I am not much of a soccer fan but it’s a treat to watch Brazil take the field. I remember that I had not missed their matches at the FIFA 2002 WorldCup in Japan where they had not lost or drawn a single match in the entire tournament. Neverthless, Germany, who had not conceded a single goal in the entire tournament (which gave their goalkeeper Oliver Kahn the nickname of ‘The Wall’), lost to Brazil in the final 1-0. Such is the magic of Samba soccer :)
Yesterday, as I hopped around the news channels, I stopped for a moment to read that Brazil had defeated arch rivals Argentina 4-1 to lift the FIFA Confederations Cup. Although this win is not a surprise for me, Argentina had humbled Brazil in their backyard 3-1 not so long ago. After the 2002 World Cup win, this is the only nation in the world to have won the world cups in all the continents which have hosted it. Europe is next and I am sure they are going to be there in the finals. They are the Copa America champs too and they won that cup with a second rung team :)
BTW watch out for Adriano, the top scorer of the Confederations Cup, who’s wish is to play alongside Ronaldo in a world cup match. Amen! :)
