Moussa Ndiaye scored a goal in the 80th minute, helping Senegal hold South Korea to a 1-1 tie Tuesday in a World Cup warm-up.
The Brazilians have so many of the best players in the world, own a record five World Cup titles and carry the greatest aura in soccer. The national team has won two of the last three titles, losing in the other final — and is coming off a successful 2005 season.
Croatia began its World Cup warmup campaign by defeating Austria 4-1 Tuesday night behind a pair of first-half goals by Ivan Klasnic.
Costa Rica's soccer coaches will attend the friendly games played during the next two weeks by Germany, Ecuador and Poland, the nation's Group A rivals in the 2006 Germany World Cup, Eduarado Mendez, from the coaching team, told Tuesday's Costa Rica press.
Costa Rica coach Alexandre Guimaraes promises that his team are going to abandon their nice-guy approach in Germany.
Ecuador, who had never played at a World Cup finals before 2002, will be taking part in their second successive tournament in Germany.
Agustin Delgado's career has taken a roller-coaster ride in the last four years but he is still Ecuador's most potent weapon in attack.
Germany has just one world-class player going into the 2006 World Cup but considering that man is Michael Ballack the hosts will feel anything is possible.
"The players of the national team gathered for preparatory training yesterday under one flag, and woke up this morning without a state," said chairman of Serbia and Montenegro's football federation Tomislav Karadzic.
Brazil were accorded a low key send off as they left for Europe on a quest to claim a sixth World Cup.
Now that U.S. players have had nearly two weeks to get reacquainted, it's time for the games to begin.
Ronaldo is expected to be in good physical condition when Brazil begins it pre-World Cup training this week.
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