Did soccer player Danny Alves score any points against South Africa?
A brilliant free-kick from Daniel Alves with just two minutes left at the Confederations Cup on Thursday sent Brazil into the final and left host nation South Africa dejected. The FC Barcelona right-back, who had only been on the field for six minutes, smashed in a powerful 18-yard set-piece from the left to stun the huge crowd at the Ellis Park Stadium in Johannesburg. The five-time world champions now face the United States in Sunday’s final while South Africa meet Spain in the third-place match in Rustenburg the same day. The championship will be a rematch of last week’s game in group play, when Brazil crushed the U.S. 3-0 Sources: http://dailycontributor.
JOHANNESBURG (AP)—The United States gets another chance at Brazil. And this time, there’s a nice, shiny trophy at stake. Daniel Alves scored the only goal on a free kick in the 88th minute for a 1-0 victory at the Confederations Cup on Thursday night, sending Brazil into the final against the surprising United States and ending host South Africa’s upset bid. The final is the first-ever at a FIFA tournament for the American men. It’s also a rematch of last week’s game in group play, when the five-time World Cup champions crushed the Americans 3-0. Brazil is 13-1 in head-to-head meetings with the United States, and has outscored the United States 26-8. The lone American victory was a 1-0 upset at the 1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup, the championship of North and Central America and the Caribbean. “Brazil, we know well because they beat us pretty badly a week ago,” Landon Donovan said after the U.S. shocked top-ranked Spain in the first semifinal. “They would probably be comfortable playing agains
