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Brazil v Greece

A study in contrast

Afp, Leipzig
World Cup holders Brazil meet surprise European champions Greece in their
first match of the Confederations Cup on Thursday which should provide a fascinating contrast in styles.
Cynics would say it is a case of Beauty and the Beast - the silky skills and vibrant individualism of Ronaldinho and his teammates against the defensive straitjacket of the Greeks who will seek to score on the occasional counter-attack.
Yet Greece's standing in world football went through the roof after their unexpected victory at Euro
2004 in Portugal and they are relishing their first meeting with Brazil in 31 years.
"This is a once in a lifetime competition for us," said star midfielder Georgios Karagounis of Inter Milan.
"For us it is like a World Cup, with Brazil and Argentina who have brought their main players, and Mexico who have also played in most World Cups."
Both Greece and Brazil slumped to defeats in World Cup qualifiers last week, yet the Greeks' 1-0 reverse against Ukraine was more damaging than Brazil's 3-1 drubbing by Argentina.
Greece now lie third in their qualifying group behind Ukraine and Turkey and may have to rely on the playoffs if they are to return to Germany for next year's World Cup finals.
"It was a very bad result for us," Karagounis admitted. "But we are moving on."
Karagounis is hoping to recover from a hamstring injury to partner captain Theodoros Zagorakis in midfield.
Brazil coach Carlos Alberto Parreira said his side would not under-estimate the threat from Greece and their experienced German manager Otto Rehhagel.
"They have a German coach and so they are very disciplined and good on the ball," Parreira said.
"I have been showing my players videotapes of the Greek team and I cannot find a single weak link in their side."
Ronaldino's presence has guaranteed a 44,000 sellout crowd in this city in the former communist East Germany but the World Footballer of the Year has admitted he is tired after a long club season with Barcelona.
In the absence of Ronaldo, the spotlight will fall instead on the new shining light of Brazilian football, 21-year-old Robinho, who will start alongside the burly Adriano in attack.
Adriano, a teammate of Karagounis at Inter Milan, said his fledgling partnership with Robinho needed time to develop.
"I believe the association with Robinho, Kaka and Ronaldinho (the so-called 'fantastic quartet') has all the makings to be a suc-
cess.
"But the pairing with Robinho needs time playing together to create an understanding," said Adriano on Tuesday.
The other Group B match on Thursday features Japan against Mexico in Hannover.
The top two teams in each of the two groups qualify for the semifinals on June 25 and June 26. The final takes place in Frankfurt on June 29.