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England vs Brazil -- 14th Nov 2009 Preview.

Hi all,
Things are in hyper mode as I sit and write this. It has been one of those things that I always wanted to do. Now, finally, of all the places that I imagined where I would end up watching my first live football match, it is Qatar.
Qatar might not be such a great place to live as yet, it will still take atleast 10 yrs to get into the league of Dubai, but it surely is right up there when we talk about sports. The country's passion for sports in undeniable. They have already hosted Asian Games in 2006 successfully, with 2011 Asian Indoor Games and 2011 AFC Asian Cup Finals on the radar. They have both men's and women's ATP World tours stopping here, with most of the top seeds making appearances. And dare I forget, Qatar's bid for the 2022 FIFA World Cup Finals and its humongous chances of winning the same, with South Korea being the only other bidding nation.
All that aside, the current focus shifts to the all important (well, important for me ;)) friendly between Brazil and England. With the likes of Kaka, Rooney, Lampard, Terry being there and likely to play, it surely has my excitement levels escalating to 'never before seen' heights. If only Gerrard wasn't missing, but you do take what you get with both hands. Looking forward to having a pumped up day on the 14th of this month. (And it looks like my b'day has come a week earlier this year ;)) Do check out the complete squads below. Chao.


Brazil Squad:

Goalkeepers: Julio Cesar (Inter Milan), Doni (AS Roma)

Defenders: Maicon (Inter Milan), Daniel Alves (Barcelona), Fabio
Aurelio (Liverpool), Michel Bastos (Olympique Lyon), Lucio (Inter
Milan), Luisao (Benfica), Juan (AS Roma), Naldo (Werder Bremen)

Midfielders: Gilberto Silva (Panathinaikos), Elano (Galatasaray),
Julio Baptista (AS Roma), Felipe Melo (Juventus), Josue (VfL
Wolfsburg), Lucas (Liverpool), Ramires (Benfica), Alex (CSKA Moscow),
Kaka (Real Madrid)

Forwards: Robinho (Manchester City), Luis Fabiano (Sevilla), Nilmar
(Villarreal), Hulk (Porto), Carlos Eduardo (Hoffenheim).


England Squad:

Goalkeepers
Ben Foster, Robert Green, Joe Hart.

Defenders
Wayne Bridge, Wes Brown, Gary Cahill, Glen Johnson, Joleon Lescott,
John Terry, Matthew Upson, Stephen Warnock.

Midfielders
Gareth Barry, Michael Carrick, Tom Huddlestone, Jermaine Jenas, Frank
Lampard, James Milner, Shaun Wright-Phillips, Ashley Young.

Forwards
Darren Bent, Peter Crouch, Jermain Defoe, Wayne Rooney
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