Brazil scored after 12 seconds against Australia before completing a 4-0 rout in a friendly on Tuesday to hand the hosts a wake-up call before they leave for the Confederations Cup where they face Germany in their opener. Australia, who play world champions Germany in Group B at the Confedations Cup in Russia on Monday, entered the stadium with cautious optimism after last week's win over Saudi Arabia reignited hopes of a fourth straight World Cup appearance. Australia were humbled 6-0 away by five-times world champions Brazil when the teams last met in 2013, which was a prelude to former coach Holger Osieck's dismissal and replacement by Postecoglou. HEAVY DEFEAT"You never like getting defeated and you don't like a heavy defeat particularly at home," he told reporters. But they were in a determined mood against Australia who must go back to the drawing board before leaving for Russia.

Source: dna June 13, 2017 13:18 UTC