The Brazilian Football Confederation has confirmed that Brazil will take on Sweden in Stockholm
on 15thAugust 2012. The game will be the final fixture in the Råsunda stadium – the venue
where Brazil won their first World Cup after beating the hosts in 1958. After the fixture with
Brazil, the stadium will be torn down and a new arena put up.
Neymar in action against the 'old enemy'
The Argentine Football Association has announced a friendly versus Brazil on 9th June.
The rivals are scheduled to meet in the MetLife stadium in New Jersey but the Brazilian Football
Confederation have yet to confirm the fixture.
Brazil are next in action in February when their opponents could be Egypt (again to be
confirmed).
The Brazilian Football Confederation has confirmed Brazil's playing schedule for the first six
months of June 2012. The South Americans will take on Bosnia and Herzegovina in Switzerland on
February 28th. On May 26th they fly to Hamburg to play Denmark. 30th or 31st will see Brazil
against the USA in Boston or Washington.
Mano Menezes and co could face England next year
The Brazilian Football Confederation has announced that Brazil will take on England on or around
26th October 2013. The game is set to be part of the 150 years of football celebrations
Check out some Brazil's new talent that could face England
Luis Suarez is back in business, whether any of you
futbolitinos like it or not! Over the weekend, we spoke to a few
Uruguayans about the striker's return to the Premier League and they all shared a
similar nonchalant and supportive approach for the Liverpool man.
The Brazilian Football Confederation has confirmed that Brazil will take on Sweden in Stockholm
on 15thAugust 2012. The game will be the final fixture in the Råsunda stadium – the venue
where Brazil won their first World Cup after beating the hosts in 1958. After the fixture with
Brazil, the stadium will be torn down and a new arena put up.
Mano Menezes and co could face England next year
The Brazilian Football Confederation has announced that Brazil will take on England on or around
26th October 2013. The game is set to be part of the 150 years of football celebrations
Check out some Brazil's new talent that could face England
Check out the players who could be making their name with Brazil this year
The Brazilian Football Confederation has confirmed Brazil's playing schedule for the first six
months of June 2012. The South Americans will take on Bosnia and Herzegovina in Switzerland on
February 28th.
Brazil may face Japan in Wroclaw, Poland in October this year. The news of the fixture was
announced by Wroclaw's mayor, Rafal Dutkiewicz, but the match has yet to be confirmed by the
Brazilian Football Confederation.
Professor Christopher Gaffney updates TSG on Brazil 2014.
Chris Gaffney
About: Professor Gaffney is a visiting professor at the Universidade
Federal Fluminese in the Department of Architecture and Urbanism. His research and teaching at the
university are focused on the urban and social impacts of the 2014 World Cup and the 2016 Summer
Olympics.
