NOT }> 🙂
Anyway, 2-0, not so bad I guess, taking into account that Brazil has always been the favourite. The first 65 minutes of the game our own team defended quite well, and even some tackles which didn’t make it to the goal, but still some nice attempts. But may the best win, and we are not disappointed. In fact, now I don’t need to worry anymore, and I can support Brazil all the way through, which has always been my favourite (sorry england). Ofcourse for belgium, playing against such a great time was a chance of 1-10000. Too bad I had to study today … but that didn’t stop me from watching the game.
By: Rabie - 3rd July 2002 at 15:41
RE: Some small Mirage III pics…Sorry, I’m proud!
pakistan is after every mirage III it can get its hands on – therefeofre resonable
rabie :9
By: Jambock - 3rd July 2002 at 13:53
RE: Some small Mirage III pics…Sorry, I’m proud!
Would Pakistan need 30-year-old fighters?
By: seahawk - 3rd July 2002 at 11:42
RE: Some small Mirage III pics…Sorry, I’m proud!
Perhaps Pakistan will get these Mirages after Brazil gets the new fighter.
By: Primer55 - 3rd July 2002 at 11:40
RE: Some small Mirage III pics…Sorry, I’m proud!
I really love that painting. It celebrates the 30rd year of Mirages operation with Brazilian AF.
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By: Jambock - 3rd July 2002 at 05:06
Some small Mirage III pics…Sorry, I’m proud!
Hi, Folks!
Earlier today, the Brazilian team had arrived at Brasilia, their B767-300 being escorted by four good, ol’ Mirage IIIEBR’s.
Please allow me to post some pics:
The first shows a well-dressed Mirage sporting a new, commemorative paint scheme.
The second shows Rogério Ceni and Gilberto Silva filming the fighter escort with their shiny, new japanese cameras.
The third is self-explanatory. :7 :7 :7 :7
Kindest Regards,
Walter.
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By: Jambock - 17th June 2002 at 23:08
RE: Belgium to go to the quarterfinals …
Hi, GeForce!
Thanks for your support!
The Red Devils had been a mighty, formidable adversary, today.
As Ronaldo had said after the match,
“Since we’ve passed by the first phase, we’ve seen every match as the ‘finals’ match of the Cup. Such was today, with Belgium, likewise next Friday, with England. One game at a time”.
There are no favourites in this Cup. Every game is a sourceful of bone-chilling emotions.
What are you studying for? I’m a Dentist.
Kindest Regards,
Walter.
By: T5 - 17th June 2002 at 20:45
RE: America
Brazil V. England on Friday will be a toughy. I have a negative attitude towards everything and I think Brazil might just knock us out, but we’ll have to wait and see.
A few days back, England were second favourites to win overall with Brazil as the most likely winners..
By: Geforce - 17th June 2002 at 18:44
America
America going to the quarter-finals. Well I’ll be damned … Maybe from now on soccer will be called football 😀 A question to the Americans. You always thought Soccer was a boring game, but now you made it to be in the top-8 of the best soccer-teams, how’s the big public looking at that.
By: Geforce - 17th June 2002 at 18:39
Here are some articles
[updated:LAST EDITED ON 17-06-02 AT 06:40Â PM (GMT)]Just look at the words : … brave Belgium !!
Isn’t this what football supposed to be. Two nice teams playing in a friendly enviroment, no hooligans, no red cards. And our players were really impressed when seeing Ronaldo live!! For us, this was probably the match which we’ll still be talking about 20 years from now, probably for Brazil not, but I hope they’ll remember at least something from Belgium.
OFFICIAL MATCH STATS
Brazil Belgium
Goals 2 0
Shots on goal 14 13
Shots on target 4 5
Fouls committed 14 17
Corner kicks 6 7
Penalty kicks 0 0
Caught offside 3 2
Own goals 0 0
Yellow cards 1 1
Red cards 0 0
Ball possession (%) 54 46
ACTUAL PLAYING TIME
First half – 29 mins Second half – 25 mins
Second-half goals from Rivaldo and Ronaldo set up Brazil for a World Cup quarter-final against England with a narrow victory over a battling Belgium side.
They followed the USA into the last eight, after the Americans produced yet another upset earlier on Monday, with a 2-0 win over Mexico.
Rivaldo struck his fourth goal in four games via a deflection midway through the second half.
And Ronaldo eased Brazilian nerves by pouncing on the break three minutes from full-time as Belgium chased the game.
But the England players watching from the Kobe stands will have been encouraged by what they saw.
Eriksson relishing Brazil clash
Belgium stifled Brazil for long periods, controlled the midfield and created enough chances to have taken something from the game.
The European side had a goal disallowed and forced half a dozen saves from the favourites’ goalkeeper Marcos.
Brazil had gone into the match as the competition’s form team, but it was Belgium who made the more explosive start.
Inside the first minute, striker Mbo Mpenza forced Marcos to tip over his chip from the right edge of the penalty box.
And the Belgians were unlucky not to go into the break ahead after Marc Wilmots had a 36th minute header harshly ruled out for a push on Roque Junior.
Belgium’s packed midfield was successful in containing the South Americans for long stretches of the opening half.
But the busier goalmouth was still the one patrolled by Red Devils keeper Geert de Vlieger.
The Netherlands-based number one produced a fine save at the feet of Ronaldo only a minute after Wilmots’ effort had been ruled out.
And he witnessed a string of near misses as Ronaldo twice, Rivaldo, Roberto Carlos and Juninho all fired narrowly wide.
Heartened by their opening show, Belgium emerged from the break to carry the game to Brazil in the opening stages of the second half.
Their domination of the first 10 minutes culminated in a long passing movement that ended with Wilmots turning Edmilson and firing in a low shot that Marcos had to turn round his left-hand post.
The Brazilian keeper rescued his side again just two minutes later when he had to be quick off his line to deny Mpenza a chance.
And Marcos completed a hat-trick of second-half saves just after the hour when he thwarted Wilmots again, this time leaping to his right to claw out a left-foot curler from just inside the box.
Player profile: Marc Wilmots
But Brazil, typically, hit back with a killer blow inside five minutes.
Ronaldinho found Rivaldo on the edge of the box in enough space to turn and fire off a shot that flew in via a slight deflection of the boot of Daniel van Buyten.
Belgium refused to buckle and continued to pile on the pressure to such an extent that Ronaldo became an increasingly isolated spectator in the Brazilian attack.
Mpenza fired wide from a promising position and Bart Goor was centimetres from connecting with a dangerous cross.
But Brazil were always likely to threaten on the break and ultimately Ronaldo sealed their right to face England in Shizuoka on Friday with a cool finish from 12 yards.
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