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This is an archive article published on June 16, 1998

Record favours holders Brazil

NANTES, June 15: Champions Brazil will become the first team to claim a place in the World Cup second round if they can maintain their 100 p...

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NANTES, June 15: Champions Brazil will become the first team to claim a place in the World Cup second round if they can maintain their 100 percent record against African opposition tomorrow.

A win against Morocco will send Brazil through from group `A’ with a game to spare after they beat Scotland 2-1 while Morocco and Norway drew 2-2 last week.

Brazil have won all 12 full internationals they have played against African teams but are well aware of the threat posed by the Atlas lions, who raised eyebrows with a vibrant display against Norway that deserved three points.Deportivo Coruna’s Noureddine Naybet is likely to be given the job of marking Ronaldo and keeping him off the scoresheet for the fourth international running.

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The two countries met for the first time in a full international in October last year. Brazil were extremly lucky to come away with a 2-0 win in a match Michel described as a “reference point.”

TEAMS: Brazil: 1-Taffarel; 2-Cafu, 3-Aldair, 4-Junior Baiano, 6-Roberto Carlos, 5-CesarSampaio, 8-Dunga, 18-Leonardo, 10-Rivaldo, 9-Ronaldo, 19-Bebeto.

Morocco: 12-Driss Benzekri; 2-Abdelilah Saber, 6-Noureddine Naybet, 4-Youssef Rossi, 3-Abdelkrim el Hadrioui, 20-Tahare el Khalej, 7-Moustafa Hadji, 9-Abdeljilil Hadda, 18-Youssef Chippo, 8-Said Chiba, 14-Salaheddine Bassir.

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