As the ball was kicked off at Argentina's 3-0 win over Brazil, a large majority of the 53,000 inside the stadium were supporting China ...full story at Guardian Blogs
from Guardian Blogs on Tue, Aug 19 2008
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| 19 Aug 08 |
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Beijing 2008 : It's Messi vs. Ronaldinho just as much as Brazil vs. Argentina »
YouTube video it's Messi vs. Ronaldinho just as much as Brazil vs. Argentina BEIJING (AP) - It's time for the Ronaldinho-Lionel Messi Olympic showdown, with Brazil facing defending champion Argentina in the semifinals of the soccer tournament on Tuesday.
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| 19 Aug 08 |
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Argentina see off sorry Brazil » Countdown to Beijing The cheers before kickoff in the Beijing Workers’ Stadium were for five-times world champions Brazil and Ronaldinho. At the final whistle, the Chinese crowd rose to acclaim Argentina after a 3-0 win against nine-man Brazil sent them through to ... |
| 01 Oct 07 |
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Germany beats Brazil 2-0 » Shanghaiist Germany has become the first team to retain the FIFA Women's World Cup title after beating Brazil 2-0 yesterday at the Hongkou Stadium. Photos from Jake in Shanghai |
| 19 Aug 08 |
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Cheap Olympic Tickets and the Running of the Yellow Bulls » Ben's Blog I just returned from the semi-final soccer match between Argentina and Brazil at Worker’s Stadium. With two of football’s traditional powerhouses meeting, and a shot at the gold at stake, this has been one of the most sought after tickets of... |
| 28 Nov 08 |
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Bank of China to open office in Brazil in 2009 » People's Daily The Bank of China, one of the four state-owned commercial banks in China, will start its business in Brazil in March 2009, the bank's general manager ZhangJianhua said Thursday. The decision to operate in Brazil was made last year and the... |
| 18 May 08 |
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CPC delegate leaves for Brazil, Uruguay tour » People's Daily Zhang Qihua, a representative of the Communist Party of China, left Beijing early Sunday morning for Brazil to attend an international seminar of the Workers Party of Brazil. Zhang, deputy head of the Party Research Centre of the CP ... |