Jonas Oliveira scored once in each half on Monday to give Brazil a 2-0 win over Egypt in a friendly in Qatar.
The Valencia striker struck in the 39th and 59th minutes at Al Rayyan Stadium in a match held to raise money for famine victims in Somalia. It was Brazil’s second victory in a row, having beaten Gabon 2-0 last week.
Egypt substitute Ahmed Hassan equaled the world record for most international appearances when he came on in the 73rd minute. Hassan joins former Saudi Arabia goalkeeper Mohammad al-Deayea with 178 matches.
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“While thanking those who say I should be included in the national team to achieve a personal goal, I believe that decision must be based only on my performances at club level,” said Hassan, who has played on four Africa Cup of Nations-winning sides.
Former US coach Bob Bradley lost his first game in charge of Egypt. Bradley coached the US from late 2006 until he was fired in July following a 4-2 loss to Mexico in the final of the CONCACAF Gold Cup and replaced by Jurgen Klinsmann.
Bradley was hired by Egypt in September to succeed Hassan Shehata, who led Egypt to three straight Africa Cup titles, but failed to qualify the team for next year’s tournament.
Egypt are attempting to reach their first World Cup since 1990. The team are in an African qualifying second-round group with Comoros, Guinea, Mozambique and Zimbabwe.
Egypt are scheduled to host Brazil in Cairo in February.
Revelations of positive doping tests for nearly two dozen Chinese swimmers that went unpunished sparked an intense flurry of accusations and legal threats between the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) and the head of the US drug-fighting organization, who has long been one of WADA’s fiercest critics. WADA on Saturday said it was turning to legal counsel to address a statement released by US Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) CEO Travis Tygart, who said WADA and anti-doping authorities in China swept positive tests “under the carpet by failing to fairly and evenly follow the global rules that apply to everyone else in the world.” The
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