International friendly
Soccer match:
Brazil vs. Tanzania
Tanzanians are brimming with joy that they will take on arguably the most popular football team on the planet and although they must know that defeating Dunga’s men is almost impossible, they will remember how they defeated 2010 World Cup finalists New Zealand 2-1 in Dar es Salaam last June.
Indeed, Tanzanian football has been making progress since the start of the second half of the last decade and the time has come for the Taifa Stars to prove their mettle against the very best. Of course, no one seriously expects Tanzania to win, but a solid and brave performance is overdue to the football followers of Tanzania.
Final Warm-Up Game
The Brazilian national football team is arguably the most popular national football team on the planet and they created history as well as winning hearts on Wednesday when they played Zimbabwe in Harare. It was, of course, a friendly international that Dunga’s side eventually won 3-0 but they had made several thousands of Zimbabwean football followers happy by their mere presence in the African nation.
On Saturday the Selecao are going to construct history too as they will play Tanzania in Dar es Salaam. Some could argue that playing weaker opposition such as Zimbabwe and Tanzania is not the best way to prepare for the world’s biggest showpiece event, but the Brazilian players are acclimatising to African conditions and are facing opponents that will potentially not give them a hard time.
However, there are one or two concerns in the Brazilian camp. Although Kaka has allayed fears about his injuries and insists that “by the time we play the opener I will be in great condition”, questions persist over his form. Moreover, there were reports about him and Felipe Melo engaging in a bust-up at a training session. Julio Cesar and Michel Bastos are reportedly struggling with injuries.
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