1.   Brazilian players helped their teams win championships in India, Russia, and Spain.

2.   Brazilian players said they were dedicating the title to the memory of Senna.

3.   After the final whistle blew, Brazilian players rushed the officiating crew, shouting and pointing fingers, while the U.S. team looked on blankly near the center circle.

4.   Dozens of police guarded the gates and lined the sidewalks outside the facility until practice ended and several Brazilian players joined the crowd and signed autographs.

5.   Each Brazilian player who touched the ball seemed to be trying to top the previous one, slashing across the field and tiptoeing the soccer ball around the defense.

6.   El Salvador used a naturalized Serb and two Brazilian players in its futile attempt to qualify for the World Cup.

7.   Technically, the Brazilian players were supposed to have Thursday afternoon off for sightseeing or lounging.

8.   The Brazilian players celebrated by locking arms and dancing at center court as their fans clapped, chanted and waved Brazilian flags.

9.   The Brazilian players unveiled a banner saluting Brazilian Formula One driving champion Ayrton Senna, who was killed in a crash earlier this year.

10.   The highest scoring player in Olympic basketball history is not a U.S. athlete but Brazilian player Oscar.