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Portugal were very lacklustre in qualifying for this competition, and a 0-0 draw in their first game against the Ivory Coast didn't augur well for their chances of getting past the group stages, but suddenly yesterday they found their form…

Brazil may have won the game, but it was hardly the "sexy football" we have come to expect from them. In fact it was basically an efficient win against a side that are the big outsiders of the competition. The Brazil coach, Dunga, said…

For most countries a win means everything but not for Brazilian fans. Brazil is a team unlike any other team simply because they play the most exciting game of ‘futebol bonito’ or beautiful football. Fans from around the world expect the…

There is probably no other team in the world that has fielded more skill, flamboyance and magic at the World Cup than Brazil. Yet, this Brazilian team is being attacked by the press for focusing on winning rather than playing ‘futebol…