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Neymar – The Dive & Alvaro Gonzalez Kiss
For the first time in the Confederations Cup, Neymar ended up not scoring a goal, but he did deliver the corner cross to the winning goal by Paulinho. On the way he added another embarrassing and theatrical dive to his resume, while showing a little bit of the ‘bad boy’ in him by sending a sarcastic kiss towards Alvaro Gonzalez.
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2013 Confederations Cup – Brazil vs Uruguay Semifinals Predictions
It’s been quite a while since Uruguay last beat Brazil in an official match, and it seems like their chances of doing it in the Confederations Cup semifinal aren’t that great to begin with.
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2013 Confederations Cup – Brazil vs Italy Predictions
Anytime Brazil & Italy meet on the international stage, even when there’s not too much at stake, it’s interesting. The goal of their final group stage match? Avoiding Spain in the Confederations Cup semifinal, as both sides have already clinched their ticket to the next round.
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Neymar With a Magic Goal & Assist Hides a Boring Match (Brazil vs Mexico)
Once again, Brazil were far from impressive in both their defending and composure on attack, but their big star, Neymar, showed once again the kind of quality he has, with another fantastic volley goal in the 9th minute and a magical assist in the final minute, giving Jo another garbage time goal to sink Mexico out of the Confederations Cup.
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2013 Confederations Cup – Brazil vs Mexico Predictions
And still, 14 players who featured on both sides in the London Olympics last year, a gold-medal match won by Mexico 2-1, will be available to play in Frotaleza. Mexico also won the previous encounter between the senior sides (2-0) a year ago in Texas.
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Brazil – Neymar Couldn’t Have Wished For a Better Start
Neymar scored a fantastic opening goal as Brazil avoided any trouble in their Confederations Cup opener, and despite the usual critiquing expecting the Selecao to play some version of sublime football, compared to the road leading up to the tournament, they couldn’t have gotten something better.
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Neymar Scores the Perfect Goal to Kick Off Confederations Cup (Brazil vs Japan)
Brazil enjoyed a comfortable opening-match to the confederations cup, beating Japan 3-0 with a wonderful opening goal from Neymar, followed by second half strikes from Paulinho and a quality finisher from Jo, making it look like their performance was a lot more brilliant than it really was.
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Confederations Cup – Brazil vs Japan Predictions
While Brazil have been quite successful in this tournament in recent years (winning in 2005 and 2009), the main goal awaits 12 months from now. But after such a disappointing campaign of friendly matches, putting on a good performance in the confederations cup, beginning with a win over the very difficult Japan, is the only way to avoid mountains of pressure from the demanding fans & press.
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Neymar Needs to be The Star of the Confederations Cup
The first stage of making Neymar the biggest footballing star in the world is completed with his move to Barcelona. The next one is fulfilling his potential with the Brazilian national team, aiming to win the world cup on their home soil, hoping that the Confederations Cup will be a way to get out of the downward spiral they’ve entered.
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Squads for the 2013 Confederations Cup
Despite not being the most important of tournament, the favorites to win the Confederations Cup in 2013, a preparation drill for the World Cup in Brazil in 12 months, are all sending their strongest squads. The champions and host nation, Brazil, play in Group A with Japan, Mexico and Italy. In Group B, world and European champions Spain play with Uruguay, Tahiti and Nigeria.