Zimbabwe has been haunted by economic and other kinds of disaster for the last ten years or so.So even though their team went down by 3 goals to zero there was joy on the streets that the Brazilian team had passed through their nation on the way to the World Cup.
“Today is a momentous occasion for Zimbabweans. We never thought we would have an opportunity to see Brazilians locally,” said one spectator, Dean Chikukwa, a local staff manager.“We are quite grateful that they decided to pass through this country. For some of us, given our age, this is probably our last opportunity to see Brazil live with our own eyes and not on TV,”
Government offices and schools had a half day so that people could watch the match.
Bastos,Robinho and Elano were Brazil’s goalscorers…