And by the way, the final score was 12 - 0….. No wonder the Romanian #7 tried to take his head off.

Thanks to Andy Williams for the heads up 

In a mesmerizing and emotional title match, the  US team proved they were no fluke, and Brazil had to dig deep to snatch the victory.

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Lineups are in….

United States - Howard, Bocanegra, Onyewu, Dempsey, Davies, Donovan, Clark, Demerit, Altidore, Spector, Feilhaber

Brazil - Julio Cesar, Maicon, Lucio, Felipe Melo, Silva, Fabiano, Kaka, Robinho, Luisao, Santos, Ramires

If you were Dunga and had to make the decision between Inter Milan’s Maicon or Bracelona’s Dani Alves, who would you choose to be the starting right back against the United States?

Image via TotalClubFootball 

Brazil:

Julio Cesar (GK), Maicon, Lucio, Felipe Melo, Gilberto Silva, Luis Fabiano, Kaka, Robinho, Luisao, Andre Santos, Ramires.

South Africa:

Itumeleng Khune(GK), Siboniso Gaxa, Tsepo Masilela, Aaron Mokoena, Benson Mhlongo, Siphiwe Tshabalala, Steven Pienaar, Teko Modise, Kagisho Dikagoi, Matthew Booth, Bernard Parker

And Egypt’s is going to make life extremely difficult for Bob Bradley and the boys…

Even though it’s still five years away, we’re starting to see some renderings of what the stdiums will look like when Brazil hosts the 2014 World Cup. I have a feeling Brazil is going to go big when it’s their turn to host the World Cup.

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[Selectism via ArchDaily]

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