecuador Football Paraguay Football Peru Football Uruguay Football Venezuela Football

World Cup 2010 Quarter Final (Friday 2nd July 2010, K.O. 15:00 BST)
Venue: Port Elizabeth Stadium
Conditions: Warm, dry and sunny. Temp: 24c, Wind 6.6m/s

Holland: 2 (Felipe Melo o.g. 53, Sneijder 68)
Brazil: 1 (Robinho 10)

TEAMS
Holland: Stekelenburg, Van Der Wiel, Heitinga, Ooijer, Van Bronckhorst (C), Van Bommel, Kuyt, De Jong, Van Persie (Huntelaar 85), Sneijder, Robben.
Brazil: Julio Cesar, Maicon, Lucio (C), Juan, Michel Bastos (Gilberto Melo 62), Felipe Melo, Gilberto Silva, Luis Fabiano (Nilmar 77), Kaka, Robinho, Daniel Alves.

Referee: Yuichi Nishimura (Japan)

Holland sensationally came from behind to win their World Cup 2010 quarter final against Brazil in Port Elizabeth and book a place in the semis for the first time since 1998. A match against the winners of Uruguay against Ghana is now all that stands between the Oranje and a place in the final. Brazil had the better of the first half and took a deserved lead through Robinho but the Dutch dominated the second 45 minutes, scoring twice to turn a thrilling game on its head.

It had the makings of a World Cup classic. Two traditionally attractive attacking teams with plenty of exciting players competing for a place in the semi finals. Holland came into the game having played four, won four at this World Cup, without quite having hit the highs of which we know they are capable, and Brazil were unbeaten with three wins from four games, having shown us glimpses of their glittering best. There was a setback for the Dutch just before kick off when centre-back Joris Mathijsen was injured in the warm up and had to be replaced at the last minute by PSV’s veteran defender Andre Ooijer. Brazil were still missing the injured Elano and the suspended Ramires’ place went to Felipe Melo.

The early exchanges were timid with both teams slowly feeling their way into the game. The Brazilian camp had made it clear before the game that they weren’t going to allow Holland’s star man Arjen Robben any time on the ball, and they were true to their word, with the Dutch right-winger tightly marked from the off and victim of some rugged challenges. Holland’s makeshift central defensive pairing of Heitinga and Ooijer looked vulnerable under pressure and Brazil were able to profit from that with one of their first attacking moves of the game. Midfielder Felipe Melo picked up the ball in the centre of the park and threaded a superb long range pass through the Dutch defence to pick out Robinho’s well-timed run. One on one with Stekelenburg, the Brazilian striker had no trouble stroking the ball into the back of the net.

Holland were shaken but they responded well, with Kuyt producing an effort on target a minute later, after which the Dutch managed a few spells of possession inside the Brazilian half without ever finding enough space to really threaten Julio Cesar’s goal. Brazil’s left-back Michel Bastos received a yellow card in the 37th minute for yet another foul on Robben, which meant that he would have to take extra care in marking the Dutchman for the remainder of the game, something which seemed to particularly annoy his coach Dunga, obviously acutely aware of the risk of a second yellow later in the game.

Brazil had two great chances to double their lead before the interval, first with Kaka’s curling shot from the left producing a fine save from Stekelenburg after a great passing move involving Robinho and Fabiano. They ended the first half with a period of pressure culminating in a great chance for Maicon, who burst forward down the right and shot hard towards the bottom corner but Stekelenburg tipped it around the near post.

The half time break came at the right time for the Dutch and after the fifteen minute interval they emerged from the dressing rooms determined to take the game to their opponents and with instructions to bring Robben into the play at every opportunity. The plan bore fruit almost instantly, with Robben running Brazil ragged down their left flank and Michel Bastos was extremely lucky to remain on the pitch following another rash challenge on the winger. However, he didn’t go entirely unpunished as the free-kick lead directly to the equaliser. The ball was played down the right and then cut back to Sneijder, who played a cross-come -shot high into the Brazilian box. Goalkeeper Julio Cesar came to punch it clear but missed the ball as Felipe Melo got in the way and deflected it into his own net with the side of his head.

The equaliser was like a shot in the arm for the Dutch and they went on to enjoy their best period of the game. The hapless Michel Bastos was mercifully withdrawn from his struggle to contend with Robben and replaced by Gilberto Melo at left-back. For the first time in the tournament, Brazil were rocking, and fifteen minutes later an uncharacteristically lame attempt at defending a corner saw them go behind for the first time in South Africa 2010. Robben’s inswinging corner was flicked on at the near post by Kuyt and headed in unchallenged by Sneijder.

Five minutes after that goal things got even worse for Brazil as they were reduced to ten men following yet another foul on Robben, who was by now at the centre of every Dutch move. Felipe Melo brought down the Dutchman and followed up his challenge by stamping on Robben’s midriff to earn a straight red as tempers of both sides began to flare up. The Brazilian players’ frustration was visibly increasing as they struggled to make headway against the well-organised Dutch resistance and Dunga decided to make an attacking change, introducing Nilmar in place of Luis Fabiano to shake up his forward line.

Holland had a big scare with ten minutes remaining when Stekelenburg flapped at a corner and was relieved to see it fly all the way across his goalmouth without any Brazilian forwards attacking the ball. The Dutch then had a good chance to wrap it up at the other end when some good work by Van Persie created an opening for Sneijder, whose shot was well saved by Cesar. Brazil broke up the other end with Kaka, but he was well shadowed by Ooijer and couldn’t get a shot on target. A Dani Alves free-kick in the 88th minute presented Brazil with their best chance of an equaliser, but his shot slammed into the Dutch wall and the ten men had nothing more to offer. Indeed, Holland had a golden chance to make it 3-1 in the three minutes of stoppage time but substitute Huntelaar dallied too long over it and his cut back was intercepted. However, it mattered not as the Japanese referee blew up shortly afterwards to trigger colourful scenes of orange jubilation.

Go to:  South American Football CONMEBOL Argentina Football Bolivia Football Brazil Football Chile Football Colombia Football Ecuador Football Paraguay Football Peru Football Uruguay Football Venezuela Football

On a grey day in England there’s a buzz of anticipation in the air as the World Cup approaches. As football fans up and down the country can almost taste the atmosphere, beer and theatre ahead many wives and girlfriends are preparing for a month of neglect.

I’m getting hitched next year so I though rather than saving diligently for the Wedding I’d instead put £1,000 into my betting account and then write about how I lose it over the World Cup on Aboutaball.co.uk. I my first posts I’ll discuss bets on the World Cup winner, Golden Boot, Group winners and opening matches. If you’ve got any tips send them over in comments or connect with my Twitter account www.tiwtter.com/jim_aboutaball.

First up the World Cup winner, the favourites are Spain and Brazil and I can’t argue with that. I’m punting for Brazil (£50 at 5.9-1) and their colossal defence that powered Inter Milan to the Champions League title, I feel Spain may suffer from injury prone players like Torres and Fabregas I’m also going for an outsider and I fancy Holland who I’ve put £20 on at 10-1.

Next is the Golden boot and usual suspects Villa, Torres, Adriano, Rooney and Messi are favourites, I fancy more of a long shot so I’m going for Robinhio £30 at 36-1 who I think could bag a hat-full against North Korea in the group stage. That being said I think one of the Spanish lads could walk away with the Golden Boot as they’ve got by far the easiest group as a whole.

Onto today’s matches and first up South Africa v Mexico, I fancy Mexico to keep hold of the ball and frustrate the Bafana Banfana who will no doubt be pump full of adrenaline, I think Mexico will punish them late in the game so I’m going for £20 on Mexico at 2.72-1.

Next is France v Uruguay and an interesting one, the French seem to be imploding Dutch style already but they’ve got so much talent amongst their ranks. I think Uruguay have enough to frustrate the French who won’t want to lose their opening game so I’m going for £20 on a draw at 3.35-1.

I’m not going to bet on each group just a couple of accumulator trebles the first £20 on Brazil, France and Germany at 5.9-1 and the second £20 on Argentina, Netherlands and Spain at 2.48-1.

So there we go £180 staked, that’s half the cost of the Wedding Dj…. I’ll keep you updated, wish me luck!