England & Brazil teams arrive for Doha clash

England and Brazil teams arrive for Doha clash

England’s Wayne Rooney (left) and John Terry at a team training session in London Colney, north of London, yesterday. England are due to play Brazil in an international friendly soccer match in Qatar on Saturday
The national teams of Brazil and England arrive in Qatar today in preparation for their friendly encounter in Doha on Saturday.
While the England team will arrive in the evening, the Brazilians will be landing in different batches as many of them play for top clubs in Europe.
England, who trained in London yesterday, will be missing David Beckham due to his Major League Soccer commitments with Los Angeles Galaxy.
The match gains importance as coaches Dunga and Fabio Capello begin their final preparations for the FIFA World Cup in South Africa next year.
“We are delighted to welcome to Qatar two teams of such great quality,” said Qatar 2022 Bid CEO Hassan al-Thawadi.
“Qataris are passionate football fans and we are truly excited to have this opportunity to watch the English and Brazilian stars on our home turf. There is sure to be a fantastic atmosphere at this hugely anticipated match.”
Qatar has organised a fan festival for visiting spectators, with English, Qatari and Brazilian “fan villages”, all of which open their doors at 3pm on Saturday. Special buses will take spectators to the stadium from different locations around Doha on match day.
Expectations among fans are high as two of world football’s most popular sides meet in a repeat of the 2002 World Cup quarter-final, which Brazil won 2-1 before going on to lift the trophy.

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*In this pic: England’s Wayne Rooney (left) and John Terry at a team training session in London Colney, north of London, yesterday. England are due to play Brazil in an international friendly soccer match in Qatar on Saturday

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