South American World Cup Qualifiers
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South American World Cup QualifiersWednesday 10 June 2009, at 00:50+ GMT Arruda Stadium, Recife (BRA)Capacity: 66 000 25ºC degrees  
1 Júlio César 2 Maicon 3 Lúcio 4 Luisão 6 Kleber 5 Felipe Melo 8 Gilberto Silva 10 Kaká 7 Elano 11 Robinho 9 Alexandre Pato 
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6 Felipe Melo Gilberto Silva2 Kleber Daniel Alves
3 4 Juan Lúcio
1 Júlio César bench 12 Gomes 13 Miranda 14 André Santos 15 Josué 16 Julio Baptista 17 Ramires 18 Nilmar coach: Dunga referee: Oscar Ruiz (COL) assistant referee: Abraham Gonzalez (COL) assistant referee: Wilson Berrio (COL) 4th referee: Hernando Buitrago (COL) 
1 Justo Villar 2 Marcos Caceres 13 Enrique Vera 14 Julio Manzur 4 Denis Caniza 5 Julio Caceres 7 Oscar Cardozo 8 Edgar Barreto 16 Cristian Riveros 10 Salvador Cabañas 18 Nelson Valdez
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5 13 Caniza Vera BarretoJ. Caceres
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1 Villar bench 12 Aldo Bobadilla 3 Pedro Benitez 6 Carlos Bonet 9 Osvaldo Martinez 15 Dante Lopez 11 Edgar Benitez 17 Eduardo Ledesma coach: Gerardo Martino (ARG)  
FIFA Ranking: Brazil is the fifth in the FIFA Ranking, with 1288 points, right behind Italy. Main Titles: Brazil is the only team that participated of all the FIFA World Cups and it’s the team with more World Cup titles (1958, 1962, 1970, 1994, 2002). Brazil’s participations in FIFA World Cups: 18 (1930, 1934, 1938, 1950, 1954, 1958, 1962, 1966, 1970, 1974, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006). Last Match: In the last match for the South American Qualifiers, Paraguay went to Montevideo to play against Uruguay. Brazil won by 4-0 (the team hadn’t win Uruguay playing away since 1976, when Brazil won by 2-1, with goals of Nelinho and Zico). The goals of Brazil against Uruguay in this last match were scored by Daniel Alves, Juan, Luis Fabiano and Kaká). FIFA World Cup Qualifiers Situation: Brazil holds the first position in the South American World Cup Qualifiers. The team has 24 points in 13 matches, 6 wins, 6 draws and 1 lost. Brazil scored 23 goals and allowed 5. Qualifiers Matches: Brazilian matches in the South American World Cup Qualifiers: Colombia 0-0 Brazil; Brazil 5-0 Ecuador; Peru 1-1 Brazil; Brazil 2-1 Uruguay; Paraguay 2-0 Brazil; Brazil 0-0 Argentina; Chile 0-3 Brazil; Brazil 0-0 Bolívia; Venezuela 0-4 Brazil; Brazil 0-0 Colombia; Ecuador 1-1 Brazil; Brazil 3-0 Peru; Uruguay 0-4 Brazil. History in Qualifiers: Brazil played 13 matches against Paraguay for the World Cup Qualifiers. Has 8 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses; scored 21 goals and allowed 8. Friendly Matches: Brazil only played one friendly match this year, against Italy. The match ended 2-0 to Brazil (Elano and Robinho scored the goals). NEWS The last match that Brazil played in the Arruda Stadium occurred in 1995, a friendly match against Poland. Brazil won by 2-1, with two Túlio’s goals. The match will be Arruda Stadium (José do Rego Maciel is the name of it), in the city of Recife, one of the cities that will receive the FIFA World Cup 2014. The Arruda stadium has the capacity of 66 000 people, but won’t be the one used in the FIFA World Cup 2014: the state will built another stadium, named Arena Cidade da Copa – Cup City Arena, that will have the capacity of 46 000 people). The goalkeeper Julio Cesar is the player that spent more time in the field in this Qualifier (1170 minutes). The striker Luis Fabiano is the top scorer of the team in the South American Qualifiers with 7 goals. Luis Fabiano received two yellow cards last match and will not play against Paraguay. Alexandre Pato or Nilmar will substitute him. The brazilian player that scored more times against Paraguay is the forward Pelé, with 10 goals. Pelé played 9 matches against Paraguay and scored 10 goals (less than 1 goal per match). Zico, a offensive midfielder, played 7 matches against Paraguay and scored 7 goals (1 goal per match). Brazil played 47 times against Paraguay in Brazil. The team won 31, draw 13 and lost 3. Playing in Paraguay, Brazil won 12, draw 4 and lost 8. The last match at home that Brazil lost to Paraguay occurred in 2002, after the FIFA World Cup Korea/Japan. The match ended 0-1 (Nelson Cuevas) to Paraguay in the Castelão Stadium, city of Fortaleza. This match was the farewell of the coach Luis Felipe Scollari of the Brazilian National Team. The last match between Paraguay and Brazil occurred for the Qualifiers, in Asuncion. Paraguay won by 2-0 (Cabañas and Santa Cruz scored the goals). It was the only loss that Brazil suffered in the South American Qualifiers for the FIFA World Cup 2010 until now. 
FIFA Ranking: Paraguay is the 13th on the FIFA Ranking, with 961 points, right behind Turkey. FIFA World Cup: Paraguay never won a FIFA World Cup, the best result the team ever got was in a match of the South American Championship of 1949, when the team won by 7-0 playing against Bolivia. Last Match: In the last match for the South American Qualifiers, Paraguay played at home against Chile and lost by 0-2. The Chile goals were scored by Matias Fernandez and Humberto Suazo. FIFA World Cup Qualifiers Situation: Paraguay holds the second position in the South American World Cup Qualifiers, with 24 points, just like Brazil (1st position). The team has played 13 matches and has 7 wins, 3 draws and 3 losses. Paraguay scored 19 goals and allowed 11. Qualifiers Matches: Paraguay matches in the South American World Cup Qualifiers: Peru 0-0 Paraguay; Paraguay 1-0 Uruguay; Paraguay 5-1 Ecuador; Chile 0-3 Paraguay; Paraguay 2-0 Brazil; Bolivia 4-2 Paraguay; Argentina 1-1 Paraguay; Paraguay 2-0 Venezuela; Colombia 0-1 Paraguay; Paraguay 1-0 Peru; Uruguay 2-0 Paraguay; Ecuador 1-1 Paraguay; Paraguay 0-2 Chile. History in Qualifiers: Paraguay played 71 matches against Brazil. Has 11 wins, 17 draws and 43 losses. Playing in Brazil, Paraguay won 3, tied 13 and lost 31. Friendly Matches: Paraguay only played one friendly match this year, against Peru. The match ended 1-0 to Paraguay. NEWS Pelé, known as the Athlete of the Century by FIFA, said that the World Cup 2010 will have two surprises: Spain and Paraguay. He said that Paraguay is playing the most beautiful football of the South America and will be one of the best teams of the World Cup. For the South American Qualifiers, Paraguay played 6 times against Brazil in the Brazilian territory. Paraguay never won Brazil for the Qualifiers playing away. Brazil won 4 times and tied 2. The last Brazilian loss playing at home occurred against Paraguay, in 2002, right after the FIFA World Cup Korea/Japan. The match ended 1-0 (Nelson Cuevas) to Paraguay. The Paraguayan top scorer in matches against Brazil is Silvio Parodi, a forward that played in the 50’s and 60’s. Silvio Parodi scored 4 goals against Brazil. Still playing, Roque Santa Cruz scored 2 goals against Brazil (one in 2005 and other in 2008, for the Qualifiers). The goalkeeper Justo Villar is the player that spent more time in the field in this Qualifiers for Paraguay (1080 minutes). He will play today against Brazil. The last match (June 15th, 2008) between Paraguay and Brazil, for the first round of the FIFA World Cup CONMEBOL Qualifiers, ended 2-0 to the home team, in Asuncion. The match occurred in the Defensores Del Chaco Stadium, Paraguay. The goals were scored by Roque Santa Cruz and Salvador Cabañas. It was the only loss that Brazil had in the Qualifiers until now. This match will decide the first position of the South American Qualifiers. Brazil and Paraguay have 24 points each, but Brazil is in the top because scored more goals and allowed less (Brazil has the best attack – 23 goals scored - and the best defense – 5 goals allowed). Witch team wins the match will be at the first position at least until the next round, on September.
Qualifiers 2010 History Player DoB MP GS YC RC MP GS Goalkeepers
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