Brazil is next test for US
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The United States women's soccer team is bracing for Brazil. It knows Thursday's Women's World Cup semifinal will be rough, smoothed a bit by the artistry of Marta, the game's best female player.
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There&#039;s only one more off day the World Cup resumes. Next up are the quarterfinals with Germany facing Argentina and Italy taking on Ukraine on Friday. Saturday&#039;s games are England vs. Portugal and Brazil against France.
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The US considers Brazil a ``solid candidate&#39;&#39; to join an enlarged United Nations Security Council, US Secretary of State Colin Powell said.
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FIFA may assign the 2018 World Cup to its North and Central American and Caribbean region, putting the United States in prime position to host soccer's showcase for the second time in 24 years.
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The United States clinched the top spot in its group by beating Brazil on Sunday night in the FIBA Americas tournament.
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Fifa will unveil Brazil as the host nation for the 2014 World Cup on Tuesday.
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Former Irish soccer stars to play with Team USA in Monday&#39;s semifinals vs. Germany (Aug. 23, 10:00 am South Bend time on MSNBC); Gonzalez and Mexico fall to Brazil in quarterfinals.
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Brazilâs national amateur team hopes that a strong performance in the Pan American Games can help put baseball on the map in a country where the most popular sport by far is soccer.
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THESSALONIKI, Greece - With Abby Wambach out with a suspension after receiving two yellow cards Sunday against Brazil, the US soccer team came together and grabbed the lead early in their game against Australia on Tuesday afternoon.
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Cristiane scored in the 75th minute to give Brazil a 3-2 victory against Australia on Sunday. Brazil advanced to its first berth in the semifinals of the womenâs World Cup.
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The second round of World Cup soccer continues today with Italy taking on Australia and Switzerland facing Ukraine. Over the weekend, Germany, Argentina, England and Portugal won to advance to the third round. The last two teams to advance to the third round will be determined tomorrow when Brazil plays Ghana and Spain meets France.
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Brazil&#39;s champions are being flown from Europe to compete at high altitude in Ecuador without acclimatization. Iraq is competing against the Palestinian team.
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It may be known as the land of slender supermodels, champion soccer players and itsy-bitsy bikinis, but Brazil is increasingly fattening up like the United States.
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Our South American neighbor expands its production of ethanol and biodiesel. Partnering with Brazil would benefit the economy of a democracy and clean our skies. In Autopia.
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More than 100 million Brazilians will vote this weekend in the first electoral test for the administration of President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, a key opportunity for the former union boss to boost his power in Latin America's largest country.
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Brazilians were doubting the Selecao at the start of Copa America. Milan's Kaka and Barcelona's Ronaldinho opted not to play in Venezuela and Brazil started the tournament with a loss to Mexico. But the Brazilians showed up when it counted, dominating Argentina and taking a 3-0 victory in Sunday's final in Maracaibo.
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Brazil advanced to the Copa America finals last night, eliminating Uruguay, 5-4, on penalty kicks.