Australia to Play Brazil in World cup Warm Up Match

Australia confirmed their place in the finals of the tournament and get good opportunity to test Brazilian ground.

Brazil National team will meet Australia in warm up match as both teams have already confirmed their place in 2014 world cup. Brazil as the host country made it to the world cup while Australia ended Group B runnerup in forth round in AFC qualifiers to lie within 32 nations to participate in the 2014 FIFA World cup.

Australia will get a sneak preview of Brazilian conditions ahead of the World Cup after the game’s governing body on Thursday morning confirmed that the Socceroos will take on the world’s most successful nation in a friendly in September. The match will be played at Estadio Nacional Mané Garrincha Stadium on September 7.

The two side met each other for seven times before with the latest one in Allianz Arena in Munich back in 2006 world cup group match. Brazil clinched 2-0 victory after Ronaldo and Ronaldinho marked their name in the score card.

As the hosts of the tournament, Brazil has immense pressure on them as they could silence their critics who question their abilities. Certainly the confederations cup could be slap to those who have been questioning about Brazil’s abilities recently. With improving recent performance, Brazil climbed up to 9th position from 22nd position which was their poorest rank ever.

“With less than twelve months to go to the World Cup this match is a great opportunity for us to get an impression of the environment we will face,”

“Brazil is one of the top teams in the world and a great challenge for us as we prepare ourselves for the World Cup.

“This match will be a valuable learning experience for us both on and off the field.” said Australian coach Osieck in a Football Federation Australia statement.