Brazil embarrassed by Venezuela in friendly

scotsman.com     Jun 8, 2008            

VENEZUELA produced two superb first-half goals to stun Brazil 2-0 in a friendly on Friday, their first ever win against the footballing giants. Giancarlo Maldonado struck in the fifth minute and Ronald Vargas notched the second just before half time to embarrass Brazil, who had averaged more than four goals a game in winning the previous 17 meetings between the sides. The full article contains 69 words and appears in Scotland On Sunday... [read full story]                    

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Friend Scores For Canada In International Friendly With Brazil

cstv.com     Jun 5, 2008          

After leading the German second division in scoring this year with Borussia Mönchengladbach, former UC Santa Barbara standout striker Rob Friend made headlines again when he scored a goal for the Canadian National Team in an...                    

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Venezeula beats Brazil, 2-0

dallasnews.com     Jun 7, 2008          

Associated Press FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – Giancarlo Maldonado and Ronald Vargas scored first-half goals to lead Venezuela to a surprisingly easy 2-0 exhibition victory over Brazil on Friday night. Brazil coach Dunga changed his...                    

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Venezeula beats Brazil 2-0

iht.com     Jun 7, 2008          

Exhibition or not, Venezuelans are proud. Giancarlo Maldonado and Ronald Vargas scored first-half goals to lead Venezuela to a surprisingly easy 2-0 exhibition victory over Brazil on Friday night. Brazil was unbeaten in the...                    

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Maldonado, Vargas lead Venezuela to 2-0 maiden win over Brazil in friendly

iht.com     Jun 7, 2008          

Giancarlo Maldonado and Ronald Vargas scored first-half goals and Venezuela beat Brazil 2-0 for the first time with surprising ease in a friendly on Friday. Brazil coach Dunga used a new starting lineup — except for Robinho,...                    

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Venezuela beats Brazil while no one's looking

soccerblog.com     Jun 7, 2008          

All eyes are on Basel in Switzerland as Euro 2008 gets underway in a few hours.Venezuela took the opportunity to slip two goals past Brazil while they were thus distracted.It was the first time that they have ever managed to...                    

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Venezuela gets 2-0 maiden win over Brazil in friendly

foxsports.com     Jun 7, 2008          

Updated: June 7, 2008, 3:51 AM EST Comment FOXBOROUGH, Massachusetts (AP) - Giancarlo Maldonado and Ronald Vargas scored first-half goals and Venezuela beat Brazil 2-0 for the first time with surprising ease in a friendly on...                    

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Brazil booed off in Venezuela defeat

cnn.com     Jun 7, 2008          

Venezuela beat Brazil 2-0 in friendly for the first time in 18 matches Giancarlo Maldonado and Ronald Vargas score first-half goals in the U.S. Five-time world champions Brazil ranked second in the world Venezuela, ranked 63rd,...                    

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Venezuela pulls upset over Brazil

bostonherald.com     Jun 7, 2008          

Win sends nation’s spirits soaring By John Connolly Saturday, June 7, 2008 - Added 4m ago FOXBORO - Seventeen times Venezuela’s national soccer team had gone up against Brazil - and had come away empty-handed each time. Last...                    

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Robinho headlines Brazil U-23's

sbs.com.au     Jun 7, 2008          

Real Madrid star Robinho was among 12 overseas-based players named by Brazil coach Dunga to play in a warm-up game for the Olympics on June 22. Brazil are yet to announce an opponent or venue for the game, but that did not stop...                    

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Brazil 0 - Venezuela 2. Wake up call?

wspsoccer.com     Jun 7, 2008          

Yes, this is the first time Brazil loses a match to South American rival Venezuela. In the Gillette Stadium in Boston, on a game that lacked creativity, passion and good sense, Brazil watched a very much alive and skillful...                    

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