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Germany vs Brazil: History-making final in Women's World Cup(Xinhua)
Updated: 2007-09-30 09:26
Many foreign coaches and experts dubbed Marta as the person who could make all the difference. Sunday's final will be the sixth head-to-head between Germany and Brazil at senior level. The previous five matches resulted in three German wins and two draws. In World Cup history, Germany and Brazil met twice: in 1995, Germany won 6-1, in 1999 they drew 3-3, both at group stage. In Olympic Games, they tied 1-1 in the first round in 1996 and Germany won both matches in 2000 (2-1 and 2-0), the latter being the Bronze Medal match. The only win by a Brazilian women's team was at the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Canada 2002 where they won 1-0 at group stage but lost to Germany two weeks later in the third-place playoff on penalties. Germany's road to the final saw 11-0 win over Argentina, 0-0 tie with England, 2-0 win over Japan in Group A, 3-0 win over DPR Korea in the quarter-final and 3-0 win over Norway in the semi-final. Brazil's road witnessed a 5-0 win over New Zealand, 4-0 win over hosts China, 1-0 win over Denmark in Group D, 3-2 win over Australia in the quarter-final and 4-0 win over the two-time champions United States. |
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