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27/06 - Puerto Ordaz - Group B
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this would the first game,we should trash them

ok beat them,we trashed them in the last copa

Time to beat the crap out of brazil once more.

more likely to have a draw in this match.

I haven't seen Mexico play in a while,can't tell and I don't know about this brasil team much
how come we always draw Mexico ?

is always a friendly between brazil and mexico, good treatment of the ball and tactics
when we step on the pedal, we are able to compete but when your boys step on the gas
we get cold swets, sometimes we do it first and manage to score, if we are lucky more than once
then your boys start running and sometimes we manage to hold on to the win...
Brazil B team always plays better agaist us than the starters, they all need to prove
something and run from the begining, just like last copa.
unless we play at azteca of course ...

very true,Mexico is very unpredictable when playing Brasil

it will be interesting , we should win it

Reasons?

mexico/brasil is always interesting

can't wait for the copa now, alot of skills should be done in this one a good quality football match

Dunga wary of Mexico threat
June 25, 2007

ANZOATEGUI, Venezuela (Ticker) - Brazil coach Dunga believes Mexico will hold a crucial advantage over his side when they meet in the Copa America.

Mexico, which is the Selecao's first opponents in Group B, also has been competing in the Gold Cup - losing Sunday's final 2-1 to the United States - and Dunga claims this will mean el Tricolor is more prepared heading into the tournament.

"Mexico are competing now - that is an advantage," he said. "Some teams work for an entire year and don't achieve anything. We have been practicing for the last 10 days only."

Mexico coach Hugo Sanchez has been unable to name his first-choice 22-man squad however, after three players - PSV Eindhoven's Carlos Salcido and Stuttgart duo Ricardo Osorio and Pavel Pardo - asked not to be included in the final list.

"We asked him (Sanchez) not to name us as we needed some time to rest - we didn't have a vacation after the World Cup," Pardo said.

"I don't want any doubts - I want to play the Champions League with Stuttgart," Osorio said. "I haven't had a vacation for five years and that has led to ankle injuries more than once."

Salcido, meanwhile, would prefer to spend time with his family than participate in the tournament.

"I asked him (Sanchez) to understand that even though I have had time to rest, I feel exhausted," Salcido said. "I'm not enjoying it and it takes a lot of work for me to be 100 percent. It's better to step aside and leave the place for someone else."

Also in Group B, Chile is beginning to shape its team ahead of the opener against Ecuador with coach Nelson Acosta fielding a forward line of Matias Fernandez, Mark Gonzalez, Humberto Suazo and Reinaldo Navia in training.

"We have to play the three games to the death and I trust the team to have a good tournament," Acosta explained.

"Against Ecuador we are going to see how the team works, but Brazil is a very different prospect and maybe we will have to make some changes to the lineup."

Ecuador is yet to arrive in Venezuela ahead of the tournament, which kicks off on Tuesday.

However, its final preparations did not go to plan with the squad suffering a 3-1 defeat at the hands of Colombia on Saturday.

Updated on Monday, Jun 25, 2007 11:20 am EDT

Hugo needs a big win after loosing to the USA as well as the players hungry for a good performance, this match is getting more interesting by the minute.

is it the same team that lost to USA in the copa america? Union

will be a great match, gonna watch, want to see anderson play

pretty much, minus 2 defenders and 1 midd.

Hope Borgetti and Guardado get better from the injuries they got at the USA game for this, but I doubt they will.

How do you think brazil will lineup?

have not been folowing Brazil´s training for the copa america, but looks like it will be this team against Mexico

Helton;Juan,Naldo;Maicon,Gilberto;Gilberto Silva,Mineiro;Diego,Elano;Robinho & Wagner Love

wagner love is useless,disgrace to yellow shirt

I'll definately be cheering brazil on in this tournament. Particularly if anderson plays

normally Brazil should win that one
still ya never know in football
Ronaldinho and Kaka's absence shouldn't paralyze the team
imo this aint the best Mexico we've seen...they were much better under the last coach, i.e. Lavolpe

I think this is going to be a cracking game, Mexico do look a very good NT and any match with Brazil in will be good. I'll be watching this tonight without a doubt.

Brazil v Mexico Preview

Ze Roberto retiring was a serious blow as he's been the best player in Brasil this year and could've used his experience to help out the younger players. It's going to be hard to score against a determined Mejico with Wagner Love up front.

Copa-Mexico arrive in crisis, reports of splits

By Brian Homewood

PUERTO LA CRUZ, Venezuela, June 26 (Reuters) - Mexico have arrived at the Copa America in crisis following yet another defeat to the United States and amid reports of splits in the dressing-room.

Mexico kick off their Copa America campaign against Brazil in Puerto Ordaz on Wednesday and the clash with the defending champions could not come at a worse possible moment for coach Hugo Sanchez.

The former Real Madrid striker spent the previous three years sniping at his predecessor Ricardo La Volpe and promising to turn Mexico into world beaters.

But those claims sounded very hollow in this month's Gold Cup as Mexico needed extra-time to beat eight-man Costa Rica in the quarter-finals, then struggled to a 1-0 win over Caribbean islanders Guadeloupe in the semis.

To cap it all, they then lost yet again to the United States in Sunday's final in Chicago, leaving the U.S. unbeaten in their last nine home games against the Mexicans.

Two Mexican newspapers took it as a personal failure for Sanchez, who repeatedly promised beforehand that Mexico's team would reflect his own winning personality.

"Hugo fails at the Gold Cup" and "Hugo, you're not approved," said La Jornada and Record respectively.

Mexico were greeted by a torrential downpour as they arrived in Venezuela on Tuesday, missing European-based Carlos Salcido, Ricardo Osorio and Pavel Pardo.

The trio all pulled out of the competition last week, claiming they were tired after a long season.

DIVIDED CAMP

But the Mexican media interpreted their withdrawl as a sign that the camp was split into "La Volpists" -- admirers of the former coach -- and "Hugoists".

Salcido, Osorio and Pardo were all key players under La Volpe and are all widely regarded as being admirers of the Argentine, who is now coaching Velez Sarsfield in his homeland.

In fact, the shadow of La Volpe is looming ever larger over Sanchez.

La Volpe has tended to keep a low profile in the last few months, avoiding the temptation to renew hostilities with his personal rival, but on Sunday was busy giving radio and television interviews.

"He always said he understood the Mexican football environment," La Volpe said. "Now he has to turn a blind eye, to be intelligent and work positively with his team."

La Volpe is also reported to have phoned some of his former disciples last week to give them advice.

Earlier this year, Sanchez set his team two objectives: to win the Gold Cup and reach the semi-finals of the Copa America.

A second failure could mean that this dream of coaching his country ends up being a very short one.

Updated on Tuesday, Jun 26, 2007 9:28 am EDT

Borgetti will miss the whole competition, how much will Mexico miss his presence in the air do you think?

It's time for the young guns to get burned, Borgetti has been great but it's time to move on...

wont be in this thread when the match begins because my tv is too far away from my pc but if Brazil score i will pop in for Union

U'll be wating my friend

all are up now for the national anthems

the sound didn't come out for some reason

game will start anyway

I might not wait that long though... for what I can see right now, Hugo has decided to leave Oswaldo Sanchez on the bench
WTF !!!
now his gone fucking mad !

No National Anthems for Mexico x Brazil ..

is the game started ? I am still at work

just started

goal...
DIEGOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

was a great play by Robinho but Diego's goal offside

fucking ref that was not offside.....

thats acctually not good for us...
this mexican team never played together before and it's never good to put up
an improvised team agaist the verde amarella ...

way offside dude

it was genuine goal

good header by Alex, just wide.

that was close Alex' header almost a goal

Corner Kick for Brazil.

Who is Elano?

nice "Chilena:" by Robinho over the bar.

spectacular bicycle kick by Robinho

GGGGGGGGGGGGOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL !!!!!!!!!!!!


Golazo !!