Brazil Are Champions Over Spain. Are You Happy?
Brazil stuns world champion Spain 3-0 to win the Confederation Cup this morning (1 July 2013). Let's look at Brazil's star players who contributed to their win.
Brazil beats Spain to win Confederation Cup
Fred scored Brazil's third goal and his fifth for the tournament in the 47th minutes. "The champion is back," chanted the crowd of more than 73,000 people at the renovated Maracana.
dailylocal.comFrederico Chavez Guedes, better known as Fred, put Brazil ahead in the second minute. Neymar, voted the tournament’s best player, doubled the lead in the 44th with his fourth goal of the tournament.
forbes.comThe win at Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro gave Brazil its third straight Confederations Cup title. The tournament is considered a warm-up for next year's World Cup, also in Brazil.
voanews.comBrazil beats world champion and European champion Spain to win the Confederations Cup. Brazil won 3-0 againt the Spanish men.
stltoday.comBrazil's star players: Neymar da Silva Santos Junior
Neymar, who has just signed a contract with Spanish team Barcelona, also won the Bronze Boot award for scoring the 3rd highest number of goals in the tournament. He scored four goals in the tournament.
cnn.comNeymar da Silva Santos Júnior, commonly known as Neymar, won the Golden Ball award, an award given to the best player of the tournament. He was also the man-of-the-match for the Brazil vs Spain final.
bangkokpost.comBrazil's star players: Frederico Chaves Guedes
Frederico Chaves Guedes, also known as Fred, scored five goals in the tournament and won the Silver Boot award, for scoring the 2nd highest number of goals. He also scored 2 goals in the Brazil vs Spain final.
bangkokpost.comBrazil's star players: Julio Cesar
Brazil's Julio Cesar was awarded the Golden Glove award for being the best goalkeeper of the tournament.
bangkokpost.comPictures: Brazil, Confederations Cup winners