England holds Brazil, US shocks Germany
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June 4, 2013, Tuesday
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PAULINHO equalized late on with a volley for Brazil to draw 2-2 with England on Sunday and prevent the 2014 World Cup host from losing its opening match at the revamped Maracana stadium in Rio de Janeiro.
After Fred put Brazil ahead in the 57th minute, Wayne Rooney teed up Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain's leveler and then curled England in front with a deflected goal.
But Paulinho's goal in the 82nd minute ensured England would fail to replicate its victory over Brazil at Wembley Stadium four months ago.
About 66,000 fans were in the Maracana, which has undergone renovations worth an estimated US$1 billion to turn it into a 79,000-seat venue.
The game was thrown into doubt last week when a judge ruled the stadium was unsafe, but the order was overturned.
The confusion reflected the various cost overruns and delays in building stadiums in Brazil ahead of the Confederations Cup, which starts in two weeks as a warm-up for the 2014 World Cup.
Brazil's prospects of replicating its 2002 World Cup success is currently looking distant, with Luis Felipe Scolari's side having won just one of its past six games.
Star Brazil forward Neymar, who heads to Barcelona after signing a five-year deal at the Spanish champion, could find no way past goalkeeper Joe Hart, who also denied Hulk and Filipe Luis in quick succession in the first half.
Brazil goalkeeper Cesar denied Theo Walcott twice in a first half dominated by the host.
In Washington, US captain Clint Dempsey scored two goals in the second half and the Americans held off a late comeback for a 4-3 victory over second-ranked Germany.
Tottenham striker Dempsey scored his 34th and 35th international goals in his 96th appearance for the USA, moving past Eric Wynalda into second on the all-time US scoring list, 14 shy of Landon Donovan's record.
Former German star Jurgen Klinsmann guided the Americans against a German side he managed in the 2006 World Cup, a team now guided by his former assistant, Joachim Loew.
After Fred put Brazil ahead in the 57th minute, Wayne Rooney teed up Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain's leveler and then curled England in front with a deflected goal.
But Paulinho's goal in the 82nd minute ensured England would fail to replicate its victory over Brazil at Wembley Stadium four months ago.
About 66,000 fans were in the Maracana, which has undergone renovations worth an estimated US$1 billion to turn it into a 79,000-seat venue.
The game was thrown into doubt last week when a judge ruled the stadium was unsafe, but the order was overturned.
The confusion reflected the various cost overruns and delays in building stadiums in Brazil ahead of the Confederations Cup, which starts in two weeks as a warm-up for the 2014 World Cup.
Brazil's prospects of replicating its 2002 World Cup success is currently looking distant, with Luis Felipe Scolari's side having won just one of its past six games.
Star Brazil forward Neymar, who heads to Barcelona after signing a five-year deal at the Spanish champion, could find no way past goalkeeper Joe Hart, who also denied Hulk and Filipe Luis in quick succession in the first half.
Brazil goalkeeper Cesar denied Theo Walcott twice in a first half dominated by the host.
In Washington, US captain Clint Dempsey scored two goals in the second half and the Americans held off a late comeback for a 4-3 victory over second-ranked Germany.
Tottenham striker Dempsey scored his 34th and 35th international goals in his 96th appearance for the USA, moving past Eric Wynalda into second on the all-time US scoring list, 14 shy of Landon Donovan's record.
Former German star Jurgen Klinsmann guided the Americans against a German side he managed in the 2006 World Cup, a team now guided by his former assistant, Joachim Loew.
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