Brazil lived up to an enthralling atmosphere in the Maracana stadium and thrashed world Champions Spain in a wonderful display.
Fred scored twice but Neymar, player of the tournament from us at TSM, once againstole the show with an outrages strike with his left boot. The Spanish were already reeling and being knocked around easily by the hosts and then Barcelona centre back Gerard Pique summed up their night as he was sent off.
It was the third time in a row that Brazil have won the Confederations Cup and they took the lead within 2 minutes to stop the Spanish in their tracks as Fred slotted in while off balance. Neymar scored the second for Brazil with a sweet-struck shot which flew past Casillas just before half-time. Fred wrapped up an overwhelming victory shortly after the break with a first time shot.
Spain may have been outclassed by a buzzing Brazilian team, but they were by no means out of it until late on. Midfield magician Andres Iniesta was at the heart of it all, forcing a few saves from Julio Cesar and flummoxed the defence with the aid of Fernando Torres. Had they converted one of these chances, paired with the fact that Sergio Ramos tamely put a penalty wide and Gerard Pique got sent off, things may have been very different for them, but it was not to be.
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