Is God Brazilian?
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Confound the might of Ronaldo and Rivaldo And put Ronaldinho to confusion.
O God, if nothing else, award us a dubiously offside goal in the last minute,
That the world may know that you are our God,
And through you we will triumph over our adversaries,
This time making it all the way to the final,
Even if it is on a Sunday and no one will go to church.
Amen.
—pre-match litany written by Nottinghamshire vicar Rev. Jeremy Fletcher. His prayers went unanswered. England lost 1-2.



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