Sweet 16 as Seleção are stifled

Brazil and Czech Republic are through to the last 16 at Egypt 2009 after the 2007 finalists successfully subdued their South American rivals in a drab 0-0 draw in Port Said. The stalemate might have disappointed the 17,000 fans who had turned up expecting another Seleção goalfest, but there was much to admire in the defensive masterclass delivered by Jakub Dovalil's resolute Czechs. The ...