Alan Kardec, Douglas Costa and Giuliano are the three musketeers ya'll should be looking out for in the selecao. Granted, they didn't bring home the U-20 World Cup trophy, but thankfully, they have a pretty awesome sense of humour to make up for it... although Giuliano needs to stop showing off his body.

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About a month ago i wrote about Ghana's potential mouth-watering duel with Brazil in the FIFA U-20 World Cup final in Cairo, Egypt. That night the Black Satelites prevailed against a determined Brazil that had amongst its players the amazing Alan Kardec.

On Sunday however, the spotlight will once again shine on another African nation.

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This is a bit late, but necessary. Brazil lost the final of the U20, but the result was just a detail (besides the fact that young Brazilian squads always lose to African nations). The real question is: what can we expect of those players in the future?

Possibly, 1 or 2 will be adult World Cup material (in my opinion, one of them will be Giuliano).

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The ball and the title gets away from Alan Kardec and Brazil

Scoreless after a turgid 90 minutes, Brazil and Ghana went to extra time and then penalties in the Under-20s World Cup final in Cairo on Friday. Brazil failed to capitalize after Addo was sent off in the first-half and their lack of invention and drive was to cost them when the game went to a sudden death shootout.

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The FIFA U-20 World Cup wrapped up on Friday, October 16, 2009 with the championship and 3rd place matches. In the 3rd place match, Hungary faced Costa Rica while Ghana v Brazil was the final. Both matches would end up going into penaly kicks. Here's a recap of both alon gwith video highlights.

Ghana edges Brazil 0-0 (4-3 on penalties) Video Highlights

The match was dominated by Brazil for most of it but they failed to find the back of the net.

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It can't get any better than this. The Fifa U-20 World Championships will come to an end today at the Cairo International stadium.Today either Ghana or Brazil will be crowned champions. Prolific striker Dominic Adiyiah (who is top scorer) and outstanding center-forward Alan Kardec will face off.

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Brazil's Under-20 team take on Ghana in the World Cup final in Cairo on Friday.

Rogério Lourenço's side are unbeaten in the tournament and will be at full-strength. Giuliano, Paulo Henrique Ganso, Alex Teixeira and Alan Kardec have impressed for Brazil and the presence of these four makes the South Americans favourites to take the trophy.

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Brazil v. Ghana
2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup Final
Cairo International Stadium (Cairo, Egypt)
Friday, 16th October, 20:00 EET

After three exciting weeks of action in Egypt, the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup culminates tomorrow in Cairo with what should be an exciting final between four-time champions Brazil and Ghana.

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O 50º jogo do Mundial Sub-20, foi realizado no Cairo International Stadium, em Cairo-EGY com uma temperatura de 28º C.
Jogaram as seleções do Brasil (1º no ranking da FIFA) e Costa Rica (39º no ranking da FIFA).
Antes desse jogo, as seleções jogaram:
13/03/1956 - Brasil 7x1 Costa Rica (Amistoso)
10/03/1960 - Costa Rica 3x0 Brasil (Amistoso)
17/03/1960 - Costa Rica 0x4 Brasil (Amistoso)
16/06/1990 - Brasil 1x0 Costa Rica (Copa do Mundo)
23/09/1992 - Brasil 4x2 Costa Rica (Amistoso)
13/06/1997 - Brasil 5x0 Costa Rica (Copa América)
13/06/2002 - Costa Rica 2x5 Brasil (Copa do Mundo)
11/07/2004 - Brasil 4x1 Costa Rica (Copa América). Click to continue reading...

Aaaaand our hermanos have made it into the finals of the U-20 World Cup! Forget Jesus Luz, the only name you should be screaming today is Alan Kardec! He scored winner against Costa Rica to earn Brazil a spot in the finals against Ghana on Friday.

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The FIFA U-20 World Cup had its semifinals on Tuesday as Brazil faced Costa Rica and Ghana played Hungary. While not as prestigious as the main World Cup, the U-20 is an indicator of a nation's strength in the upcoming years. The third place and championship match will be played on Friday, October 16, 2009.

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The FIFA U-20 world cup has been taking place in Egypt for the past 2 weeks and tonight we will know two semi-finalists. Korea face off with Ghana while Italy play hungary.

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Ghana is the sole remaining African team and they will have a lot of pressure on their shoulders when they play the Koreans.

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• Simão hopes you and your grandmother will go all out to support Portugal when they face Hungary on Saturday. "We do not know what to expect from Hungary. We will have to (put on) a great display to win. We will fight in order to be in the World Cup. Hopefully people will support us again, so that together we can go there" he said.

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O 42º jogo do Mundial Sub-20, pelas oitavas-de-final, foi realizado no Port Said Stadium em Port Said-EGY, com uma temperatura de 27º C.
Jogaram pelas oitavas de final, a seleção do Brasil (1ª do ranking da FIFA) e Uruguai (28º do ranking da FIFA).
Antes desse jogo, as 2 seleções jogaram:
Primeiro jogo: 12/07/1916 - Uruguai 2x1 Brasil (Copa América)
Último jogo: 06/06/2009 - Uruguai 0x4 Brasil (Eliminatórias da Copa)
Copa do Mundo: 2 jogos, 1 vitória para cada lado, 04 gols do Brasil e 03 gols do Uruguai. Click to continue reading...

The FIFA 2009 U-20 World Cup is now in the quarterfinal stage as the last round of 16 matches finished up on Wednesday. These were Brazil v Uruguay, Germany v Nigeria, and Venezeula v United Arab Emirates. Here's a recap of all the matches along with video highlights.

Brazil beats Uruguay 3-1 Video Highlights

Brazil took a quick 3-0 lead after only 30 minutes and held Uruguay to only one for the entire match.

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Brazil is through to the quarter-finals of the FIFA Under-20 World Cup 2009 following their 3-1 win over Uruguay earlier today. Alan Kardec notched the opener for Brazil in the 22nd minute before Man of the Match Alex Teixeira scored a brace for the young Selecção with goals in the 24th and 31st minutes. Click to continue reading...

O 22º jogo do Mundial Sub-20, aconteceu no Port Saim Stadium, em Port Said, com uma temperatura de 27º C.
Jogaram as seleções do Brasil (1ª no ranking da FIFA) e Rep. Checa (18ª no ranking da FIFA).
Antes desse jogo, as 2 seleções jogaram:
Copas do Mundo: 5 jogos, 3 vitórias Brasil, 2 empates, 10 gols Brasil e 4 Rep. Click to continue reading...

You're looking at the future of Brasil!! Yes, it's a fabulous start for the futbolitos from the U-20 seleção when they thrashed Costa Rica 5-0 in their U-20 World Cup opener on Sunday. A brace from Alan Kardec (as expected from este rapaz.

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En esta jornada dominical entre los Grupos E y F hubo buenos partidos, muchos goles, y emociones.

Brasil 5-0 Costa Rica

Quizá el segundo partido más disparejo de lo que va del torneo (después del España-Tahití), donde los brasileños golearon al cuadro tico sin despeinarse.

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So the Selecao jovens left Brazil for the U-20 World Cup yesterday. There was no direct flight to Egypt from Brazil so the group had to make a brief stopover in Paris where they continued to Cairo.

Alan Kardec who plays for Internacional will be one of the names to look out for in the tournament.

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In an open and exciting U-20 group match yesterday, Brazil were defeated 2-3 by Uruguay. The highlight of the game was a double by Uruguayan striker, Hernández. With the result, Brazil now lie in the third place of Group B with seven points. They will meet Uruguay again on Saturday. According to the Brazilian press, [. Click to continue reading...