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...please his football-mad countrymen: he once said the national team has 170 million coaches. But few can argue with his record. Besides, superstitious Brazilians will remember what happened the last time the country changed coaches on the eve of the Cup, in 1970: the new man, Mario Zagalo, led the side to victory...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: No Room at the Inn | 12/3/2001 | See Source »

...kick from the left side of the penalty area and Aldair broke free to head the ball past Friedel. But Brazil would never score again. And the U.S., which seemed tentative and tired in the first half, picked up the pace in the second. When Brazilian head coach Mario Zagalo was asked in the postgame press conference why his team had played so badly, he replied, "I thought we played very well. The U.S. showed they have some qualities...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: GOOD SHOW AT THE COPA | 7/31/1995 | See Source »

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