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| Egypt | 10.00 | 19.00 | 9.00 | 71.00 | 9.00 | 9.00 | 25.00 | 9.00 | 8.00 |
| Draw | 4.50 | 5.50 | 4.60 | 41.00 | 4.50 | 4.30 | 8.00 | 4.60 | 4.25 |
| Brazil | 1.37 | 1.12 | 1.35 | 1.00 | 1.36 | 1.35 | 1.08 | 1.38 | 1.40 |
Egypt - Brazil Preview: Mano Menezes' foreign-based stars aim to inflict first defeat on Bob Bradley
The South Americans travel to Doha to take on the reigning Africa Cup of Nations champions in an international friendly to raise money for famine-struck Somalia
By Tom Webber
Foto: Rafael Ribeiro/CBF
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EGYPT
 El-Hadary Gomaa, Fathi, Fathallah El Mohamady, Hassan, Ghaly, Abd Rabou, Razek Meteb, Zidan |
BRAZIL
 Diego Alves Daniel Alves, Thiago Silva, Luiz, Alex Sandro Hernanes, L. Leiva, Fernandinho, B. Cesars Hulk, Jonas |
Egypt's newly appointed coach Bob Bradley has called up 38-year-old goalkeeper Essam El-Hadary for duty despite the player being suspended by his current club in Sudan. Mohamed Aboutrika was surprisingly left out of the squad, but Bradley did state he could return in the future. Although Mohamed Zidan has seen his first team opportunities at Borussia Dortmund limited, he has also earned a call-up. Mohamed Nasef could make his debut for the Egyptians, whilst Ahmed Hegazy could earn his third cap following a string of impressive performances for the Under-20 side. Ex-Wigan striker Amr Zaki has withdrawn through injury and will not be in the squad on Monday evening.
Mano Menezes looks set to make a small number of changes to the team that faced Gabon. Daniel Alves returns from suspension to replace Fabio, and Alex Sandro displaces Adriano on the opposite side. Thiago Silva comes in for Luisao as David Luiz is the only defender to hold on to his place. Menezes looks set to stick with the 4-4-2 formation that his side utilised against Gabon. Real Madrid team-mates Kaka and Marcelo withdrew from the squad due to injury.
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DID YOU KNOW? |
- The last meeting between these two sides came in the 2009 Confederations Cup in South Africa. Brazil came out on top, earning a 4-3 victory.
- Current Egypt manager Bob Bradley has a 100 per cent record with his new side. They defeated Niger 3-0 in his only game in charge so far.
- Egypt are due to take on Brazil in another friendly in February next year. This game is being used to raise money for famine victims in Somalia.
- Egypt are currently 24 spots below Brazil in the Fifa Ranking. In September 2010 there was just five places separating these two sides.
- The last time Brazil played in Doha they lost to arch-rivals Argentina 1-0, with Lionel Messi scoring the only goal.
- Brazil have suffered just two defeats in 15 fixtures this calendar year. They also have eight victories and five draws.
- Brazil's starting line-up have only managed six international goals between them, five from Daniel Alves and one from Hernanes, scored in the previous game against Gabon.
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Field Report
Reader's Predictions
Top 3 Predictions
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Egypt 2-1 Brazil
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Egypt 0-3 Brazil
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Egypt 1-3 Brazil
- 10.12 %
| International Friendlies (FR) | 14 Nov 2011 | Egypt 0 - Brazil 2 |
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| FIFA Confederations Cup (FCC) | 15 Jun 2009 | Brazil 4 - Egypt 3 |
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| 1 Jun 2012 | Egypt 2 - Mozambique 0 | WCQA |
| 22 May 2012 | Egypt 3 - Togo 0 | FR |
| 17 Apr 2012 | Egypt 0 - Iraq 0 | FR |
| 15 Apr 2012 | Egypt 3 - Mauritania 0 | FR |
| 12 Apr 2012 | Egypt 3 - Nigeria 2 | FR |
Brazil
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| 3 Jun 2012 | Brazil 0 - Mexico 2 | FR |
| 31 May 2012 | USA 1 - Brazil 4 | FR |
| 26 May 2012 | Denmark 1 - Brazil 3 | FR |
| 28 Feb 2012 | Bosnia 1 - Brazil 2 | FR |
| 14 Nov 2011 | Egypt 0 - Brazil 2 | FR |
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| - | Ahmed Al Shenawi | Goalkeeper |
| 7 | Ahmed Fathy | Defender |
| 6 | Ahmed Hegazy | Defender |
| - | Wael Gomaa | |
| 28 | Mohamed Nassef | Defender |
| 21 | Hossam Ghaly | Midfielder |
| 8 | Hosni Abd Rabou | Midfielder |
| - | Mahmoud Shikabala Fadlallah | |
| 3 | Ahmed El Mohamady | Defender |
| 9 | Mohamed Zidan | Striker |
| 10 | Emad Moteab | Striker |
| - | Waleed Soliman | |
| 5 | Ibrahim Salah | Midfielder |
| 11 | Mohamed El-Gabbas | Striker |
| 17 | Ahmed Hassan | Midfielder |
| - | Abdullah Said | |
| 4 | Ahmed Said | Defender |
| - | Diego Alves | |
| - | Daniel Alves | |
| 4 | Thiago Silva | Defender |
| 23 | David Luiz | Defender |
| - | Alex Sandro | Defender |
| - | Lucas | |
| - | Fernandinho | |
| - | Hernanes | |
| - | Bruno César | |
| 20 | Hulk | Striker |
| - | Jonas | |
| - | Willian | |
| - | Elías | |
| - | Kleber Laube Pinheiro | |
| - | Dudu |
| Mohamed Zidan | |
| Position: | Striker |
| Squad Number: | 9 |
| Games | Goals | YC | RC |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Though his chances at club level have been limited, Zidan seems to always perform for his country. A technically gifted player with a keen eye for goal, I would expect him to put in a good performance against strong opposition. The Borussia Dortmund striker scored twice when the teams last met in the 2009 Confederations Cup.
| Hernanes | |
| Position: | |
| Squad Number: | 0 |
| Games | Goals | YC | RC |
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| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The stand-out player against Gabon, he will hope for another strong performance to cement himself a spot in the squad. His immense passing ability and strength in the challenge make him an all-round solid midfielder who can play deep or higher up the pitch. He scored his first international goal in his last outing and his infusion of vision and steel makes him an extremely accomplished player.
Brazil will face a much sterner task than they did in Libreville last Thursday and will need to vastly improve. They should still have the quality to see off the Pharaohs as Menezes will expect much more of his team. Hulk and Jonas will need to step it up and take their chances if they want to stay in the squad for future fixtures.
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