DN FRIDAY, JULY 9, 2010

Factfile for World Cup finalist Brazil 1962 Results leading scorer with five goals and on verge of special Persie (Arsenal/ENG) ST 10 (Inter First round ‘double’ having helped win Champions Milan/ITA) MD 11 (Bayern Munich/GER) June 14 At (Soccer City) Denmark 2-0 League Arjen Robben (Bayern Munich/GER) - snatched ST 12 (Stuttgart/GER) DF 13 André June 19 At Durban Japan 1-0 decisive third goal against Uruguay with his head which Ooijer (PSV) DF 14 (Ajax) MD 15 June 24 At Cameroon 2-1 makes a change as most come via deadly left boot (Celtic/SCO) DF 16 Robin Persie (Arsenal/ENG) - brushed off claims of (Utrecht) GK 17 (Hamburg/GER) ST 18 Stijn Second round unhappiness with coaches to lead line superbly as lone Schaars (Alkmaar) MD 19 (Liverpool/ENG) June 28 At Durban Slovakia 2-1 striker in 4-5-1 formation ST 20 (PSV) MD 21 Klaas-Jan Huntelaar (AC Milan/ITA) ST 22 (Twente) GK 23 Quarter-final Captain (Real /ESP) MD July 2 At Port Elizabeth Brazil 2-1 Coach World ranking - 4 Squad Previous appearances 1934 - first round, 1938 - first Semi-final (figure indicates shirt number) round, 1974 - runners-up, 1978 - runners-up, 1990 - sec- July 6 At Cape Town Uruguay 3-2 1 (Ajax) GK 2 Gregory van der ond round, 1994 - quarter-finals, 1998 - fourth, 2006 - Scorers Wiel (Ajax) DF 3 (Everton/ENG) DF 4 second round 5 - Wesley Sneijder 2 - Arjen Robben 1 - , (Hamburg/GER) DF 5 Giovanni van Record , Klaas-Jan Huntelaar, Giovanni van Bronckhorst () DF 6 (Bay- Played: 42 Won: 22 Drew: 10 Lost: 10 Bronckhorst Own goal Daniel Agger (DEN) ern Munich/GER) MD 7 Dirk Kuyt (Liverpool/ENG) ST 8 Record win South Korea 5-0 (1998) Key players Wesley Sneijder (Inter Milan/ITA) - joint (Manchester City/ENG) MD 9 Robin van Record loss Czechoslovakia 0-3 (1938) Uruguay 1930 1938

Italy 1934 England 1966 FR 1954

Uruguay 1950 Brazil 1970 Brazil 1958

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