With two wins from two games for the Dream Team, Siasia’s side have established an unassailable lead at the top of the standings and will advance to the quarterfinal as group winners
Browsing: Brazil
The defeat left Brazil struggling to digest their worst performance in the Copa America since 1987, the last occasion the five-time world champions failed to make it past the group stage
Brazil, who made four changes to their starting lineup against New Zealand, started the brighter of the two teams, but they failed to put away the several chances they created as goalkeeper Udoh made some brilliants saves, before Victor Osimhen opened scoring for Nigeria after 29 minutes for his eighth goal of the tournament
After a cagey start by both teams, Brazil had the opening opportunity
A neutral observer would find it easier to agree with Brazil Coach Rogerio Micale’s assessment of the game than his Senegal counterpart, Joseph Seto, as the African team was down 4-0 and playing with 10 men by halftime
The four African representatives for the tournament learnt their fate for the fiesta on Monday, following the draw conducted in Dakar, Senegal
A 50-year-old suspected drug trafficker, Mr. Nana Njamen Theophile has been arrested in possession of cocaine which street’s value is put at N150 million.
The 50-year-old Dunga, Brazil’s 1994 World-Cup winning skipper, takes the reins for a second time having led the Selecao at the 2010 tournament
A new coach to replace Luiz Felipe Scolari is expected to be named next Tuesday
He is now scheduled to meet with the country’s Football Federation to discuss the way ahead
Brazil should have at least had some joy with just over 20 minutes left, when Oscar was clearly tripped in the penalty area by Blind
Onuoha’s corpse was moved on Thursday morning to Nnewi, where it would be deposited in a mortuary, pending burial arrangements
José Alfredo Graça Lima, the Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs II at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, told a news conference that the leaders will also use it as reserve fund to assist countries of the bloc if they suffer difficulties with their balance of payments
Klose’s goal – one of five Germany’s goals in an amazing opening 45 minutes against the hosts – took him clear of former Brazil striker, Ronaldo, on 16 goals at the finals
After conceding early on, Brazil proceeded to leak four goals in six minutes before the halftime whistle
The mouth-watering tie is the match 61 tie of the Mundial.
Rodríguez, 40, officiated the group-stage matches of Belgium versus Algeria and Italy versus Uruguay
Much had been made of Brazil’s perceived mental frailties ahead of the match, with players coming under fire for crying during renditions of the national anthem and Scolari’s decision to call in a sports psychologist grabbing headlines
Neymar sustained the injury in the closing stages of the match, under a challenge from a Colombian defender.
The 2013 Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey shows that the infant mortality rate in the country is 128 deaths per 1,000 live births
The 22-year-old Monaco playmaker added a second early in the second half, sending him to the top of the scorers chart with five goals and confirming his emergence as one of the players of the tournament