Passage: But while Brazil were certain to win the group, Australia had the benefit of having beaten all three teams previously, and Brazil had gone down 1-0 at the 2001 Confederations Cup in South Korea, he said. The optimism was backed by Australian goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer who, in an article published in The Sun-Herald, said the Socceroos would go into the World Cup believing they were world-beaters.
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