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Brazil wins FIFA Confederations Cup final, defeats USA 3–2

The match was held at Coca-Cola Park in Johannesburg, South Africa. The FIFA Confederations Cup has been held there as a prelude to next year's 2010 FIFA World Cup. Full Article at Wikinews

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  1. There is a security plan for the Confederations Cup. There is a security plan for the World Cup, and we trust the South African authorities to secure both events
    SOURCE: Boston Herald 5 months ago
  2. We’ve seen great football from these teams which from the beginning you think that they’re not going to qualify ... And then at the end you see them in the semis and the final, so I think it has been a wonderful tournament.
    SOURCE: Boston Herald 5 months ago
  3. You could see how the players are moving, how the players are reacting, how fast the players are running.
    SOURCE: Boston Herald 5 months ago
  4. I think the players like it
    Franz Beckenbauer Franz Beckenbauer SOURCE: Boston Herald 5 months ago
  5. I was not shocked by the U.S. victory
    SOURCE: ESPN 5 months ago
  6. In our history, the U.S. national team have had some important and very good victories but we have never won a major competition. We have won the CONCACAF Gold Cup and that is the reason we are here. Every team wants the chance to play in a final and we are looking forward to it. It would be incredible ...
    SOURCE: ESPN 5 months ago
  7. If the United States are in the final, you cannot say they are lucky. They have improved and it is going to be very hard against them, but I think we will win.
    Robinho (footballer) Robinho (footballer) SOURCE: ESPN 5 months ago
  8. Spain did not do their job in a proper way, and if you do not do that you are not going to win. We respected our opponents and worked hard for the victory. We will do the same on Sunday.
    SOURCE: ESPN 5 months ago
  9. We gave them too much respect. We went out and sat back too much, but we changed it against Egypt, playing with a lot of energy from the start and we carried that into the Spain game. We had a go at them for 90 minutes rather than absorb pressure.
    SOURCE: ESPN 5 months ago
  10. It is very important for us to win
    SOURCE: ESPN 5 months ago

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