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June 9, 2001 |
Australia beat BrazilAustralia wrapped up an impressive Confederations Cup football campaign with a 1-0 win over Brazil in the third-place playoff match on Saturday. The only goal came six minutes from the end when Sheffield United's Shaun Murphy stole in behind Brazil's defence to head home Stan Lazaridis's free-kick. The win was the second upset caused by the Australians in the tournament. Frank Farina's side had earlier beaten an under-strength France before eventually going out to Japan in a semifinal they had dominated. Brazil fielded a team missing most of their top players -- such as Rivaldo, Romario and Cafu -- but still had most of the best chances as Australia withstood a second-half onslaught before grabbing an unlikely winner. Australia were also without several key players, including Brett Emerton, John Aloisi and captain Paul Okon, who had returned home for family weddings.
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