After granting a spot in next year's first division of Brazilian football, Vasco da Gama finished the combo and took home the dubious title of champion of the second division. Wearing a commemorative jersey (not very tasteful, if I may say), the club cameback to beat America-RN at a packed Maracana.

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Giuliano, Dominic Adiyiah & Alex Teixeira: The main men in Egypt (Getty)As ever, this year's Under-20 World Cup provided a fantastic opportunity for us to assess the best up and coming youngsters in... Click to continue reading...

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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O último jogo, do Mundial Sub-20, só poderia ser disputado no Cairo International Stadium, na cidade do Cairo-EGY, com uma temperatura de 30º C.
Jogaram pela final do Mundial Sub-20, as seleções do Brasil (1º no ranking da FIFA) e Gana (38º no ranking da FIFA).
Antes desse jogo, as 2 seleções jogaram:
25-08-1991 - Brasil 1x2 Gana (Mundial Sub-17)
20-03-1993 - Brasil 2x1 Gana (Mundial Sub-20)
20-08-1995 - Gana 3x2 Brasil (Mundial Sub-17)
27-03-1996 - Brasil 8x2 Gana (Amistoso)
28-07-1996 - Brasil 4x2 Gana (Jogos Olímpicos)
21-09-1997 - Brasil 2x1 Gana (Mundial Sub-17)
24-11-1999 - Gana 2x2 Brasil (Mundial Sub-17)
01-07-2001 - Gana 2x1 Brasil (Mundial Sub-20)
27-06-2006 - Brasil 3x0 Gana (Copa do Mundo)
27-03-2007 - Brasil 1x0 Gana (Amistoso)
29-08-2007 - Gana 1x0 Brasil (Mundial Sub-17)
O quarteto de arbitragem do jogo, foi assim definido:
Árbitro: Franck de Bleeckere (BEL)
Primeiro Assistente: Peter Hermans (BEL)
Segundo Assistente: Walter Vromans (BEL)
Quarto Árbitro: Alberto Undiano (ESP)
Aos 27 minutos do primeiro tempo, o camisa 7, Alex TEIXEIRA, jogador do Vasco recebeu o primeiro cartão amarelo da final. Click to continue reading...

Estas fotos quebrar nossos corações! In the end, Ghana got their revenge from the 1993 loss... and defeated our meninos in the finals of the U-20 World Cup last night. Even with one man down, the selecao's multiple shots at goal couldn't a seal a win in extra time.

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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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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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• 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...

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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...

Manchester United are back to business in Brazil. Sir Alex Ferguson is still looking to sign Brazilian U20 attacking midfielder Alex Teixeira who is at the moment in Egypt leading Brazil at the U20...
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