On June 21, 2002, England were famously beaten 2-1 by Brazil in the quarter-finals of the World Cup.
England actually took the lead in Shizuoka through Michael Owen, but they could not hold on and were eventually pegged back by a slick Rivaldo goal and Ronaldinho’s famous free-kick which caught out David Seaman.
Brazil went on to defeat Turkey and Germany on their way to lifting the trophy, and we’ve revisited their XI from the England game to see what they went on to achieve.
GK: Marcos
A stalwart for Palmeiras, for whom he made over 500 appearances in a 20-year spell for the club, Marcos only won 29 caps for Brazil between 1999-2005, but he played in every game of their World Cup triumph.
Arsenal agreed a deal to sign Marcos in January 2003, only for the goalkeeper to turn down a move to stay with Palmeiras, who had just been relegated to the second tier of Brazilian football.
He finally called it a day in 2012, with Palmeiras retiring his No.12 shirt, and he’s now an ambassador at the club.
Marcos also launched a beer brand, imaginatively called 12. We’ve tasted it. It’s pretty shit.
CB: Roque Junior
A solid member of Brazil’s back three in 2002, Roque Junior is best remembered in England for a calamitous spell at Leeds which ended in relegation.
Plenty of Leeds fans were excited by the arrival of a World Cup and Champions League winner, but in his seven appearances, the Whites conceded 24 goals.
The defender went on to play for six more clubs, and following a couple of jobs in management, he worked as sporting director at Brazilian club Ferroviaria up until December 2019. He is now a pundit on the Brazilian TV channel Globo.
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CB: Lucio
Now we’re talking. A bona-fide legend of the Brazil team, Lucio won 105 caps for his country, three league titles with Bayern Munich and a treble with Inter.
“He doesn’t have great feet, but he defends well,” king of the compliments Jose Mourinho said of Lucio, who announced his retirement in January 2020 at the age of 41.
CB: Edmilson
An often overlooked figure for Brazil and Barcelona, Edmilson was always a dependable presence whether operating in defence or midfield.
After winning two league titles and the Champions League with Barca, his career petered out with short-lived spells at Villarreal, Palmeiras, Zaragoza and Ceara.
Since then he has worked in Brazilian television and runs a children’s charity called Fundacao…
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