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England men · International friendly

Brazil
v England⁠

1–0

Full time

Brazil v England finished 1–0.

England
None
Brazil
Nilmar 47'
Date
Saturday 14 November 2009 · England in 2009
Kick-off
17:00 UK
Venue
Khalifa International Stadium, Doha
Competition
International friendly

Last checked 21 October 2026

Team sheets

Line-ups

England Formation 4-4-2

Starting XI

Substitutes

Brazil Formation 4-2-3-1

Starting XI

  • No. 1, Julio César De León GK
  • No. 2, Maicon RB
  • No. 3, Lúcio CB
  • No. 4, Thiago Silva CB
  • No. 6, Michel Bastos LB
  • No. 8, Gilberto Silva RM
  • No. 5, Felipe Melo LM
  • No. 7, Elano RW Off in the 64'
  • No. 11, Nilmar LW Off in the 81'
  • No. 9, Luis Fabiano FW Off in the 67'
  • No. 10, Kaká RCF Off in the 81'

Substitutes

  • No. 13, Dani Alves On in the 64'
  • No. 21, Hulk On in the 67'
  • No. 19, Júlio Baptista On in the 81'
  • No. 20, Carlos Eduardo On in the 81'
  • No. 12, Lucas Leiva (not used)
  • No. 14, Fabio Aurelio (not used)
  • No. 14, Cris (not used)
  • No. 15, Alex Raphael Meschini (not used)
  • No. 16, Luisão (not used)
  • No. 17, Josué (not used)
  • No. 17, Fabio Simplicio (not used)
  • No. 18, Naldo (not used)
  • No. 22, Doni (not used)

Referee: Abdulrehman Abdou.

Men's senior internationals · Newest first

The 5 meetings before this one

1995 – 2007

Official meetings since 1956

England v Brazil stats

Full head-to-head

Meetings27In our results database
England wins4England perspective
Draws11Level at full time
Brazil wins12Brazil victories

England have scored 23 goals to Brazil's 35 across these meetings.

Individual fixture records

Who has scored most?

England · Fixture leader

2

Lineker

2 goals against Brazil in matches we hold scorer data for.

Brazil · Fixture leader

2

Rinaldo

Brazil's leading scorer against England in matches we hold scorer data for.

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