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Brazil v England Maracana Stadium, Riode JaneiroSunday, 2nd June 2013Kick–off 4.00pm, local timeEngland will play in the new away kit

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Phil Jones, who came through the ranks of England’s Under-19s and Under-21s, can play at centre back, right back or in midfi eld, and has avoided the fate of becoming the eternal “utility player” by actually being good at all of them.

As ever, this fanzine has been a team effort. This edition was edited by Kevin Miles, and thanks are due to Phil Rowley, Brian McNally, Anne-Marie Mockridge, Flamengo fan Sergio Soares Manhaes, Danial Shaikh, Gareth Moore, Flavia Salazar, Paula Walsh, Patricia Sartorio, Oliver, Roger Evans, Harpreet Grewal, Glenn Worthington and Kevin Gibson. And Becky Gamester, she says.

IT WASN’T METhe Free Lions fanzine is produced by the Football Supporters’ Federation (FSF), the national membership-based organisation for fans. We have tried to ensure the accuracy of all the information provided in this fanzine, but can accept no responsibility for any loss, injury or inconvenience suffered by any one relying on its contents. None of the fi nancial

support we have received to produce Free Lions impacts on what we put in it. Conse-quently, none of our supporters can be held in any way responsible for the contents of, nor the views expressed in, this fanzine.

THANK YOUWe are grateful to Getty Images and the FAOPL for the cover photo.

AND welcome to Rio de Janeiro, a glamorous and exciting location for an

end-of-season friendly. There’s not a lot at stake in this game, but we don’t suppose that’s going to be a big worry to the hundreds of us who’ve travelled out here for the occasion, the fi rst full internation-al match at the newly-refurbished Maracana stadium.

This edition of Free Lions contains the usual mixture of information, tips and advice, wrapped up with football comment and nonsense. The eagle-

eyed among you will notice that it once more features the footballing wisdom of Brian “Lazarus” McNally; luckily for us, his retirement as an-nounced in our last editions ended up not taking effect until May 31st, so we were able to squeeze one more issue out of him. Thanks again, Brian.

Finally, a reminder about our free text updates service – this is still available for urgent messages at all England away games, so make sure you’re reg-istered: just text the word UPDATES to +44 7956 121314 and we’ll add you to the distribution list.

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THE FSF’S FANS’ EMBASSY in Rio will operate on Saturday, 1st June between 10am and 5pm, and on Sunday 2nd June between 10am and 1pm. Subject to offi cial permission, we hope to be based by the beach at Ipanema, by the junction of Av. Vieira Souto and Rua Farmede Amoedo – at the end of the street where the ticket collection point is. We’re also con-tactable around the clock via the Helpline on +44 7956 121314.

BRITISH CONSULATE GENERAL Consulado-Geral Britãnico, Praia do Flamengo 284/2˚, Flamengo. Tel: 2555 9600 or visit: www.gov.uk/world/brazil. Open Mon-Thu 08:30 to 16:45, Fri 08:30 to 16:30 (local time). By appointment only – unless an emergency.

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Manchester United defender Rafael and Chelsea midfi elder Ramires were surprise omissions from Brazil’s Confederations Cup squad.

As well as the Premier League pair, Real Madrid’s forgotten man Kaka and twice World Player of the Year Ronaldinho both also miss out.

On the absence of the big-name duo, Luiz Felipe Scolari said: “We could lose out in terms of experi-ence but we will make up for that with the enthusiasm which the young players bring.”

Brazil coach Scolari badly needs a win after his side were booed off after a home draw with Chile in their last outing.

Scolari has called up 44 players for fi ve matches since retaking Brazil’s reins in December. He had a diffi cult start, losing to England 2-1, drawing with Italy 2-2 and Russia 1-1 before beating Bolivia 4-0 for his fi rst win.

But Hodgson has not been without his problems too in the build-up to the game. The preparations for the Brazil trip were hindered by a good, old-fashioned club v country row that left the England boss fuming.

Hodgson criticised Manchester City, Chelsea and Spurs for the timing of their post-season tours of the US, claiming his plans for friendly matches against the Re-public of Ireland and Brazil have been “scotched”.

Hodgson was furious that his prepa-rations were undermined by players travelling long distances with their clubs. Hodgson said: “We’ve been very unlucky there. I’m not going to be hypocritical about it, we brought our games forward.

“Our offi cial dates are on 6 June so we’d have been keeping the play-ers through to 7 June. Our thought a long time back was let’s do it as

quickly as possible after the season and get the players back home for a long rest.”

“Every game you play as an England player is a great opportunity. I don’t think I can ever stop emphasising how important playing for England should be.

“If we’re not careful we’re going to lose sight of the fact that, yes, the Premier League is a fantastic league and winning it is something quite fantastic to do, and the Champions League and Europa League, they’re big leagues too, but international football is up there apart. In my time as manager I shall always be preaching that you should never in any way debase the chance to play for England.”






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THE England squad that heads to the Maracana for what is hopefully a warm-up

for the 2014 World Cup fi nals perhaps does not possess the magical names that Brazil can still boast.

The Three Lions ranks have been shorn in recent years by some big-name retirements - David Beckham, Rio Ferdinand and John Terry are the most prominent - and they must meet fi ve-times World Cup winners Brazil without their injured captain

Steven Gerrard. But England coach Roy Hodgson, despite a club v country row over end-of-season USA tours, still heads to South America insisting the Brazil game may yet prove ideal preparation for the 2014 World Cup.

Looking at the outstanding talent in the home side’s squad, it is easy to write-off England’s chances, but it should not be forgotten that Brazil have slumped to 19th in the FIFA World rankings. England are still a respectable seventh and

will take confi dence from their 2-1 Wembley win over Brazil in Febru-ary - their fi rst over the samba stars in 23 years.

Hodgson’s 22-man squad oringinally included a recall for striker Andy Carroll and features a fi rst call-up for Reading keeper Alex McCarthy. The 23-year-old McCarthy, the only uncapped player in the squad, has three Under-21 caps and has jumped ahead of Celtic’s Fraser Forster and Norwich City’s John Ruddy.

McCarthy’s call-up has come in double quick-time, having made just 11 Premier League starts for Reading and managed just two clean sheets at the time of his selection. Hodgson said: “We have had a good look at Fraser but Alex has done well in the games I have seen him play.

“This is a good chance to bring him in behind Joe Hart and Ben Foster and see how he copes in the senior squad. He deserves it because he is playing well.”

The Brazil side boasts plenty of star names Premier League fans will be familiar with ranging from QPR keeper Julio Cesar to the impres-sive Chelsea duo of David Luiz and Oscar. And among the galaxy of other star names in the line-up are Barcelona full back Dani Alves, Santos schemer Neymar, PSG’s Lucas Moura and Thiago Silva plus Zenit St. Petersburg’s striker Hulk. They also include Fred, who scored Brazil’s goal in the Wembley defeat.

Wembley, February 2013

Goalkeepers: Ben Foster (WBA), Joe Hart (Man City),Alex McCarthy (Reading).Defenders: Leighton Baines (Ever-ton), Gary Cahill (Chelsea), Ashley Cole (Chelsea), Phil Jagielka (Ever-ton), Glen Johnson (Liverpool), Phil Jones (Man Utd), Joleon Lescott (Man City), Kyle Walker (Spurs).Midfielders: Michael Carrick (Man

Utd), Tom Cleverley (Man Utd), Frank Lampard (Chelsea), James Milner (Man City), Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (Arsenal), Theo Walcott (Arsenal), Jack Rodwell (Man City)Forwards: Jermain Defoe (Spurs), Wayne Rooney (Man Utd), Daniel Sturridge (Liverpool), Danny Welbeck (Man Utd).

ENGLAND SQUAD TO PLAY BRAZIL

BRAZIL SQUAD TO PLAY ENGLAND

The Three Lions may have beaten Brazil for the fi rst time in 23 years in February but they will certainly have their work cut out in Rio. Brazil badly need a win to raise morale ahead of the Confederations Cup which they are hosting this summer and I think the home side will scrape a narrow victory.

THE MCNALLY VERDICT:

Goalkeepers: Julio Cesar (Queens Park Rangers), Diego Cavalieri (Fluminense),Jefferson (Botafogo).Defenders: Daniel Alves (Barce-lona), Jean (Fluminense), Filipe Luis (Atletico de Madrid), Marcelo (Real Madrid), David Luiz (Chel-sea), Rever (Atletico Mineiro), Dante (Bayern Munich), Thiago Silva (Paris Saint-Germain).

Midfi elders: Paulinho(Corinthians), Fernando (Gremio), Luiz Gustavo (Bayern Munich), Hernanes (Lazio), Oscar (Chelsea), Lucas (Paris Saint-Germain), Jadson(Sao Paulo). Forwards: Neymar (Santos), Fred (Fluminense), Hulk (Zenit), Leandro Damiao (Internacional), Bernard (Atletico Mineiro).

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What was unusual about the Beatles songs ‘Lovely Rita’, ‘For the Benefi t of Mr Kite’, All Together Now’ and ‘Your Mother Doesn’t Know’, that Paul McCa-rtney played at a recent concert in Brazil?

Which song by Amy Winehouse was the highest-selling record in the Brazilian charts in 2007?

Brazilian singer Wanessa isfamous for supporting which cause: conservation, anti-drugsor homelessness?

Which 1985 Number One by David Bowie and Mick Jagger features the line ‘on the streets of Brazil’?

Which band in the 90s, famous for hits such as ‘Boom Boom Boom Boom’ and ‘We’re going to Ibiza’ sang ‘To Brazil’ which contained the immortal lines ‘Brazil La La La La La La La La La La La La La La La La La La La La La La La La Brazil’?

‘Rio’ was a 1982 single and also the name of an album for which New Romantic group fronted by Simon Le Bon?

Shirley Bassey sang the theme tune for which Bond fi lm that featured a fi ght between James Bond and Jaws on a cable car on top of Sugarloaf Mountain in Rio de Janeiro?

What is the name of the famous beach in Rio featured in the title of a Barry Manilow hit single?

The Brazilian singer Carmen Miranda was famous for wearing headdresses made out of what?

Literally translated as ‘new trend’ what is the Portuguese name of the Brazilian dance popularisedin the 1950s and 60s?

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however tenuous, to the country of our hosts and opponents for today’s game. No prizes, it’s just a bit of fun...

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WELCOME to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil’s second largest city and former

capital, and venue not only for this friendly to re-open the Maracana stadium, but also the 2014 World Cup fi nal and the 2016 Olympic Games.

A World Heritage Site and famed for its fl amboyant annual carnival, Rio is one of the most visted cities in the southern hemisphere. Set among spectacular natural beauty, from the beaches of Copacabana and Ipanema to Sugarloaf moun-tain, the birthplace of samba music and the Bossa Nova is also home to some 6.3 million Cariocas, as the locals are known. The game we’ve come here for has suffered its fair share of complications already.

There’s always an element of risk when you’re scheduled to be the opening fixture in a new stadium, and even in that model of Scan-dinavian efficiency, Stockholm, we encountered more than a few signs that not every last detail of the new stadium, and particularly its surrounding approaches, were totally complete.

The new Maracana stadium has also endured a few teething troubles, with building work having fallen behind schedule, and a bit of a mad dash taking place over the last few weeks to get things into suffi cient shape for the game to proceed.

When your Free Lions team visited here towards the end of

April work was just beginning on the entrances to the ground, and the second test event for the stadium a couple of weeks ago was cancelled. Add into the mix the fact that this game was being organised by a third party agency acting on behalf of the Brazilian FA, and that the local FIFA Organ-ising Committee also developed a late interest in matchday arrange-ments, and you can start to com-prehend why a lot of the logistics and organisational matters seem to have been organised at the last minute: it’s because they’ve been organised at the last minute.

There’s been some understandable frustration expressed about the delay to our tickets going on sale, and about the fact that we’re once again all having to pick up our tick-ets while we’re here. From our posi-

tion of independence here at Free Lions – and as regular readers will know, we’re not shy about criticis-ing when we feel it’s deserved – we can vouch for the fact that none of the blame for this lies with our FA. They couldn’t sell the tickets until they knew what the price was going to be (and they weren’t responsible for it oringinally having been set at a very pricy £60 either); and they couldn’t distribute the tickets back home if they didn’t have any to send out, all of which was beyond their control.

We can just hope that it’s now a case of “all’s well that ends well”, and be reassured that the 100% ticket collection is not an extra security or policing measure in this instance, it’s purely because it’s been the only way to get tickets dished out to people.

DAFT PICS

IT’S a source of constant reassur-ance to us that Free

Lions readers seem to share our juvenile sense of humour, taking delight in how foreigners’ innocent signage suggests something else in English.

Thanks are due this time to John Garwell for making a clean breast of things and sending us his photo of a shop he spotted in Bologna en route to the San Marino game,

and to Andrew Hart, who smelled something amiss with this billboard for a mobile phone company. Keep them coming - send your Daft Pics to [email protected]

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celebrate its 30th anniversary in 1980, Frank Sinatra performed to a crowd of 180,000, and both Tina Turner and Paul McCartney made the Guinness Book of Records in 1988 and 1990 respectively for playing to similar numbers, and the current, somewhat unlikely, world record for a paying audience at a concert was set by Norwegian band A-Ha in January 1991 when they played in front of 198,000 here.

crowd in a football stadium: the offi cial attendance was 199,854, though estimates put the actual fi gure at some 10,000 more.The Maracana - named after the Rio Maracana, a river now more like a canal in Rio de Janeiro – will be a World Cup fi nal venue for the second time next summer, but that game on 13th July 2014 will be watched by a much smaller crowd, with a reduced all-seater capacity of just under 77,000.

The stadium has undergone a se-ries of refurbishment programmes over the years; one of the most signifi cant followed the collapse of an upper stand on 19th July 1992, which led to the death of three supporters with fi fty more being injured, and the re-opening of the ground as an all-seater.

In 1998, the Maracana was desig-nated a national landmark, which

has meant that much of the exter-nal facade has had to be preserved during the recent reconstruction. Nonetheless, it’s been a pretty thoroughgoing transformation this time round, with the replacement of all the seating, and the creation of a single-tier seating bowl in yellow, blue and white to replace the former two-tier layout. The concrete roof has been replaced with a Tefl on-coated fi bre glass version, which offers cover to 95% of the seats.

The Maracana is regularly rented to three of Rio’s big club teams -

probably a lot more of a football-ing future in front of it, than its Scandinavian counterparts.

The original stadium, since 1966 offi cially titled the “Estadio Jornalista Mario Rodrigues Filho”, was built for the 1950 World Cup and was the venue for that tournament’s fi nal, between the host nation and eventual surprise winners Uruguay. That game has gone down in history as having been watched by the biggest ever

AS has been the case with a couple of our other away friendlies last year

(Sweden in November, and Norway back in May), England are the chosen opposition for the fi rst full international match to open a new stadium.

It’s fair to say though that the Maracana stadium, refurbished and rebuilt rather than starting from scratch, has a lot more of a footballing history behind it, and

THE STADIUM

Flamengo, Fluminense and Vasco da Gama - for their home games in Serie A of O Brasileiro, A Taça da Libertadores da América and A Copa Sul-Americana. Botafogo used to play there but have de-camped to the Olympic Stadium. The former three also all have small home grounds of their own, but they’re only used for minor games in the Rio State Champion-ship. The stadium also has quite a history as a concert venue too. To

THE Maracana stadium has its own station, conveni-ently called “Maracana”

which makes it easy to locate on the map (see page 8), and the Metro offers the best way to get to the ground for the game.

There are however a couple of points to note, just in case it was all begin-ning to seem very straightforward. Firstly, there’s a reasonable chance that many of us will be setting off

should be a doddle, that unfortu-nately doesn’t apply at weekends or on national holidays. On work days, you can change between the lines at any station between Botafogo and Central, but on Saturdays and Sun-days, the only interchange is at Estacio station. This looks confusing, as on the maps it doesn’t even look as though both lines go through Estacio; you’ll just have to trust us on this one.

A Metro ticket for a single journey (unitario) costs R3.50; you can buy them from the machines, and you then drop it into the machine at the

barriers. Alternatively, you can buy a card that can be pre-loaded and re-loaded, a bit like the London Oyster card, with amounts of R10, R20, R50 or R100 – but note that if you overload it, you can’t get the cash refunded later.

If you’re buying single tickets, then it’d be worth getting your ticket for the way back on arrival at Maracana, to avoid the queues after the match. Allow 40 minutes for the journey by Metro from Ipanema to Maracana. A slower alternative is to take a bus (the 464 from Ipanema),

and of course there are always taxis, though congestion around the ground pre- and post-match can make this slow, and more expensive than usual.

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the Devassa bar up Rua Farme de Amoedo (ie away from the beach) to Rua Visconde de Piraja; turn left for the nearest bus stop. You can buy a ticket on the bus from the driver, for R3.50, which is valid for both the bus and the subsequent Metro ride: the bus route has been extended past the closed Ipanema Metro station to the stops further along the line at Cantalago and Siqueira Campos.

The second thing to note is that while on the map it looks as though transferring between Line 1 (orange) and Line 2 (green, for the Maracana)

GETTING TO THE GROUND

for the game from the Ipanema area (especially given that this is where the ticket collection point will be lo-cated). It’s worth noting then that the Ipanema Metro station (Ipanema/General Osorio), which is at the end of Line 1, the orange line on the map, is currently closed. The Ipanema area is however served by what they call the “Surface Metro” (Metro Na Superfi cie), which is basically a blue bus that brings you to a Metro station. To take this bus, head out of

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Other than the fact that the gates will open at 1.00pm, three hours before kick-off, at the time that Free Lions went to press very little information had been communicated to anyone at the English end of things about arrangements for the game itself. Not even details of which blocks of the stadium we’re in had been released (lower tier apparently), let alone anything like early ac-cess to the ground to hang fl ags.

Some things we can anticipate, such as the need to get there early to avoid congestion on entry – especially given what we saw a few weeks ago about the state of the entrances.

The Fans’ Embassy team will be trying to keep up-to-date with all relevant information as it becomes available, so check in with us either in person or via the helpline(+44 7956 121314) for the latest.

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Be safety conscious. Avoid dark and empty streets, and stay off the beaches at night. Keep valuables out of sight, look after cameras and phones.

Don’t leave drinks unattended – there’s a danger of them being spiked. Be aware too that spirit portions are much larger in Brazil than at home.

Watch out for strong currents if you’re thinking of swimming off the beaches.

Avoid using ATMs located in the streets: stick to the ones in banks, or located in shopping centres or the airport.

Don’t carry lots of cash; only change money in official establishments. Credit cards are widely accepted.

Carry a copy of your passport personal details page, which will be enough for ID purposes in most circumstances. Keep the original safely stored, but easily accessible, in your hotel.

writing down any destination for you, to show to a taxi driver.

Taxis can be hailed on the street, but make sure they’re of-ficial taxis. Write down the licence plate number, and the driver’s ID number, which should be displayed near the meter.

Don’t drink the tap water: bot-tled water is widely available.

In the event of a robbery, al-ways work on the assumption that there will be weapons involved. Don’t try to resist: it’s better to lose belongings and live to tell the tale. Stay calm and call the police as soon as you can.

Keep a written copy of the address and phone number of your hotel or hostel with you at all times. Hotel staff will also help by

IT’S possible to spend a very pleasant long weekend just taking in the sights of

the Copacabana and Ipanema beaches, with Ipanema probably just having the edge - it’s more popular, and has a reputation for being the safer of the two.

But apart from at carnival time or when the Grand Prix is on, there are arguably two stand-out tourist at-tractions demanding your attention. Both of them involve going up a mountain, and enjoying the views around, and they are Sugarloaf mountain, and the Christ the Re-deemer statue at Corcovado.

Corcovado is best reached by the special train, which operates from Cosme Velho station every 30 minutes from 8.00am to 7.00pm at an adult return fare of R46. Capac-ity is limited, so you may be given a ticket for a later train; in the last two weeks, online booking became available via www.corcovado.com.br. Get to the station by taxi (the yellow cabs are metered, and

reasonably priced, traffi c permit-ting), but it’s worth specifying that you want the Corcovado station, or they may take you all the way to the top by road. Sugarloaf mountain is reached by cable car, or more accurately by two cable cars; the fi rst goes up to Morro

da Urca, at a height of 220 metres, with the second one going on from there to Sugarloaf mountain itself. Return fare for an adult is R53, and departures are every 20 minutes between 8am and 8pm. Again, the best way to the cable car station is by taxi.

TIPSTHINGS TO SEE AND DO

TEAM sponsors Vauxhall are once again laying on a fan “hub” for englandfans

members in Rio, and the venue will also be the location for the collection of tickets from FA staff.

The location is the Devassa bar in Ipanema, which is at Rua Prudente de Morais 16, at the junction of that street with Rua Farmede Amoedo: it’s just one block back from the sea front. Ticket collection is open from 4pm to 8pm on Saturday 1st

June, and from 11am to 1pm on Sunday 2nd June.

Entry to the Devassa bar is free on production of your england-fans membership card, but be aware that it’s subject to there being space, and the capacity of the venue is about 150.

RIO has an abundance of botequims, small bars and restaurants, where

locals chat, eat and drink late into the night; the dress code is almost always very casual.

The biggest concentrations are in the Copacabana and Ipanema areas; generally speaking, the nearer they are to the beach, the more expensive they’re likely to be, and the quality of food can be variable.

It’s worth venturing a block or two back from the beach front to get better value. It’s hard to credit

that anyone would be desperate for either an Irish pub or a McDonald’s while in Rio, but if anyone is, they have both: there’s Shenanigans Irish Bar at Rua Visconde de Piraja 112, and there is a McDon-ald’s both in Copacabana (Rua Hilario de Gouveia) and by the Maracana stadium.

Under a thousand travelling England fans can easily be absorbed into the bars of Rio, but for those whose herd instinct is strongest, we’d expect the biggest concentrations to be at the Devassa bar (the ticket collection point and Vauxhall “hub”, or at nearby beach front bars).

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Scouse Phil’s Free Lions Football Quiz1.Aldershot 2.Amsterdam 3.The 1-0 defeat to USA in the 1950 World Cup Finals 4.Carling Cup (Swansea), Championship (Cardiff), FA Trophy (Wrex-ham) and Conference Play-Offs (Newport County) 5.Branislav Ivanovic of Chelsea 6.Wimbledon and Wigan 7.Bolton’s Burnden Park 8.Ben Watson 9.One team missed a penalty in added time and the other team immedi-ately went up the other end and scored a winning goal 10.Ray Wilkins

Music Quiz1.They had never before been played live by the Beatles or a member of The Bea-tles 2.‘Rehab’ 3.Conservation 4.‘Dancing in the Streets’ 5.The Vengaboys 6.Duran Duran 7.‘Moonraker’ 8.Copacabana 9.Fruit 10.‘Bossa Nova’

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before slotting the ball past home keeper Costa. The Maracana was stunned that an Englishman could produce such an outrageous piece of sorcery and a famous win was complete when Hateley headed the second just beyond the hour mark.

There was another outrageous goal in the Brazil-England series at the 2002 World Cup. But this time the boot was on the other foot as Ronaldinho beat David Seaman with an incredible long shot.

The Three Lions third win over Brazil came in March 1990 when Sir Bobby Robson’s side won 1-0 at Wembley courtesy of a Gary Lineker header in a game that saw a burgeoning Paul Gascoigne come on a substitute for Peter Beardsley.

23 years and eight more matches were to elapse before England reg-istered their fourth win over Brazil.

On a memorable Wembley night, which saw Ashley Cole claim his 100th cap for his country, England went ahead on 27 minutes with a Wayne Rooney strike. His goal came just moments after Joe Hart had brilliantly kept out Ron-aldinho’s penalty but just after the break, Brazil substitute Fred smashed home a fi ne equaliser and not long after the visiting danger-man hit the woodwork.

But it was another substitute - Frank Lampard - who ensured England beat Brazil for the fi rst time in 23 years as the midfi elder

side-footed home clinically from the 18-yard line to give Roy Hodg-son’s side a long-awaited victory over the Brazilians.

AS an eight-year-old schoolkid I fell in love with football watching

the joyous and occasionally bad-tempered way the Brazil-ians played the game.

Some fi fty seven years later I can still vividly remember watching in awe on a tiny black and white television screen as my new South American heroes lost 4-2 to England at Wembley Stadium in a game I will never forget.

The date fi rmly etched into my mind is Wednesday, May 9th 1956 and it remains as one of the greatest games I have ever seen. The fi rst-ever meeting between England and Brazil.

There were 100,000 people there on that May afternoon as England put on one of the most scintillating displays I have ever witnessed from a Three Lions’ side.

There were some world-class England stars playing that day, legends such as Duncan Edwards, Billy Wright, Stanley Matthews and Johnny Haynes. But the man who stole the show was a Yorkshire-born outside left called Colin Grainger, who was making his debut.

England had made a sensational start with Haynes scoring in just two minutes thanks to Manchester United star Tommy Taylor, and Grainger quickly made it two with his fi rst touch of the game.

But the Brazilians played some fabulous football and were back on level terms early in the second half with goals from a defl ected Paulin-ho effort and a Didi 20-yarder.

England, however, did not wilt and Taylor headed the home side back into the lead before Grainger wrapped up a famous win by head-ing home with star Brazilian keeper Gilmar nowhere.

And it could have been much more decisive for England as John Atyeo and Roger Byrne both failed to score from the spot with Gilmar saving both. But, despite England’s resound-ing victory, next day I made it my business to fi nd out all I could about talented Brazilians such as Gilmar, the Santos brothers and Didi.

England’s two-goal hero Grainger made seven England appearances, but never hit again hit the highs he did that day against Brazil. In fact he was a very good vocalist and became more famous as “The Sing-ing Winger” than he did as a foot-baller. But like me he spotted that there was something very special about the Brazilian style of play. Grainger said: “We will never know how good the team could have been because Munich cheated us. But in 1956, we scored four against Brazil and we even missed two penalties. That was how superior we were that day. Two years later, Brazil won the World Cup.”

At that 1958 World Cup fi nals tour-nament in Sweden, England earned a

very creditable 0-0 draw in the group stage with a Brazilian side that was just about to unleash the 17-year-old Pele on the football world.

But at the next World Cup in Chile where Brazil were again deserved winners, England lost 3-1 in the quarter fi nal, with Vava and a Gar-rincha double sealing victory.

Perhaps the best remembered England-Brazil clash came in Guadalajara, Mexico when the South Americans won a momen-tous struggle against the Three Lions with a Jairzinho goal that was created by the peerless Pele and aided by good work from Tostao. But, although it did not count for anything in the end, the match is always remembered by English fans for keeper Gordon Bank’s miraculous fi rst-half save to deny what looked a certain goal from Pele.

And at the end of a classic game there was the sight of two great warriors, Bobby Moore and Pele, exchanging shirts and embracing each other.

England’s second win over Brazil came in the Maracana in a 1984 friendly that will forever be known as “The John Barnes Match”.

Just before half time, the Watford winger scored arguably the great-est goal ever scored by an England international. Mark Hateley fed Barnes, who set off on a majestic, mazy run that saw him leave the entire Brazilian defence in his wake

But over the total of 24 games be-tween the two nations, Brazil easily hold the upper hand with 11 wins and 9 draws and only four defeats.

09/05/56 England v Brazil W 4-2 Friendly

11/06/58 Brazil v England D 0-0 World Cup

13/05/59 Brazil v England L 2-0 Friendly

10/06/62 Brazil v England L 3-1 World Cup

08/05/63 England v Brazil D 1-1 Friendly

30/05/64 Brazil v England L 5-1 Copa das Nacoes


07/06/70 England v Brazil L 0-1 World Cup

23/05/76 Brazil v England L 1-0 USA Bi-Centenary Cup

08/06/77 Brazil v England D 0-0 Friendly


12/05/81 England v Brazil L 0-1 Friendly

10/06/84 Brazil v England W 0-2 Friendly

19/05/87 England v Brazil D 1-1 Rous Cup



13/06/93 England v Brazil D 1-1 US Cup

11/06/95 England v Brazil L 1-3 Umbro Cup

10/06/97 Brazil v England L 1-0 Tournoi de France


21/06/02 Brazil v England L 2-1 World Cup




ENGLAND V BRAZIL THE FULL RECORD

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