When Ronaldinho Made History for Brazil

Liverpool's Dietmar Hamann is in that midfield, but Christian Seager and Tottenham can't get his place back. And for Brazil, well, Ronaldinho back up to suspension, and Ian Wright was quite correct. Ronaldinho and Roberto Carlos could make history themselves tonight. A goal has never been scored direct from a free kick in a World Cup final. I'm glad you listen to me sometimes, Wrighty. Anyway, it's a kick-off here for Brazil. We're about to start the World Cup final of 2002. Three at the back this evening. This is Ronaldinho. He's up against Thorsten Frinckx. So too Roque Junior. And it evades all of them. And it's a goal kick. You, uh, feel the Giselle. Ronaldinho coming in from the far side. Taken cleanly by Kahn. Trying to tap in behind those front two. Yeah, what's happened there, Trevor, is Schneider. Ronaldo. Ronaldo. Oh, look at this. Ronaldo. Miroslav Kloser. The flag's up there for a foul. That is Philip Sharp on the far side who advised the referee there. Kloser foul. Free kick to Germany. Well, it don't come in. Oh, and they've fooled them here. Neuville! Could have gone anywhere, really. Can Brazil smuggle it away? Oh, another collision with, uh, involving Kloser. And, oh, yellow card again. Kalina's not messing about here. Well, he said he put his, uh, his arm up. It could be crucial. And so could Brazil. Cleverson! ...by Germany. Kloser is in the middle inside. Kloser's there! It was close. Fantastic defending by Edmilson. Staged about an hour outside Tokyo. Ramelow with the challenge. Free kick again to Brazil. Schneider. Did well. Kloser and, uh, Neuville in the middle. Oh, and Kloser... Or is it? No, it's a corner. There's a man, Schneider, keeps popping up in, uh, all areas of the pitch. And, uh, Gilberto Silva hasn't been able to pick him up. Gone past his man there. And he's knocked in an excellent ball again at the near post. Having a very good start to the game. The number 19. The flag's up from Philip Sharp again. Roberto Carlos, the offender. Advantage played by the referee. And, uh, it was Ronaldinho who took advantage. And Ronaldo's in here! The situation Brazil had waited. Well, opening 20 minutes for. Terrific ball from Ronaldinho. What does he hit it with? The outside of his left foot. Seems as if he's got caught in two mines. Shall I shoot for him, guys? He's weaker foot. Whether he was trying to square it to Rivaldo, thinking he was going in, I don't know. Doesn't look to me. Rivaldo for Brazil. He looked left and there was nobody there. And he got robbed and... Schneider was already a free kicker. Unlucky, but again. Remelo did well as one of the... That was a waste. Lucio did absolutely fantastic there, gentlemen. And Ronaldo, I think, tried to knock himself in. All he had to do... Ronaldinho. Now Cafu makes a forward run. Right, so Ronaldo, who's gone down? Boda! But then Schneider put him near the halfway line. No. But again, Schneider very much in the thick of it for Germany. This is Ronaldinho again. Rivaldo. To Ronaldo. Tucker was by Linker. Ronaldo picks himself up. Nothing given. Nothing should have been given. That was a crunching tackle. But he got it. Oh, Ronaldo had gone to his... That's a free kick. Rivaldo's foul. Again, a cane from the interception by Adid Maham. And I think it's been excellent. Usually does sit in front of a... The shot's on for Jens Jeremies. Jeremies scored once in 39 previous internationals. The Bayern Munich player. But again, the original cross from the right-hand side. Doles had definitely gone to Brazil. But it's been scrappy from Cafu. Brazil yet to solve the puzzle. Oh, but here's Cleberson for Brazil. He's right in here, Cleberson. I'm afraid Cleberson rather clobbered the shot. On his left foot. The first indecision. I mean, I think the two previous chances were well-created by Ronaldinho. Cleberson now. Oh, he's hit the bar! A breathtaking effort from Cleberson. But Kahn can breathe again. Well, on his right foot. They probed away, didn't they? Worked it out to the left. They knocked it into that dangerous area. Carlos, driven low across. Anybody's hope would save Oliver Kahn. From Ronaldo. From Ronaldo again! This is a personal tussle now between the goalkeeper and the top scorer. As the whistle goes for half-time and Kahn has won it at the moment. Whether it's hand-to-hand. Rivaldo. So, can Brazil beat Oliver? Oh! Well, it was Jeremias. And it is Neuville! Oh, and they've hit the... ...and saw the opportunity. ...to Brazil. A bit of breathing space for Brazilians. It's been played short to Roberto Carlos. Edmilsson's arriving. Oh, and Kahn has saved it again! Unbelievably from Gilberto Silva, I think. Fantastic save. Drifted it. Roberto Carlos. That's Rucker Jr. to... ...room for the shot. Miroslav Klose. Well, it was Thorsten Frings who found... ...his range. A bit frustrated there, Volo. Bet Zelda, one of the three. Oh, well, Harman! Well... Dietmar Harman, the last man to score at Wembley. Very nearly became the first man to score in the final. To Rivaldo. Oh, was it? It's Ronaldo. And it's Kahn. Oh, stretching there was Neuville. It was unlucky. That cut through on the run again. And, oh, he played it across the six-yard box ahead of Ronaldo and Rivaldo. First time he wasn't picked up there by Volo. And then Jeremies... ...who's gone down injured. Harman. Ronaldo wins it back. Or Rivaldo should have done more. They're going to have to. Jeremies was coming in there, having just come back on the pitch from the injury. Whether that disrupted Germany at the time of the goal, I'm not sure. I don't think so. I just think it was just... ...has dropped back a bit here. Kledersen. Rivaldo's dummy. Ronaldo! It's Thorsten Frings. Oh, chance! Hey, there, Frings. He knocked it in and on the swivel. Bierhoff hit it well. But here's Schneider for Germany. More damage... ...by Roque Jr. The shot was by Linker. It's been blocked. Yep, good defending in the end. You can also say, well done to Marcos. Don't think Ronaldinho's too keen to come off, do you? Don't think anyone is too keen. Free kick, though, to Germany. And there's danger here. And Marcos is caught out. He started to come. And he wouldn't have got there. Well, Metzelder. He thought he was going to catch it. Metzelder cannot believe he stopped running. Metzelder, actually... ...will not be on the field when the match ends. But there's a roar going up to... ...Griti's departure. And... ...De Nielsen. Oh, can little Juninho reach that? I rather think not. ...to Moa now. Is the referee going to pick up the ball... ...and sound the final whistle? And he does. And Brazil win the World Cup... ...for the fifth time. And Ronaldo, the woe-be-gone figure of four years ago... ...is now a World Cup winner. ...he made headlines because he'd been in hospital. ...the two goals.