Confederations Cup Final: Brazil fight back to claim title
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Brazil produced a stunning second-half comeback to beat USA 3-2 and retain the Confederations Cup.
Having knocked out Spain in the semi-finals, USA looked set for another huge upset at Ellis Park in Johannesburg after taking a 2-0 lead into the half-time interval.
Fulham ace Clint Dempsey volleyed home the opener on 10 minutes before Landon Donovan finished off some nice passing play with Charlie Davies on a fast counterattack in the 27th minute.
Brazil got back into the game within the opening 60 seconds of the second half when Luís Fabiano collected a pass from Ramires before turning and shooting past Tim Howard.
Fabiano added a tournament-leading fifth to equalise on 74 minutes as he headed home from close range after Robinho's close-range effort came back off the bar.
Then Lúcio headed a dramatic winner six minutes from time to complete a stirring comeback by the Samba stars.
Lineups:
United States: Howard; Spector, DeMerit, Onyewu, Bocanegra; Dempsey, Clark (Casey 88), Donovan, Davies; Altidore (Bornstein 75), Feilhaber (Klejstan 75)
Brazil: Júlio César; Maicon, Luisão, Lúcio, André Santos (Daniel Alves 66); Felipe Melo, Gilberto Silva; Ramires (Elano 67), Kaká; Robinho, Luís Fabiano
United States v Brazil goal & highlights
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Having knocked out Spain in the semi-finals, USA looked set for another huge upset at Ellis Park in Johannesburg after taking a 2-0 lead into the half-time interval.
Fulham ace Clint Dempsey volleyed home the opener on 10 minutes before Landon Donovan finished off some nice passing play with Charlie Davies on a fast counterattack in the 27th minute.
Brazil got back into the game within the opening 60 seconds of the second half when Luís Fabiano collected a pass from Ramires before turning and shooting past Tim Howard.
Fabiano added a tournament-leading fifth to equalise on 74 minutes as he headed home from close range after Robinho's close-range effort came back off the bar.
Then Lúcio headed a dramatic winner six minutes from time to complete a stirring comeback by the Samba stars.
Lineups:
United States: Howard; Spector, DeMerit, Onyewu, Bocanegra; Dempsey, Clark (Casey 88), Donovan, Davies; Altidore (Bornstein 75), Feilhaber (Klejstan 75)
Brazil: Júlio César; Maicon, Luisão, Lúcio, André Santos (Daniel Alves 66); Felipe Melo, Gilberto Silva; Ramires (Elano 67), Kaká; Robinho, Luís Fabiano
| 2 - 3 |
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| Clint Dempsey 10 | Luís Fabiano 46 | |||||||
| Landon Donovan 27 | Luís Fabiano 74 | |||||||
| Lúcio 84 |
United States v Brazil goal & highlights
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