sportsillustrated.cnn.com - 9/23/2007
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SI.com: Brazil improving as South Africa 2010 qualifying begins. --- Qualifying for the World Cup is no cakewalk, even for Brazil. Luiz Felipe Scolari's side struggled to make it to Japan and South Korea in 2002 -- indeed, without a couple of strokes being pulled, Brazil may well have missed out entirely on the competition it ended up winning.
The Sports Network: Brazil earns controversial win
sportsnetwork.com 9/23/2007 — TIANJIN, CHINA - Brazil had a disputed penalty kick and was saved by a non-call that should have given Australia a penalty kick in a 3-2 win Sunday in the Women's World Cup quarterfinals...
Celtics' Kevin Garnett: "Did you say Arsenaaaal?"
ballhype.com 9/23/2007 — (...conversation between Kevin Garnett and his new Celtics teammates. ) Considering that everyone showed up for workouts in Waltham early in the morning, many also took in the Women’s World Cup on ESPN. Wouldn’t you know it, Garnett seemed to know more than anyone else about soccer. So imagine the big guy’s reaction when coach Doc Rivers unveiled plans for ...
FIFA 2007 WOMEN'S WORLD CUP: Dream day for ice-cool Isabell
fifa.com 9/23/2007 — FIFA.com: In her first start at China 2007, Norway's youngest player certainly stayed ice-cool in the white-hot atmosphere in Wuhan, impudently robbing Wang Kun on 32 minutes before sending an unstoppable shot high into the net with her weaker foot...
FIFA 2007 WOMEN'S WORLD CUP: Old Scores to settle in semis
fifa.com 9/24/2007 — FIFA.com: When Norway left the field in Wuhan, weary with effort but jubilant at their quarter-final victory over China, the mantra on their return to the dressing room might well have been: "Remember 2005." Similarly, three hours later as Brazil left the scene of their win over Australia in Tianjin the cry would have gone up: "Let's make up for 2004."
SI.com: Brazil advances to World Cup semis
sportsillustrated.cnn.com 9/24/2007 — Cristiane scored in the 75th minute to give Brazil a 3-2 win over Australia on Sunday and its first berth in the semifinals of the women's World Cup. Formiga and Marta also scored to set up Brazil for a semifinal with the United States in Hangzhou on Thursday.