USA-Brazil Live: Defense Crumbles As USMNT Falls To Selecao At Gillette Stadium

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Sep 8, 2015

Final, 4-1 Brazil: It’s all over at Gillette Stadium.

The result was as one-sided as the series itself, as Brazil overran Team USA and coasted to victory. The U.S. never imposed itself on the game and ultimately suffered from a lack of quality and belief against a superior opponent. The outcome extends Brazil’s dominance over Team USA.

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90th minute +1, 4-1 Brazil: Williams puts the U.S. on the board with a fine long-range shot.

Luiz partially shielded Grohe, who dived too late to prevent Williams’ swerving shot from entering the goal.

90th minute, 4-0 Brazil: There will be two minutes of stoppage time in the second half.

88th minute, 4-0 Brazil: Alvarado whiffs on an attempted clearance, allowing Firmino to gain possession and shoot on goal. Guzan stops Firmino’s shot.

84th minute, 4-0 Brazil: The U.S. creates a chance with some fine build-up play, but Diskerud shoots right at Grohe, who saves his shot.

79th minute, 4-0 Brazil: Johannsson replaces Bradley, as Klinsmann swaps a midfielder with a forward.

72nd minute, 4-0 Brazil: Diskerud replaces Jones, who departs to a hearty ovation.

Spector replaces Cameron in Team USA’s other substitution.

70th minute, 4-0 Brazil: Rafinho could have made it five for Brazil, but he rolls his shot narrowly wide of Guzan’s goal.

67th minute, 4-0 Brazil: Neymar strikes again. The rout is on.

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64th minute, 3-0 Brazil: Rafinha scores almost instantly.

The goal came from a counter-attack. Fabinho did the hard running on the right. Lucas passed to Rafhinha, who beat Ream with one touch and Guzan with his next.

63rd minute, 2-0 Brazil: Dunga makes two more changes, as Rafinha and Lucas enter for Douglas Costa and Lucas Lima.

57th minute, 2-0 Brazil: Klinsmann throws Morris into the fray. Morris replaces Altidore, who was a missing man for most of the hour he played.

55th minute, 2-0 Brazil: The referee cautions Williams for tripping Lima from behind.

53rd minute, 2-0 Brazil: Orozco is cautioned for a foul on Costa.

51st minute, 2-0 Brazil: Neymar converts the spot-kick. Guzan reached Neymar’s shot with his fingertips but couldn’t keep it out of the goal.

50th minute, 1-0 Brazil: Neymar makes an instant impact and earns a penalty kick for Brazil. Cameron tripped the Brazil forward inside the penalty area.

46th minute, 1-0 Brazil: The second half is underway at Gillette Stadium.

Brazil made two substitutions at halftime. Neymar replaced Willian. Roberto Firmino replaced Hulk.

The U.S. replaced Zardes with Wood.

Halftime, 1-0 Brazil: That’s the end of the first half. Team USA trails Brazil at the break.

The fans in attendance witnessed one-way traffic, as Brazil controlled play and scored the only goal in the first half. The U.S. started brightly but faded quickly. Hulk’s goal then started a passage in which Brazil controlled possession and threatened on the counter-attack. The U.S. only could absorb the pressure and hope Guzan stood firm in goal.

Team USA must gain a foothold in the game if it is to repeat its second-half heroics of recent outings.

45th minute, 1-0 Brazil: There will be two minutes of stoppage time in the first half.

42nd minute, 1-0 Brazil: Marcelo tries to beat Guzan with a shot from a tight angle, but the U.S. goalkeeper bats out the shot for a corner kick.

36th minute, 1-0 Brazil: Team USA makes a substitution, replacing Bedoya with Danny Williams, who probably feels more at home as a defensive midfielder.

35th minute, 1-0 Brazil: Orozco heads Fabinho’s deflected shot out of the goal-mouth.

33rd minute, 1-0 Brazil: The U.S. remains competitive, but Brazil is exerting increasing control over the proceedings with its quick passing and darting runs on the flanks. The Americans are one step behind the play in most occasions.

28th minute, 1-0 Brazil: Yedlin cuts a pass back to Bradley, who dribbles forward into Brazil’s penalty area and shoots on goal. Grohe saves Bradley’s shot.

26th minute, 1-0 Brazil: Costa breaks forward on the counter-attack, beats Cameron on the dribble and shoots on goal, but Guzan dives to his right and saves his effort.

23rd minute, 1-0 Brazil: Dunga makes an early substitution, replacing Miranda with Marquinhos in central defense.

18th minute, 1-0 Brazil: There’s a brief lull in the action, as Costa receives treatment on a facial wound he suffered in a collision.

12th minute, 1-0 Brazil: Yedlin takes the ball to the by-line and crosses to Altidore, but the U.S. striker can’t hit his shot cleanly, and Grohe collects it.

Ninth minute, 1-0 Brazil: Hulk fires home the opener for Brazil.

Willian charged down the left side of the U.S. defense and played a cross, which hit the crossbar and bounced kindly to Hulk, who eluded Yedlin before beating Guzan from close range.

Sixth minute, 0-0: Marcelo shoots over Guzan’s goal.

Fourth minute, 0-0: The United States has shown more urgency in the opening minutes and managed to push play into Brazil’s half on a few occasions. The U.S. hasn’t created any scoring chances from its possession, but it is showing it’s here to compete.

Kickoff: USA-Brazil is underway at Gillette Stadium.

Pregame: The teams are in, and there’s not much news to report from the coaches’ selections.

Michael Bradley missed Friday’s win over Peru in order to play an important league game for his club, Toronto FC. The U.S. captain and central midfielder returns to the starting lineup. Wood drops to the bench.

Brazil coach Dunga has chosen Hulk to lead his forward line. There’s no room for Neymar in the first XI. Neymar was unhappy about playing just 10 minutes Saturday against Costa Rica. He could see more time against the United States, but a 90-minute stint is out of the question.

Three players with local ties are starting for Team USA.

John Brooks tweaked his hamstring in practice and won’t play against Brazil.

8 p.m.: Here are the lineups

The United States

Substitutes
Tim Howard (12), goalkeeper
Omar Gonzalez (3), defender
Greg Garza (25), defender
Jonathan Spector (16), defender
Alfredo Morales (7), midfielder
Mix Diskerud (10), midfielder
Danny Williams (14), midfielder
Joe Corona (24), midfielder
Bobby Wood (18), forward
Jordan Morris (8), forward
Aron Johannsson (9), forward

Brazil
Marcelo Grohe (12), goalkeeper
Fabinho (2), right back
Miranda (3), center back
David Luiz (4), center back
Marcelo (6), left back
Luis Gustavo (17), midfielder
Elias (8), midfielder
Lucas Lima (24), midfielder
Willian (19), midfielder
Hulk (21), forward

Substitutes
Alisson (23), goalkeeper
Marquinhos (13), defender
Gabriel Paulista (14), defender
Danilo (15), defender
Fernandinho (5), midfielder
Rafinho (18), midfielder
Kaka (20), midfielder
Lucas (22), midfielder
Philippe Coutinho (11), midfielder
Roberto Firmino (9), midfielder
Neymar (10), forward

7:30 p.m.: The U.S. men’s national soccer team is back in town, and their guests include some soccer royalty.

The United States faces Brazil on Tuesday night at Gillette Stadium in Foxboro, Mass. The international exhibition game presents the teams a final chance to fine-tune themselves one month before some key contests on their respective calendars.

U.S. head coach Jurgen Klinsmann knows the scale of the challenge that his team faces. Brazil has won five world championships and all but one of the 17 games it has played against the United States, but Klinsmann has a habit of leading the Americans to victory against former world-beaters.

USA-Brazil kicks off at 8:40 p.m. Join us right here for all the action from Gillette Stadium.

Tuesday’s game also is being broadcast live on ESPN2.

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