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Brazil advances at World Cup with 1-0 win over Switzerland

By TALES AZZONI 29 group games, with the
AP Sports Writer last defeat coming against Group G
DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Strug- Norway in 1998 in France. 0 - 0 nov 28
gling and unconvincing Switzerland had lost only CAM SER
without Neymar on the two of its last 13 group 1 - 0 nov 28
field, Brazil still played well matches at the World Cup. BRA SUI
enough to secure a spot in “I can’t really blame the
the next round of the World team, it did a good job for
Cup. quite some time,” Switzer- Group H
The five-time champions land coach Murat Yakin 2 - 3 nov 28
overcame the absence of said through a translator. “I KOR GHA
their injured star to beat don’t think it’s a disappoint- nov 28
Switzerland 1-0 with a late ment. We have a lot of 2 - 0
goal Monday and make it good takeaways here. The POR URU
to the round of 16 with a next game is something we
match to spare in Group G. Brazil’s Casemiro celebrates after scoring his side’s opening have control over.” Group A
“Of course we miss a player goal during the World Cup group G soccer match between It was an even match early
like Neymar,” Brazil coach Brazil and Switzerland, at the Stadium 974 in Doha, Qatar, on, with both teams trying NED ECU
Tite said. “The team loses a Monday, Nov. 28, 2022. to control the game but not _ - _ nov 29
lot without him. But we also Associated Press creating many significant ECU SEN
have other players who was to advance and we defender Marquinhos said. chances. Without Neymar, _ - _ nov 29
can get the job done, as achieved that.” “In difficult moments he Brazil struggled to get near NED QAT
we saw it today.” Neymar stayed at the takes on the responsibility Switzerland’s area until
Defensive midfielder team’s hotel to treat a right and creates the opportuni- Casemiro’s goal. The as-
Casemiro got the only ankle injury sustained in the ties, but we showed once sists came from Vinícius Ju- Group B
goal in the 83rd minute of opener in Qatar. He posted again that we have qual- nios and Rodrygo, the Real ENG USA
a game in which Brazil had an Instagram story showing ity players to make up for Madrid players who until _ - _ nov 29
difficulties creating scoring him watching the match on his absence.” Switzerland, recent had Casemiro as IRN USA
chances without its main television while undergoing which had no attempts on their teammate. Casemiro _ - _ nov 29
playmaker. treatment on his foot. target, needs a win in the now plays for Manchester WAL ENG
The Real Madrid player “Casemiro has been the last match against Serbia United. Tite replaced Ney-
scored with a one-timer best defensive midfielder in to guarantee its spot in the mar with Fred, Casemiro’s
into the far corner, using the world for a long time,” next stage. A draw may be teammate at Man United,
the outside of his right foot Neymar wrote on Twitter. enough depending on the freeing up Lucas Paquetá
for a shot that deflected Team doctors have not yet match between Brazil and to play closer to the attack.
slightly off defender Manu- given a timetable for Ney- Cameroon. Éder Militão, who plays as
el Akanji. mar’s return or said if he will The result extended Brazil’s a central defender at Real
“We knew that it wasn’t return at all. unbeaten run in the group Madrid, came in for Danilo
going to be easy. We had “We know that Neymar is stage to 17 matches, with in the right back position,
to be patient,” Casemiro a great player and that he 14 wins and three draws. It instead of veteran Dani
said. “Out first objective makes a difference,” Brazil has lost only one of its last Alves.q

Jones, Maddux, Morris consider Bonds, Clemens for Hall

COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. (AP) Minnesota Twins president to be elected and anyone
— Hall of Famers Chipper Dave St. Peter and Chi- who does will be inducted
Jones, Greg Maddux, Jack cago White Sox executive on July 23, along with any-
Morris and Ryne Sandberg vice president Ken Williams. one chosen in the BBWAA
are among 16 members of Three media members/ vote, announced on Jan.
the contemporary base- historians are on the com- 24.
ball era committee that will mittee: longtime statistical Bonds, Clemens and Schil-
meet Sunday to consider analyst Steve Hirdt of Stats ling fell short in January in
the Cooperstown fate of Perform, La Velle E. Neal III their 10th and final appear-
an eight-man ballot that of the Minneapolis Star Tri- ances on the BBWAA bal-
includes Barry Bonds, Roger bune and Susan Slusser of lot. Bonds received 260 of
Clemens and Rafael Pal- the San Francisco Chron- 394 votes (66%), Clemens
meiro. icle. Neal and Slusser are 257 (65.2%) and Schilling
Hall of Famers Lee Smith, past presidents of the Base- 231 (58.6%).
Frank Thomas and Alan ball Writers’ Association of Palmeiro was dropped
Trammell also are on the America. from the BBWAA ballot af- Former San Francisco Giants slugger Barry Bonds attends an
panel, which will meet in Hall Chairman Jane Forbes ter receiving 25 votes (4.4%) NBA basketball game between the Portland Trail Blazers and
San Diego ahead of the Clark will be the commit- in his fourth appearance in Sacramento Kings in Sacramento, Calif., Wednesday, Oct. 19,
winter meetings. tee’s non-voting chair. 2014, falling below the 5% 2022.
They will be joined by for- The ballot also includes minimum needed to stay Associated Press
mer Toronto CEO Paul Albert Belle, Don Mat- on. His high was 72 votes two weeks after getting his A seven-time Cy Young
Beeston, former Boston Red tingly, Fred McGriff, Dale (12.6%) in 2012. 3,000th hit. Award winner, Clemens
Sox and Chicago Cubs ex- Murphy and Curt Schilling. Palmeiro was suspended A seven-time NL MVP, went 354-184 with a 3.12
ecutive Theo Epstein, Ana- The committee considers for 10 days in August 2005 Bonds set the career home ERA and 4,672 strikeouts,
heim Angels owner Arte candidates whose careers following a positive test run record with 762 and the third behind Nolan Ryan
Moreno, Miami Marlins were primarily from 1980 under the major league season record with 73 in (5,714) and Randy Johnson
general manager Kim Ng, on. A candidate needs 75% drug program, just over 2001. (4,875).q