Sport : The Confederations Cup: the world watches Brazil

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Sport  :  The Confederations Cup: the world watches Brazil

Four of the eight teams that will compete in this tournament have been world champions: Brazil, Italy, Spain and Uruguay. Brazil has a double challenge: to win on the pitch and organize the event in the best possible way

The Confederations Cup can be thought of as a mini World Cup. Brazil will begin its campaign on Saturday, June 15, against Japan. Brazil is in Group A, which also includes Mexico and Italy. Group B has Spain, Uruguay, Nigeria and Tahiti. The champions of each continent are represented in this tournament, which runs from June 15 to June 30. Brazil will play in Brasilia, Fortaleza and Salvador, and will only play in Rio if they reach the final. Group B teams will play in Belo Horizonte, Recife and Rio de Janeiro. The games will be shown in more than 190 countries. The tournament will serve as a good test for the quality of Brazilian football, but this is not the only challenge facing Brazil. Perhaps even more importantly, Brazil will have to show it is able to organize such an event. The stadiums and the infrastructure in the six host cities [1] will be tested. Security [2] is one of the most important items in organizing a major international event. Any mistakes could jeopardize [3] Brazil's image. This is the ninth edition of the Confederations Cup (the first edition was in 1992). Brazil won the last two editions (2005 and 2009) and also the one in 1997.

Vocabulary

1 host cities – cidades-sede

2 security – segurança

3 jeopardize – colocar em risco

The Confederations Cup

Neymar runs Brazil's great start

The former Santos star was Brazil's best player in the opening match of the Confederations Cup. Brazil beat Japan 3-0

Brazil and Japan played the opening match of the Confederations Cup, on Saturday, June 15. Just over 67,000 fans were at the Mané Garrincha stadium, in Brasilia. Brazil beat Japan with three great goals. The first was scored after just three minutes when Neymar hit a beautiful and powerful shot from outside the area. In the first half Brazil had two good chances to extend their lead through with strikers Fred and Hulk. Japan did not manage any good chances in the first half. As in the first half, Brazil scored an early goal in the second half, by Paulinho. Neymar was still the best Brazil player, but he asked to be substituted after suffering a slight back injury. Towards the end of the game it began to rain heavily in Brasilia. In the last minute of the game, Oscar made ​​a great move and pass to the striker Jô, who scored Brazil's third and final goal. Even in victory, coach Scolari was not entirely pleased with the performance by Brazil. In an interview after the game, he said Brazil needs to sort out some problems. On Wednesday, June 19, Brazil play Mexico, in Fortaleza, and on Saturday they play Italy.