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Football: Brazil survive scare to make U-20 quarters
Brazil celebrate their win during the FIFA Under-20 World Cup football round of 16 match between Brazil and Uruguay
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span class="inline inline-center">Brazil celebrate their win during the FIFA Under-20 World Cup football round of 16 match between Brazil and Uruguay. (AFP/Marty Melville)
Five-time champions Brazil limped into the FIFA Under-20 World Cup quarter-finals on Thursday after a penalty shoot-out with Uruguay, while fellow heavyweight Germany eased through without even hitting top gear.
Host nation New Zealand gave two-time tournament winners Portugal an almighty scare before succumbing to a late goal, and Uzbekistan eliminated Austria 2-0.
Germany maintained the ominous form that saw them score 16 goals in the group stages to comfortably down Nigeria, one of the tournament favourites.
In contrast, Brazil looked unconvincing against Uruguay, eventually advancing 5-4 on penalties after the both sides failed to find the net in 120 minutes of football.
They began slowly against a familiar South American opponent, who also held them to a 0-0 stalemate during the tournament qualifiers in January.
There were glimpses of brilliance when Brazil finally went on the attack in the second half, but they lacked a killer touch in front of goal despite the dazzling. (+++)
