World Cup
Stars shine at the Brazilian reunion, 20 years since the final with Germany
Even more so, the Brazilian national team celebrated the conclusion of 20 years since winning the World Cup final with Germany, in which Ronaldo, Rivaldo, Cafu and Gilberto Silva shone in an emotional reunion.
The Brazilian national team is the most victorious team in World Cup history with five wins (followed by Italy and Germany with 4), but they have long tasted the joy of conquering the top with the World Cups of 2006, 2010, 2014 (1: 7 from Germany in the semifinals) and 2018 to have his fans “medicinated”.
The 2002 World Cup in Japan and South Korea was a beacon for the Seleção over the years, and on Thursday (June 30) Rudy Feller could of course not ignore the fact that two full decades have passed since the final against Germany.
The game that verdeoro won 2-0 at Yokohama’s “Internacional Stadium” with two goals from Ronaldo (top scorer of the tournament with eight goals), with many of the stars of this team (then coach Luiz Felipe Scolari) accepting the invitation of the Brazilian Football Federation and participate in an emotional reunion.
This took place in Rio de Janeiro and Ronaldo, Rivaldo and Cafu, among others, were declared ‘present’, with the experienced Brazilian aces posing in shirts of the era and again raising the trophy as they did on 30 June 2002 had. with the first and best (leader) Kafus.
“What a joy to find these friends. Thank you to the country’s Football Association for bringing this true family together in 20 years since the fifth trophy.” wrote Ronaldo on his personal account on Instagram, for an event also absent, like Ronaldinho and Kaka.
Source: sport 24
Sophia Jhon is a sports journalist and author. He has worked as a news editor for Sportish and is now a sport columnist for the same publication. Alberta’s professional interests lie largely in sports news, with an emphasis on English football. He has also written articles on other sporting topics.
