Peru ties Brazil in World Cup qualifying match
16/11/2003
Peru
ties Brazil in World Cup qualifying match
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Nolbert Solano netted the tying goal in the 58th minute as Peru held
five-time world champion Brazil to a 1-1 draw Sunday in a South American
World Cup qualifying match.
The
draw in Lima, Peru, gave Brazil seven points from three matches in the 2006
World Cup qualifying campaign, the same as rival Argentina, which beat Bolivia
3-0 Saturday. Peru has four points.
On
Wednesday, Peru visits Ecuador and Brazil hosts Uruguay.
In
African qualifying, 11 teams have advanced from the preliminary round after
second-leg games: Angola, Benin, Botswana, Cape Verde Islands, Guinea, Liberia,
Libya, Republic of Congo, Sudan, Togo and Uganda.
Rivaldo gave defending World Cup champion Brazil the lead in the 20th minute
when he scored from the penalty spot, beating Peruvian goalkeeper Oscar Ibanez
at Estadio Monumental.
Solano,
who plays for Newcastle, leveled the score with a header off a well-placed
through-pass from Guillermo Salas.
The
Brazilians opened well, with AC Milan midfielder Kaka getting a shot on goal in
the first minute. But play quickly evened out with both sides missing good
opportunities.
Peru
and Brazil have met six times in World Cup qualifying matches, with Brazil
wining three and drawing three.