Final - Brazil v Spain Match of the Day Live

are delivered in so many different ways. Spectacular foot hole, rest

taking cold, superstars at the top of their game and now the dream

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final, Brazil against all conquering trio but a lot of people are away so

we have Alan Hansen and Alan Shearer and the alley. What we do have is

the final lap most people wanted. Basically it is the dream final

because you have Brazil in Brazil, , , imagination and flair against the

Spanish who have been on top of world football for the last four

years. You are close to guaranteed goals. This is a game that is set up

dutifully. These two nations has hardly ever played each other.

which is quite strange. I think Brazil is going to win. I think they

had an extra day off. They played in much fresher place than when --

where Spain played. Physical conditions are important. But Spain

have played one game less in the sense that they played to reserves

against Tahiti. That is true but I think in this tournament the

physical condition and the fairness of the players is paramount. I think

there was a similar situation for Spain when they beat Portugal on

penalties and it was a bit of a poor performance, as it was the other

night against Italy. The game should have been overweight but they came

back and fought and got through on penalties. -- been over with. With

the experience that still have had in this tournament and the

confidence that they have picked up it will stand them in good stead for

what this tournament is about, next year and the World Cup. Spain the

poor against Italy but there was a huge factor and Spain have become

breeding to getting the job done. The Brazilian side is exactly the

same as the one that started in the last game. Scolari is not a dreamer,

he is a right Matic manager. He is trying to build a team that is

pragmatic and effective. And a team where talent and creativity are

balanced high-power and hard work. I think he knows better than anyone

else that a spectacular team can excite supporters but the solid ones

will win the tournament. And they are a young team said this

tournament will have stood them in good stead for next year. David

Silva was disappointing in the last match. I think because of the heap

they were lethargic and the passing was not precise. Defensively they

were poor. To win the game tonight they will have to play a lot better.

As far as Brazil are concerned, I have been disappointed with them.

This is the grand finale to a tournament that has gone way beyond

expectations. They came from far-away. To find these shores.It

is not just a game but a way of life. Football is how we express

expect tension. Throughout our country, we celebrate these games.

Quite, quite brilliant! And Tahiti have scored! What a fantastic

moment. Italy were expected to win and cruise through. How about that?

71,000 to beat, and he has listed! celebration of life. Neymar has done

it again. A celebration of skill. Jordi Alba through everybody to

score! Italy have a chance. And the equaliser! Saved by the keeper! And

Uruguay score and silence the stadium. Brazil had to reopen. --

head to re-enter De Niro. And Spain are through. The party will

continue. Of the field, things have been equally as explicit in all

sorts of ways. Here is the BBC South American football correspondent.

is the matched the world has wanted to see but we have seems that FIFA

did not want to see. I think it is optimistic time for Brazil.

country is changing. It is being made on better terms for the

citizens. But as far of the World Cup is concerned I think we have

droppings. Sepp Blatter says the image of his organisation has not

been damaged by the demonstrations. I think he may be living in a

parallel universe. Fair enough, a lot of the mistakes that have been

made have been mistakes by Brazil. Brazil was not forced to stage the

World Cup, it asked to do it. But the relationship between FIFA and

the host nation is coming under the spotlight. It looks very one sided

when FIFA make all the money from the sale of TV right and make

demands on the host nation. Before the semi-final, the Brazil coach

says he wants the people of Brazil to unite behind this ambitious

country yet last night he refused to comment on the protests. That tells

you what his focus is on, it is on winning this game. The protest

movement has used it to build a bond between the team and the terraces.

But now, over the next 90 minutes, the focus for Scolari is totally on

beating the world champions. Do you think Brazil will be staging the

World Cup next year? I think it will, but I think we will have

robins. All the other areas of the protest movement, the covenant can

offer concessions. It is difficult to see where the government can

offer concessions on the public spending for the World Cup because

the money has already spent. It is increasingly becoming the front-line

of the protest movement. Once again, protesters marching to this

stadium but there is a ring of steel around that America now with

hundreds of riot police on stand-by. -- around the stadium. So far,

demonstrations have reportedly been peaceful. There is a huge security

operation underway with riot police preventing protesters from entering

a exclusion zone. We are getting close to the most eagerly awaited

Confederations Cup final in years. Even the locals appreciate the way

for the old. -- the way they play football. Spain changed mentality. I

need the ball, I want the ball, I have to play like them, because they

have the talent to play like them. I do not think they are in that level

yet but perhaps in a year they can respects but style of football that

Spain play. Have you seen any sign of them emulating that? I think

Scolari is trying to build the complete team. Look at them now,

they are learning how to defend, a new way of defending. You defend

forward, you put the opponents immediately under pressure and if

you win the ball back in that area you can immediately create a

goal-scoring opportunity. To do that, you need legs and a big heart

and power. It can be quite risky sometimes because if you've missed

the ball, and if they go through the first initial Drescher, then you are

exposed. It is something that has worked for Spain and for Barcelona.

They will have looked at the video from Italy the other night and how

Italy caused problems. Italy pressed Spain higher pitch and won the ball

back and in the end it was Spain that were getting further and back

towards their own goal. Be interesting if they both play that

If the Spanish play well I don't think anyone will pass the Spanish.

For me, Brazil, there is a mistake in there. We have said before that

the Brazilians, the way they defend, there is traditionally always a

mistake there. I do not think they are good enough going forward. They

have a few players will are massively overrated and I don't

think they can play the same way as the 1970 team or the 1982 team.

of our BBC team of recent years has been plying his stride in Rio de

Janeiro. Nice to meet you. Thank you for taking the time to talk to

us. We have the final, Brazil v Spain, that the world wants to see.

They are the world champions and the host. They could not get any

better. Italy deserved something more I would say. But Spain is a

great squad and I applaud them for keeping it up. It is the 4th

tournament they are performing this great. It is a lot of respect that

they should get from everybody because it is not easy. What do you

think Felipe Scolari will do to combat the Spanish midfield?

think they will stop the first half in a very strong way. 120 minutes,

penalties, the weather, condition, Spain, Brazil had one day more to

recover and a thin one tactic will be to try and force a goal in the

first half of. I think when Spain is in difficulty is when the team

tries to pressure them very high and and that is what Brazil has

been doing in almost all the matches. The Confederation Cup is

not so important that, look at how they celebrated a win against Italy,

the Spanish players. They are the actual world Cup winners and they

were so happy to get into their final. The prestige of playing

against the big teams. This is a tournament where if you can bring

it home, you will enter in the World Cup with a little bit more

confidence. One man who was always going to be under the microscope at

this tournament was Neymar, while he is small enough! He has not

disappointed. We have visited the club he is leaving behind.

This is Santos, where Neymar's talent was nurtured to grow from

boy wonder to superstar. They have seen it all before because it is

not just home to Santos and to Neymar but it will always be home

to Palais. -- Pele. When he played for Brazil he was 16

or 17. He went to Stockholm. He had many great players around him. Now

Neymar is at the top and nobody is around him. Therefore Neymar is

finding it difficult. Playing as Brazil's main player is a big thing

for a 20-year-old, it is a lot of pressure. How much of a difference

has it made that he scored such a great goal after three minutes of

the first game? He was not playing at the Neville that he can play.

People started to criticise. -- at the level that he can play. Once

the team is playing well then he can show his talent. He is a

different level than the footballers in Brazil. Do you feel

going to Barcelona is the right thing for his career and the Right

Club and the right time at 21? think so. I think it will be good

for him and could form Barcelona and also good for Brazil. In

Barcelona it is probably the best team for him now. They will match

with the way that he plays and it will be fantastic for every one.

How much pressure is he under now because of the Confederations Cup

and also the World Club in a year. -- World Cup. I think he can play

fantastically. He is already very prepared to do that. He is very

young but he is prepared for the pressure because normally in Brazil

the footballers play under pressure. I think that he is going to mature

and the team will be different this time. They will be hard to beat in

one year. He is a fantastic player. He has everything to be one of the

best players in the world. Pele played his last match on this pitch

and people still come to a pilgrimage to where he played, will

they do the same for Neymar? If he is the star of the show next year

at the World Cup, you can bet that they will. There hears, warming up

for the game tonight. He has been elected at times in the tournament

and occasionally looked as if he has an have electric shock but he

is a talent. He has fantastic ability. When you talk about

technique, right foot and left foot, the goals that he has scored, the

set plays, he is an enormous talent. If absolutely. I has been very

impressed. I know he is a bit of a show-off and he died still easily

sometimes, he must have Italian blood in his veins! Hughes said

that! I think he is very smart and he has got one dimension. In this

instance he could have gone past is a Fender -- defender and tried to

shoot but he slowed down and by doing that he forced three players

to move to trying closing-down and then they basically ended up being

out of position and he knows he can take them on, all of them, in one

go and he goes past them very easily. With that he creates a

situation the penalty box because a central defender has to come out to

close him down and it is to again - - two against one so it is a quick

pass for a simple tap-in. A bearing in mind he had not played so well

or scalding games leading up to this tournament but after three

minutes in the first game he score that tremendous volley, that would

have given him a huge confidence. He has got the talent and the

ability as well as pace which is fantastic. He is likely. Looking at

Spain and Brazil they have both, the centre forward. Fernando Torres

is a in and there is a lot of talk that he might play the dummy nine

position. They didn't on this occasion. That is the problem may

have got. I think there will be goals tonight because they are in a

attacking line-up for both teams. They love to get their forwards --

their full-backs forward. This could have been a goal. Martello is

moving forward with no thought of what is behind them. Just look at

the space that is left behind. There is Alves in the middle there.

He is trying his hardest to get back. He brings it there and this

basis there where mobs cello has left its -- Marcello. This is a

long ball. Where is he here? A quick flick on. Balotelli is on the

halfway line and that is so long that tick -- kick in. The has to go

in and close him down, surely but he is watching and eventually there

is a very good finish. But there are problems. David Luiz, I think

is a very good football but not a good defender. He will give

defences and what is he doing here? They are right in front of the

referee and it is an act silly referee and it is an act silly

penalty and the referee saw it and write the gave a penalty and this

is the goal that they conceded against Uruguay in Brazil. Several

attempts to try and get rid of the ball. The first one does not quite

clear it at all. It is still lingering around. Server has a

chance to get rid of it there and tries to play to Marcello and it

does not work. -- Silva. Defensively Brazil are good. --

Brazil have quite a problem. Nanda Thomas Todd not run their. It

is a poor ball and if it is better than they would have been in

trouble. -- Fernando Torres he just stopped in the middle of the golem

stops running. The Italians should have four or five. Neymar is a

brilliant cross of the ball and he plays a fair play. You're doing

your best there to avoid talking about centre-forwards and moving on

to the fullbacks in defensive situations as you tend to. I was

just talking another two strikers and you have Fernando Torres

playing he was not expected to play and you also have Fred. You like

and you also have Fred. You like him, don't you? I do. There are two

types of centre-forward, the type that breaks the runs forward behind

the defenders and always -- in order to get the shooting and

scoring, like Fernando Torres and yourself, although you have a

better percentage than him. The other type, like Alan and myself,

that do that but they also make different runs, they come to the

ball and they get the ball from the fielders and then they give it back

to them so they shooter. Maybe not as expected! I think Fred is not

perfect anime the others look a lot better. Maybe not as effective!

Don't Like Fred at all, I think he is massively overrated. The other

one I don't like his help. I fancy the Spanish strongly. -- Holt. --

Hulk. It is almost time, Brazil versus

Spain, does it get any better than Hour, day tours at the Maracana are

Mark Lawrenson and join their brief. Good evening from the fabled

Maracana. It is due to host the World Cup final next year. Now the

scene for what has been termed the dream of final dress rehearsal.

Problems in Brazil go on and need to be a rest -- addressed but there

is delighted that have this competition has been received and

have it has been played. Star players giving their best and

giving us some great games and some glorious goals. This promises more

of the same. Something to enjoy however old you are. Five times

world champions against the current world champions. A test of how much

Brazil will need to do to be genuine contenders next year and

maybe the one big test about the Spanish team has yet to face. These

great football nations have not met since 1999. Brazil have not been

beaten on homes sold -- soil since 2002 and only twice ever in

competitive games at the Maracana. The atmosphere has been building,

with people around the ground all day long. It is 7pm local time.

Around a two hours ago the stadium started to fail. An incredibly

partisan film was going around the ground. -- parties and field. There

was a concert with some Brazilian pop stars. It was really excitable.

We will get to the national anthems in a moment and you will rarely

have heard anything like what you will here when the people start

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# Ouviram do Ipiranga as margens placidas.

# De um povo heroico o brado # Ouviram do Ipiranga as margens

placidas. # De um povo heroico o brado

retumbante. # E o sol da Liberdade, em raios

fulgidos. # Brilhou no ceu da Patria nesse

instante. # Se o penhor dessa igualdade.

# Conseguimos conquistar com braco forte.

# Em teu seio, o Liberdade. # Desafia o nosso peito a propria

morte! # O Patria amada.

# Idolatrada. # Salve! Salve!

# Brasil, um sonho intenso, um raio vivido.

# De amor e de esperanca a terra desce.

# Se em teu formoso ceu, risonho e limpido.

# A imagem do Cruzeiro resplandece. # Gigante pela propria natureza.

# Es belo, es forte, impavido colosso.

# E o teu futuro espelha essa grandeza.

# Terra adorada. # Entre outras mil.

# Es tu, Brasil. # O Patria amada!

# Dos filhos deste solo. # Es mae gentil.

# Patria amada. teams. An unchanged team for Brazil.

The side that started three of their four matches in the group

competition. We have a Dutch referee, Bjorn Kuipers. It is only a

surprise in the sense that FIFA would not generally appoint someone

from the same continent that is involved but it has been a feeling

that the European officials have performed at the highest level. He

is assisted by three of his countrymen. There is one change for

Spain. Add case Davitt Silver and incomes Juan Mata who came onto very

good effect against Italy -- David Silva. After reports that he was

petite, Xavi place yet again for Spain. After that fantastic

rendition of the Brazilian national anthems they are playing against 12

man. It was sensational. The hairs on the back of your neck standing

up. Brazil have done that every time they have played at this

competition. Turned the music down and let the people take over. We are

ready to go in the 20 13th Confederations Cup final. And it is

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advantage when Torres was brought going to end a run of nine games

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scrappy as goals that we have seen in the competition. Poked home

either number nine for Brazil. Brazil conceded a scrappy kill

against Uruguay -- scrappy goal. Fred was just lying on the floor and

it sat out for him. Piquet is all over the place and Alvaro Arbeloa is

all over the place. You would not lead that the Spanish defence could

should be -- Fred should be in the team at Scolari has wrought in back

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team at Scolari has wrought in back and got to in the previous game

against Italy. And scoring on this ground as he did against England

four weeks ago in the 2-2 draw. Strange to think that the last

defeat for both of these teams were against England with winners from

Arbeloa was about to tackle Neymar and realised he was not going to get

the ball and managed to pull out. They cannot blame tiredness and

yet, after that epic semi-final that they played in the heat against

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sure about that. When the ball came ten in all three of results group

games. He's only 21. Such pressure on young shoulders. But he can play,

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missed by a whisker. He should have scored, a fantastic opportunity.

came off the heel of Alvaro Arbeloa. He had all the goal to aim at.

was a touch of good fortune in the approach and a lovely flick from

going to have a word. With the Chelsea and Spain number nine.

opportunities to Nigeria a couple of games ago and memorably to Italy on

Thursday. Italy could have been out of sight by the break. I think with

Spain, with the way they have started with Pedro Rodriguez down

the right in front of Alvaro Arbeloa and he is not very good defensively

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and they are getting found out down up with only a minute played. It

push for words. -- forwards. It is very clever Brazil to get the ball

deep players. What does Pedro do? Is back to looking at Marcelo for

nearly it did that. -- Paulinho. is great pressing from Brazil.

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Absolutely brilliant. So they are spells of Spain possession and

pressure. Look how hard Alves is working to get the ball back from

his colleague. Hulk is having the best game of the tournament for him.

Yes, but that is not too difficult because he was not really sure

where the ball was. -- Given. now. That is all the tears. -- that

is all it is. Neymar through and fell on the contact. He does that.

He certainly does. Spain lost the ball. That was 25 yards away from

Brazil's goal. I have nothing that before. He did not lose the ball.

Arbeloa made sure that he would not lose Neymar. You can see the ball

in all its glory. That is the other side of him. Not that that excuses

Arbeloa taking them out. Within the in Birchills half way line it

cannot really be deemed an obvious goalscoring opportunity. I am not

sure anybody will catch him. When you have got him running through it

is not clear. He was miles from any other Spanish player. That tears

why the players were so upset that bowels by Sergio Ramos. Both

players were her buy-back collision. The referee was instructing that

the ball be put out. -- both players were hurt by that collusion.

I think they just ran into each other. I do not know who fouled who

and he has not been sent off yet. Best behaviour. He has not even

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was not able to find the run. thought he might just come inside

and have a shot actually. Cesar has had nothing to do at all. He had

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already been busy by this stage in Iniesta. Cesar finally had for me

tonight. Five goals at the tournament and four of those were

against tough ET.. -- Tahiti. You can see why Cesar thought he

had to say that. Yes, that would look good in a magazine. There is

it free kick much to the stages of the tournament was the

Brazil left-back. He has done very well. That is a late challenge.

That was Oscar. Sergio Ramos is in. There is a problem for Arbeloa. It

seems to be his back. -- Busquets. How could you put him? He looks

like a choirboy! There is not match -- there is not much of them but

Oscar and Neymar get stuck in when media about Barcelona top staff

next year. They have a new big same confidence stroking the ball

bounced to Beyene -- Spain is it? It is not the swaggering Brazil

either, it is a get Stuckey in Brazil. It is working well for them.

surely? Yes, he is. It is Sergio Ramos. Xavi has left the door open

for him to have a go. He should first half. 1-0 to Brazil. A long

way to go but that was friend's goal. At the moment they are on

their way to a third successive Confederations Cup triumph. They

came from 2-0 down in the final in South Africa last year against the

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USA. 4-1 victors against Argentina controlled it well but he could not

find a finish this time. It was very good, wasn't he? He basically

told his team-mate where he wanted the ball with his movement. They

are not very tight, are they, I agree with Gianluca Vialli in

many ways, just the way he is asked to play within the width of the 18-

yard box as everybody else runs off with people like Neymar and Oscar

and Hulk, they all run off and he is the constant he stays there are

always available. How many goals has he scored? Let us see if

Fernando Torres can get one here. No, crowded out. He plaintively

looked towards the referee but snow. 15 goals for Brazil in 21 games now.

He had a good spell at Leigh on for a few years and now he is prolific

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back at her room. He is loved here, for Oscar. But it is just a warning

again. He is not going to get anywhere near the ball with that. It

should be a booking at the very League who doubt about David Louise

in the central defence, you will not find that doubt here in Brazil. He

seems to have grown in confidence as technical area and he is very

outside the box. They wanted a red again. It was Sergio Ramos and Oscar

went down. Collision or clever? think it was a collision. I think

think they should have been in the bath. You can't have bass in Brazil.

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takes away to war with the touch from Neymar but it was wasted in the

the story of the first half, a bit icky. But that seek herself.

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the tame finish from Fred. Spain giving away the ball some 70 yards

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from goal. Good safe from Iker and was miles above everybody. A

great ball in from Neymar. And a well timed run from Fred. Nothing

wrong with the strike apart from the fact that it was straight at Iker

foot in on all too many times. We cannot overstate the deafening sound

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inside this by Iverson to ground. # does not go anywhere near the

technical area. He is there all the once, Spain had three red shirted

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we have seen any Elvis come down in the way they have in doing?

humidity does not seem so bad here said Robert Lee longer than normal.

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half-time, as he did in the Italy Spain for Vicente del Bosque and

they have only lost two before. They have lost two out of 60 that are

really mattered since over 2006, an into the game. Brazil have been

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the rising national anthem, to score was great anticipation. He has

defended like that in every game. He doesn't know how he did it.

he doesn't. Xavi's corner. That is Fernando Torres and it is over.

That was a great ball by Mata, right into his path. One touch and

the left for the crops. Just bobbled a little bit which helped

him. It just comes up about six Revving we all thought that would

be a goal, didn't we? Take nothing away from that defending. A no, it

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straight to Casillas. Fred has done too many asking for it, either. No,

sits there. He reads the game P Mr Copa America through injury.

He has enjoyed it and risen dip -- Brazilian media for giving away a

penalty in the semi-final. onside and he landed at. Brazil's

boy wonder! Brazil 2-0. His whole movement was excellent originally.

He came to come in and bring Arbeloa but the little Exchange was

excellent as well. A great ball from Oscar. I think Arbeloa gave

him a bit too much room but even so. He waited, waited, waited and make

sure it was on. He was on and find with a great little ball at his

react. Now we have got to see a reaction from Spain. That long run-

in is in severe danger of being ended. Two minutes until the end of

the first half that has belonged to grisaille. So impressed with his

movement. So impressed. 21 years old with the football world at his

chant that has been round and it is translated for me as a, the

comes into play, if it does. Vincente del Bosque and his long-

time assistant have problems to except one and this is by far the

best they have been. And the worst Marcel was lucky but Player six

macro was still switched on. He has had a super half and Brazil have

had a dream half. A goal at the start by a thread and a goal at the

end pushed through by Neymar. of two goals for Brazil in the

first start their for Brazil. first start their for Brazil.

wonderful 40 minutes of football played in a wonderful atmosphere.

Brazil dominated throughout. Spain looked tired and you said Brazil

would win the 2-0 but you did not fire half-time but apart from

that... I have been so impressed by Brazil. They have been breathtaking

at times during the match. They outplayed Spain throughout the

pitch and they have been so aggressive, sometimes over-

aggressive. I have been very impressed with Player three macro

and Paulinho because they are not stereotype midfielders. -- Gustavo.

They could have done with an extra player and playing with a number

nine. As for you to? Is there any chance we can change our

predictions? Brazil have been magnificent. They have pressed and

worked hard and offensively they have been very good but what has

happened to the Spanish? Teams have press them before and it is always

one touch and go with consummate ease but tonight they have not even

passed the ball well. They can met mac -- they commit men forward and

then there organisation when they lose it is unbelievable. The big

thing for them is they are only two down when it could have been five.

It was a mirror image of the other night. Spain looked tired and Italy

and pass them. Brazil have out past them tonight and the big difference

was that Italy had chances and they did not take them but Brazil have

had chances and taken them. I was confident the other night that

Spain would get back into the game but after that first 45 tonight I

am not so sure because Brazil look much hungrier. They have only got

one player, Iniesta. How many times do you say that? Are a long time

ago you said that about Spain. It started with an unbelievable

atmosphere for the Brazilian national anthem. Let us just see

It really was quite something. It lead almost immediately to this

lead almost immediately to this lead almost immediately to this

incredible start for Brazil. The atmosphere.

atmosphere. As a player are

are hearing the crowd like that and the atmosphere is absolutely

electric and you get off to the start but you can argue all you

want with it the Spanish defending but to be fair to Fred as well, he

is on the deck and Arbeloa is all over the place and he finishes at.

Gianluca Vialli, that was a proper goal! He rides in the box late. He

is not standing still and he runs behind the back of Pique. Arbeloa

was having a nightmare. He is not having a clue how to handle the

other players. The performances of other players. The performances of

Arbeloa and Mata have been terrible. Yes, very below-par. Arguably one

of the greatest goal line clearance is you are ever likely to see from

Player six macro. That is as good as a goal. That is absolutely

brilliant defending. -- David Luiz. To get it over the bar was

absolutely sensational. epitomised the whole Brazilian

performance, their effort in the first half. I wonder if they can

carry on in the second half doing the same things they have done in

the first half because they played at an unbelievable tempo and they

must have used a lot of energy. would be brave if I said the

Spanish to get back into this but I am not a brave man. When you see

the national anthem like that and you can see that rise up and give

it their all and for 45 minutes they have been outstanding. It will

be great for next year. How fantastic! The Neymar goal is

important. It gives them an extra cushion. It was only a few minutes

after the goal line clearance from David Luiz. Neymar has Pique all

over. Arbeloa does not have a clue where he heads. That was a

brilliant finish. Left foot, power, he in the near post by the time the

goalkeeper has time to put his hands up it is in the back of the

net. Very intelligent way he got himself back onside just in time.

great touch and a great finisher and sometimes as a striker you are

taught to put it on the far post but sometimes if you hit it very

hard on the side that the goalkeeper is covering you might

catch him. If you hit it like that you can hit it anywhere. He is like

a rocket. Brazil were very impressive, not just in the sense

of their closing down but they had a chance after chance in the first

half. They have and Fred has been there and the way they have been

closing down, this is Spain on the attack and this is matter giving

the -- this is Mata giving the goal away and look at the desire of all

of them to get into the box. If there were any doubts about Neymar

before this tournament those doubts have been answered because that was

brilliant. Fred should have scored, another chance there. A free header

another chance there. A free header from the corner. How many times

have we seen the Spanish in possession -- possession and losing

and then Brazil scoring. It was time and time again. This time it

was Oscar. It was a great touch. Arbeloa again horrific but a good

touch from Fred. They really should score. They had a good chance.

is what it really did to them the other night as well. They got at

them straight away in the first five or 10 minutes and made their

intentions clear. They looked at it and for them pressing so they

decided to do the same and there could not handle it and they cannot

handle it tonight. It takes great guts and determination and desire

to all of these things and hard work. As Gianluca Vialli said the

big question is can they keep pressing for the second 45 minutes.

That was Paulina there. That all comes from the pressing. A put

their foot in as well. They have got stuck in. The crowd are going

crazy and that helps. We have seen Italy do it and Brazil did, if if

the answer, the way to beat Spain and the way to play games and?

think so. You need to work as a team not as individuals and you

need to have the energy to do it because otherwise they can out pass

you and obviously you get exposed and that can create a goal

right because he has to be 100% sure that name of all get on the end of

that pass. This one he gets wrong. I think this is a clever foul from

Ramos. As soon as his armed guard to say I have not touched him, that

means he has and that it was intentional. He got away with it.

you agree? I agree with Alan Shearer! The first one was

definitely foul, he was the last man, but I do not think Neymar could

have got to the goal. Uruguay met Italy earlier in the third-place

play-off. It was watched by Steve own goal. The free kick from

Diamanti. It hit the post and hit the goalkeeper. FIFA have looked at

the goal at half-time and goal-line technology finally comes into play

to tell us that the goal was scored by a story. We were told that in the

sixth minute of the second half when the goal was scored in the 24th

minute of the first half. So that worked well! 1-1! Lovely goal from

into the back of the net brilliantly! You will not take that

goal away from him. Goal line From Cavani. It barely seemed

possible and he has just eaten one of the worlds great goalkeepers from

30 yards. You might question the positioning of Buffon but what a

he is off. There were no further goals in extra

time so Italy faced the second penalty shootout. Three early misses

beaten. Redemption of a sort for Italy. They have beating Uruguay in

some stage to win a penalty shootout. I think overall we have

had a good tournament, a lot of other tips, very courageous. We

tried to impose ourselves and dictate the game. I think the

manager will be very pleased. But there are still a couple of

negatives we need to work on. We need to defend better and there are

too many ups and downs in her physical condition. I think next

year we need 23 very good players but 23 superb athlete. That is what

it takes to win in Brazil. Time to take a goal of the tournament from

the 67 scored so far. We have whittled it down to a shortlist of

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the Month choices being made recently we saw we would let you at

home have a go in deciding what you thought was the goal of the

tournament. Go to the BBC website to cast your vote or tweak your

answer. The vote will close on the full-time whistle will give you the

results shortly after. The Confederations Cup may be drawing to

a close but another football tournament will soon be underway on

the BBC and this time England will be there. Europe get ready. England

women's football this summer. Kick-off on Wednesday the 10th of

July on BBC Three. The action starts with on Wednesday and is preceded by

a special preview show on Monday the Spain have got to find something

from somewhere. They have to play better and that means passing it

better. They have to play and try and create chances and hopefully,

from a Spanish respective, the Brazilians will tire, but it does

not look like it. I cannot see anyway packed the Spanish. Even with

the star that they are playing, the crowd will probably push them

through it. That substitution is not of Mark Lawrenson and time Mowbray.

with Cesar Azpilicueta on for Alvaro Arbeloa. He has not had a night to

remember at one of football's greatest stages. How can Spain get

back into this? Taking of the weakest link is the first thing,

certainly. It is interesting, the energy level of the Brazilians. And

it goes without saying that Spain have to score the next goal.

game against Italy on Thursday was the first time that Spain had failed

to score in 16 games. They need at least two here to take it any

tournament seats Brazil better than the World Cup because they can play

with more freedom. I do not think it applies to this team on home soil.

Absolutely. The fact that they have gone all the way to the final is

Cavalieri and a third for Brazil! -- a second goal by Fred. They had an

extra man all the time that they knew exactly what they wanted to do.

think you should have stopped it. He had half a hand on it. He tried to

flick it around the far post and all he has done is clicked it in.

to see the way back for the world champions now, very hard. There is

joy, there is disbelief, there is wonder. I think some of them are

because I am not sure what happened to Cesar Azpilicueta. Iniesta is

booked and a word in the year of Paulinho. He is reportedly on his

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this to run them close. You cannot underestimate what this when will do

not just for Brazilian football but for Brazil as a nation. After all

the troubles in the last three weeks. We have seen it and we

understand that that we have also seen first-hand how football brings

this nation together. Yes, everything stops when Brazil they

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incessant. Another change falls Spain. They are sending on Jesus

Navas. Mata is off. He has ever have had for motivation for this

final and for this tournament. There has been a feeling that the

Confederations Cup would complete the set. They wanted to respond to

the cheers they have had from the Brazilian fans wherever they have

played up. They are trying to prove they are not out of this yet for

stretched out a lad and I -- stretched out a leg and he caught

enough of Jesus Navas to force them down. It is a cheap penalty to give

away. That his contact, that is a penalty. A slight hint, if this

goes in, of a Spain a recovery being possible. I don't know what

reliable from 12 yards. We have seen him do it in shoot-outs and we

have seen him do that now. thought for a split second that

might, that Cesar might have had a touch. It is a poor penalty and

that sums up the night for Spain. That will be it for Spain. He

thinks he got a touch! He is playing it, isn't he? I remember

Sergio Ramos blazing over the bar in the Champions League but ever

since then we have seen him put them in the roof but not wide.

shows you when you're playing his - - brain is scrambled. You are out

of sorts. Brazil are almost out of don't know where you go from here,

all the Spanish player still won the ball as much now they are 3-0

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looked like he was running through treacle. Now we have the change.

Fernando Torres is off. On comes David Villa. He has barely played a

in this tournament that he helped himself a to a hat-trick against

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with Hulk there. Know he thought he gave in to quickly. He might be

little bit now. They're going through a spell of soaking up the

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is coming across to receive. -- and a coach is not happy with Hulk.

There could be a change. That is Hulk once more but I don't thing

you can blame him for there but Thiago Silva tried to. It was not

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back again to Marcello. Be tried to get it to Fred. They think he

thought he could not get it through and I think he went for the altar

Spain are still in this game by the skin of 30 but are we seeing a

Brazil game that if it keeps developing a can do something in

the year's time. There is no doubt whatsoever. They still have some

developing to do but this is an outstanding performance tonight.

This record they have in Bristol. That counts for quite a lot. It

will now be, assuming Spain do not manage some miraculous here, 34

games on Brazilian soil without defeat. 11 years. Yes, they have

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Phillack but well gathered from but he could not find the angle.

They just add three are from there and nobody tracked back. -- three

up front. That was it, that was the moment. He had a long look at Cesar

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You watch Piquet here, he knew exactly what he was going to do. He

decided to take him out. Spanish players around the referee, who was

given no option at all. The punters around us are turning around to see

the reaction of his wife. There she is. He is being goaded royally by

their star artists is going to try to make it four. Cannot remember

whose turn it is. Dani Alves is most getting to that. It might well be

that we are going to see an exhibition of what we really

associate with gazillion foot pole for the last few minutes of this

game. They are home and try. They have the man advantage. One or two

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Spanish. -- minutes. It will feel put in a shift since he came on. He

is willing to attack this defence. From what we have seen he will be a

player to really keep an eye on for of and we are going to see someone

we have not seen yet in this tournament, Jadson. He sort of knew

it was him coming off. He and Scolari have a love hate

relationship. A great reception for team. He is 29 and this is only his

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Lionel Nessie will be in the same club side. -- Messi. They will need

a ball each. You think about what we have seen in this tournament and you

European teams do. I think they will have to come as soon as the season

finishes just to try and get used to the humidity. They will be hoping

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for a draw which keeps them close to competition thing we it as a

masterclass, especially in the first half, but it is definitely Rolf

are one game where Paulinho took a the real thing but this feels

special tonight. It feels a little bit like Brazil have come home. They

have only played eight games in this most wonderful of stadiums in the

last 23 years. The only problem you can see at the moment is a lack of

competitive games for the next year. The players will get them with their

club side but not at this high, and recovery. -- brilliant recovery.

The foul by Jesus Navas on the resilient captain who took them to

the Olympic final last year. -- Manchester City and Everton man Jo

will come on. He is taking place of Fred who is based in this city and

he is a real hero. For his first goal I do not think Alvaro Arbeloa

had any idea at any stage where the ball was. This is the reception

Diegi Cavalieri. -- Diegi Cavalieri. can change very quickly. A player

was injured and had to leave on the eve of the tournament. Jo came in

and to read a princess later he has got his first two goals for his

country. What a superb save! Pedro denied and nothing for Spain to

cheer at all. He did everything right but Julio Cesar, down really

Rangers. We knew he would not be dropping out to the championship.

Most reports suggest he will stay in London. Arsenal are very strongly

linked. Plenty for them to discuss. It is not often they are in this

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situation. It will be a long flight that draws visitors from right

around the-world, it is held every year just before Easter during Lent.

There will be a different carnival of a different kind tonight, right

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across the City. Here is Jo going of superbly individuals across the

years. There was the great 1970 team. I am trying to think of a

star artist tonight but they have the words of Banbridge no at full-

time. Yes, let's go home.-- Vincente del Bosque. He never even

looked to see when Neymar was. That is probably why he doesn't start in

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heard the noise all night. Sheer just get the feeling they might

well be goal No. 4 against the record 29 games without defeat and

no more. Brazil have not been beaten in a game that really

matters is the quarter-finals of the last World Cup. They have not

been too many but that does not supply means Spain are a bad team.

There are just a few?. Jesus now this is certainly a very good

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Another Brazil substitution. Paulinho is going to make way for

Honan there's -- Hernanes. He gets his turn to be on the field. This

is a great night for Brazilian isn't it? Not as big as it used to

be. It is not quite finished in many places! A venue worthy of

holding the big one, the World Cup and Brazil have created another one

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minutes of all their games in this tournament but there is no need to

tonight. That will not stop them are still pressing. They are,

translation of what they are competition they have ratcheted up

the pressure to win next year. The expectation was already on a

guest list for the presentation. And the Colombian musician as on it

his team were unlucky to lose all and ready to rush on to the team

and greet -- the field and greet their team mates. They may yet be a

are deep into the second minute of added on time and it is all over.

Brazil are back. The first team to beat Spain in a game of any

magnitude for three years. 18 that has laid down a real statement of

intent for when we are all back here in one year's time for the

World Cup. The Confederations Cup is their competition once more.

Three wins in Arrow. This one means more than all that of the others --

any of the others. This has been a Brazilian rebirth. Two goals for

thread and A1 goal for Neymar. Spain missing a penalty and downed

to 10 by the end as their world came crashing down around them.

Brazil 3-0. Brazil 3-0.

A Brazilian triumph again in the Confederations Cup and they will

celebrate long and hard you suspect right across Brazil. It is am as

best -- it is an extraordinary statistic. This is the first time

that they have been beaten by three goals since 1985. That is in any

sort of competitive game and that was by Wales, you will remember a

extraordinary volley from Mark Hughes Way back when. Grisaille,

its heaviest defeat in a tournament, Spain's heaviest defeat since they

lost 6-1 to Brazil in 1950. That was also in America. The great

triumph for Brazil. The third in a row. Neymar was filling his

potential. Imagine him next season and Barcelona. That will be a sight

to behold. Spain's long run of success comes to an end. Overall,

Allen, it was a very impressive victory. I honestly thought it was

a great night of football with an extraordinary atmosphere created by

a magnificent crowd and the Brazilians responded accordingly. I

thought they were so much better than the Spanish in virtually every

department. They wanted a more. The hunger, the desire, the commitment

was extraordinary. They thoroughly deserved to win this match. Welcome

to the real world, Spain, isn't it? They have been playing in a

different planet for quite some time, so much success cannot

perform for ever but you never quite... Even you did not think it

was going to be 3-0 and you were the closest of any one. I know that

tonight has been a very predictable, sometimes Clunas, lethargic Spanish

team but that should not take anything away from a fantastic

performance by Brazil. Well done it to a Felipe Scolari, he has managed

to put together in a limited amount of time a team that is very hard-

working, Follett, still with a lot of flair and style and technical

ability but most of all I think they play like a team, with the

right spirit, up at the right tempo, they will be very difficult to beat

next year. Player of the tournament, you think? Absolutely. There were

some questions asked of him before the tournament and he has come up

with the right answers, as have the team. There were questions asked

about the Brazil team before the tournament and they have all come

up with the right answers and anyone who thought they would not

be big players at the World Cup next year, think again, because not

only the performance tonight was hugely impressive and by far the

best performance of the tournament but slowly and surely over the

tournament they have been getting better and better and that was

emphatic tonight. The crowd howled. Before the game you said you did

nothing much to Brazil and you were not impressed, would you change

that judgment? Lissom, it is a bit premature to write off the Spanish

but tonight they were a shambles. That was the worst they have played,

they cannot get any worse than that. At the same time Brazil make them

look ordinary and poor are. I am watching the game and I still do

nothing the Brazilians are great. I think they are functional and

methodical and at times they will give you a chance to defend better

Confederations Cup and then the following year the World Cup. But I

think they have handled the pressure very well. To play in Brazil is

never an easy thing because the expectations of siege but they

played with a lot of courage tonight. They were so aggressive, I

was so impressed by the tempo that they played with. Also the strikers,

they've worked so hard. When Spain had the ball, Fred, Oscar, Neymar,

they were putting the defence under pressure. They did the ugly side of

the game very well. Over the years were used to say how well they pass

and move on triple. But they closed people down, they were aggressive,

they were hard to beat, they defended very well. They were so

impressive right threat again. they wanted it more than the

Spanish. After the second half, the Spanish were on the plane home. The

number of times that Brazilians fobbed them off under was no

resistance. They got off to the perfect start. There was that

amazing national anthem reverting around the ground and then they

around the ground and then they scored within 90 These long diagonal

balls can hurt Spain. And then the defending. The ball had come 50 or

60 yards, you have to deal with it. Alvaro Arbeloa have the mother of

all shockers in this match. It is a good finish by Fred because he is on

the floor and he reacts well. A great start for Brazil and the crowd

went elastic. -- ballistic. The one thing that will help them hugely,

when we sat and watched the National Panther, it lifts them up another

Panther, it lifts them up another inch or two. Writing in their first

game, when Neymar scored that spectacular volley... Quite a few

games fitted that. That has to be down to the atmosphere and the

crowd. Lots of chances in that first half that Spain had one in

particular and we saw an extraordinary clearance from David

extraordinary clearance from David Luiz. A lot of defenders would have

given that up. I said before the game that he's a good player but I

was not sure about him defensively. But the desire there to get back on

the line and save the goal is incredible. And to get over the bar

from a yard out. That was of a bleed the only time, apart from when the

game was basically over, that Brazil got caught and exposed. These of the

live pictures. The photographers getting ready for the presentation.

We will show you that presentation when it happens. While we're waiting

for that, let us have a look at the golf for Neymar that made it 2-0.

is a brilliant strike. He does really well to read the line and

then come back. Good first touch and the finish is magnificent. The

goalkeeper has no chance will stop --. Good combination, great control

and a fantastic finish. When he is striking that Paul, not once does he

look up. He already knows where the goal is. He picks his spot and is

head is down. He nearly slipped over head is down. He nearly slipped over

as he ran into the crowd. I must tell you that Neymar,

unsurprisingly, won the goal of the personally! That was practically his

first touch of the tournament. bad! The pass was great. And the

lay-off was great and the finish was even better. He said Fred was

overrated prior to this game. said Fred! Right, said Fred.

said Fred! Right, said Fred. Overrated. He is a goal-scorer.

think the goalkeeper should say this. I'm just pleased he didn't get

a hat-trick as macro he is not like a top-class centre forward but he

does his job very well. That is what I said! He works very hard and does

his job very well and he combines very well with all the other

defensive midfielders. To three months ago, the pressure on Scolari.

There were people saying he was going to be sacked because they went

so many games without winning matches. But I think what we have

seen in this tournament is that the Brazilians now have tournament

football, they have an edge to their game. Beforehand they were

friendlies. For the next 12 months they go back to friendlies prior to

the next World Cup. But everyone always said, judges when it matters.

An interesting experience for the Spanish, is standing there and

watching somebody else celebrate. may be premature but are we looking

at the manager of the Spanish team? Looking at Xavi, who has been one of

the world's fantastic players for number of years, did not play well

to light. Might not play again. poured using Spain where? It is

difficult to say because Brazil made it very hard for Spain. I wonder

whether in football, systems, new ways of playing, at some stage get

found out. Opponents find a way to handle that. But the strange

performance. It is not over for Spain but my concern with the, we

saw it in the semi-final against Italy, defensively really poor. That

trend continued to nine for 90 minutes. We were only saying last

chair in the final of the Euro is that this was the best side we had

ever seen. We can still say that, it is still the best side over the last

years that I have seen. But there have been cracks in the last three

or four days. It is too early to say It sounds like they are starting the

presentation. We can get back to the ten to macro, of the Neverland, it

would not want to have sent any one-off -- Bjorn Kuipers. We saw the

pictures of the Brazilian players with drums and the instruments,

making their own music. They do that on the bus on their way to games.

They came off the bus making their own music. Not hiding away in their

own little world with their earphones on, they'll all together

as one. This is a side that lives in constant public scrutiny. Brazilian

television follows them from the hotel, the minute they get on the

bus, there is a helicopter that follows the bus to training

sessions, and it has all been life to an adoring nation. Hope to be a

guest in that conversation! Iker Casillas tries to find some energy

to paint his way up the steps. just on his own. The captain of

Spain, who has gone up and held aloft the World Cup. When you have

won what he has won, a token individual award when you run up in

the Confederations Cup final is not really something you want to be

photographed with. It is a long way around to get up to the presentation

party at the Maracana. Neymar is up first. He is somewhere in the middle

of that lot. His face, his image, is on every billboard in every

resilient city. -- Brazilian city. He finished the tournament with four

goals and is voted the best player of the tournament. No argument about

that. There were questions over his ability to deliver on the really big

stage. This is the biggest one he has had yet in his young career and

he has delivered. He has very much past the test. Off to Barcelona with

his already huge reputation massively enhanced. It will be

awhile before we get the main event of the trophy held aloft. This is

second place in the top scorers list. Fred makes his way up. Credit

card five goals and it must be on the basis of assists, because Torres

got five and he is going to get the golden boot. Bronze beta for Neymar,

silver beet for Fred. I don't think Fernando Torres will even be able to

raise a smile. This is where arguably FIFA get it wrong.

Absolutely. The crowd just wants to see the winning trophy presented to

the winning team. Just to add insult to injury, Torres gets jeered by a

section of the crowd as well. It is hard to watch. It is the golden

boot, which at the moment will mean precious little. I bet he hopes he

doesn't get the golden boot from Chelsea. This is going to go on for

goalkeeper of the tournament. He has had an outstanding tournament.

It looks as though his stay at Queens Park Rangers will be a brief

one. He did I have a bad time with you? What is that? It is a golden

bottom of the stairs next. Goodness knows what he is getting. It is

third place. We are at the player of the tournament stage now. It is

Paulinho, he is third. Iniesta is a vexed because he will be second.

And Neymar will be getting the golden ball, either Opie as stayed

upstairs. While this is going on, the boys have talked about this in

the studio, too premature to say whether it is the beginning of the

end for Spain but is this the start of summer for Brazil? I think it is

the start of summer for Brazil. We said that a big crowd tonight were

like a 12th man. What we don't know with Spain is they have been very

consistent in this tournament and they have said all along they feel

absolutely shattered with and the heat and humidity. We don't know

how big a factor that was against Italy and also against Brazil

tonight. They played very well but it is definitely not the end.

Vincente del Bosque has got a smile on his face now. A Silva ball for

Iniesta. One of his comments was that he gives nothing away to the

press. He has as straight as it comes but you cannot catch him out

but one big statement, he said we are just thinking and going home

now. He said has been a very long time to be out here and it is

starting to tell. That is some statement from a manager who is

used to winning absolutely everything. We will not really know

until next year. There are players coming through. U21 world champions,

they won all of their group games. They have a centre-back who has

been very impressive. His headlines will have to wait for the future

because this is the superstar of Confederate showing Cup triumphs

have been followed by success of the World Cup. It will be a

different proposition next year and factor in as well as the heat and

humidity of the travel. As everybody knows it is a massive

country. A they are going to spread right throughout the land. There is

a stadium on the Amazon. A Yes, a have won, this is one that you

don't really want to show off too many people. You need is like a

hole in the head. What a run it has been. 29 competitive games without

defeat before tonight. It is now three defeats in their last 61

meaningful matches. Still, stats to be envied. They will come back,

Spain. They have got to make sure they qualify for the World Cup.

They should do, they are in a battle with France to win their

group. Finland away, Belarus at home, George at home should be a

breeze. The other thing we that is that if they happen to finish

second to, you wouldn't want to finish -- play Spain, would you?

Medals for Vincente del Bosque. That must hurt, second-placed team.

He is a gent though, isn't he? He is an absolute gem. You wouldn't

believe it looking at the build of him these days but he was a

midfield artist. He was a rough tough centre-back. The Brazilian

media love poking fun at his playing days and he is having to

join in with it. Immobile is one word that I have heard. I saw a

great line in the paper that got translated and is said he would

kick his granny if he could catch her. I think he will play this down.

I think he will just say that this is the start. He will say that is

all it is, it is a start, basis to work from. There is another World

Cup-winning coach. A technical director who works closely

alongside Felipe Scolari. We didn't see him for long at Chelsea. Where

else did he go? He went to was Pakistan and won the title. --

Uzbekistan. He earned a bit of cash. He has earned the gratitude of all

of Brazil tonight. As the music rooms around, I would love to hear

the Brazilian national anthem again. That is a moment they will take

away. Absolutely nobody seems to have left the stadium. Dante,

another relative latecomer. 8 treble winner with Bayern Munich

and he cannot get into the team. There is talk about Jefferson being

the keeper next year but Cesar will take some shifting from his place.

Recalled by Felipe Scolari but ignored by the previous coach. The

President was schedules to be here and there was a press release as

saying she could not come after the reception she got two weeks ago.

David Luiz has been immense. He has indeed. Nice to see the shirt of

the man that would a been a part of this squad if it were not for

injury. Prizes galore for Neymar and the rest. A long-drawn-out

ceremony at the end of a short and sharp tournament which has

generally delighted. We have had goals and free-flowing football and

crowds turning out across the country whoever they have had in

their cities to watch. FIFA call this their festival of champions.

This is a sprawling city that is famed for its Fiesta so it is

fitting that the champions of the 2013 Confederations Cup are the

next year? Away from football there is a lot to do. On the field brazil

great scenes inside the Maracana. Huge crowds celebrating a Brazil

victory. A very deserved one as well. Absolutely, can you imagine

what it will be like if they win the World Cup next year. They will

go absolutely ballistic. On the night they thoroughly deserved to

win. They were the best team by a mile. Hungry and the commitment was

there and at times the quality was there as well. Impressed overall?

Very impressed. I agree it was totally deserved. In Italy brazil

is everybody's second favourite team so I am very pleased they won.

Here too, definitely. I think it will do them a great deal of good

as long as they do not get over- confident because if they do that

then there is going to be a disaster. I think he has been a

great tournament. There has been a freshness about it. I think teams

have played without too much pressure on them and it has been a

good tournament because the teams have gone forward and tried to

score goals and for the vast majority of the games they have not

disappointed and I think hopefully that is a trend that will continue

this time next year. It bodes well for it, doesn't it? And attacking

attitude. It is the future, I think. To concede a few goal opportunities

but to create 10. I think forward is the future. The Brazil players

are walking there. There is no doubt about it the crowd gives them

a massive advantage. If you can get a crowd as big as that that are as

vocal as the Brazilian crowd, then automatically in lift to. They got

off to a great start tonight and we were speculating they might get

tired but there is no tiredness. You are winning and the crowd of

unbelievable and you just keep playing. Felipe Scolari will be

enjoying it. He has done a terrific job. Fantastic. He assembled a team

of great individually skilled players into a proper solid team.

Not very spectacular but very effective. What about Spain? It is

too early to probably worry too much about them. Yes.I know Alan

things a few of the players are nearing the end of their careers

but there was a lot wrong tonight. And in the semi-final. They got a

penalty of one stage and still could not converted. After having

been so sublime from the spot a few years ago. Everything that could

have gone wrong for them tonight did. They were perhaps fortunate

not to have one sent off in the first half. They got a penalty and

missed the penalty. A sending off late on in the second half so

everything that could have bid. That happens. Champions always tend

to come back and I do think it would be far too early for anyone

to say that that is the end. This is the red card. A deserved red

card. They got away with one in the first half but that was cynical.

you look at the Spanish successes, Xavi and Iniesta are a formidable

duo. Peter a 50% of that away and... I don't know. There are a few

coming through. They will have to be good to be as good as Xavi.

it possibly the start of a transitional phase and some of the

transitional players coming through? I think they are going to

give these ones another year. I know I have said it a few times but

I believe there is mainly a matter of a physical condition. If you are

not as sharp as the opponents, you're going to get beaten and

Spain tonight could not cope with Quickly World Cup winner's next

year? Argentina. Brazil. Argentina. Thank you very much. I have enjoyed

your company. That is about it from us. Brazil has won the

Confederations Cup and the country goes berserk. Can you imagine what

the World Cup will be like? We will ourselves. It is how we move.

is great excitement, great expectations. Throughout our country

we celebrate this game. We danced to its beet. Quite early and! --

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done it again! A celebration of Maracana, head home. Spain are three