England face Brazil in a friendly at Wembley on Saturday evening as Gareth Southgate wraps up his preparations for the 2024 European Championship this summer.
The glamor game will bring back memories of the memorable encounter between the two sides in 2007, the first international to be played at the new Wembley Stadium.
Substitute Ribas Diego headed in an equalizer for Brazil in the final seconds, robbing England of victory.
The home team had taken the lead with David Beckham sending a free kick to the captain John Terry to fire a header past Brazilian keeper Helton in the 68th minute.
Here we look at what happened to Brazilian stars who faced England that night.
England’s David Beckham keeps a close eye on Brazil’s Ronaldinho during the friendly match in 2007
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Helton
After joining Vasco da Gama, he spent his professional career in Portugal, representing União de Leiria and Porto, winning 18 major titles for the latter club. During 14 seasons he played in 299 Primeira Liga matches. Only played three games for Brazil.
Dani Alves
He joined Barcelona in 2008, where he spent 9 years in 2 spells – winning 23 trophies, including 6 LaLiga titles and 3 Champions Leagues – before joining Juventus in 2016. He also spent time at PSG, São Paulo and Mexican side UNAM – where he played until 2023. .
On February 22, 2024, Alves was found guilty of rape, sentenced to four and a half years in prison and ordered to pay €150,000 in compensation to the victim. Alves’ lawyer said she would appeal the verdict.
After the penalty, Barcelona eliminated him from the “Leyend” section. However, the club would restore his likeness to its website days later.
Former Barcelona defender Dani Alves was sentenced last month to four years and six months in prison after being found guilty of rape
At the height of his career, Alves was considered one of the best right-backs in the world
Naldo
From 2007 to 2009, the central defender played four games for Brazil. Played for Werder Bremen, Wolfsburg and Schalke in the Bundesliga.
He is currently an assistant coach at Schalke.
Juan
After starting his career with Flamengo, he spent ten years in Europe with Bayer Leverkusen and Roma before returning to Brazil with Internacional in 2012. Juan earned 79 caps and scored seven international goals for Brazil. He has represented the country at two FIFA World Cups, three FIFA Confederations Cups and three Copa América tournaments, winning two of each of the last two events.
He currently works as technical manager of Flamengo.
Gilberto
Born in Rio de Janeiro, Gilberto started his career in his native Brazil, where he played for América-RJ, Flamengo and Cruzeiro. He moved to Italian club Inter for one season and later played for Hertha Berlin before joining Totteham and becoming the first Brazilian to play for Spurs at first-team level.
Ronaldinho
The World Cup winner spent three seasons at AC Milan, playing alongside Kaka and Robinho, before returning to Brazil – where he played for Flamengo, Atletico Mineiro and Fluminense before retiring in 2015.
Ronaldinho went to court in Paraguay over false passport claims, but recently took part in a beach football match on the Turkish TV game show.
Ronaldinho turned back the years with a beautiful bicycle kick on Turkish reality television
Mineiro
The defensive midfielder won the league title twice in Brazil before moving to Europe and playing for Hertha before joining Chelsea in 2008.
He played just two games for the Blues before moving to Schalke the following summer.
Gilberto Silva
The midfielder enjoyed success with Brazilian side Atlético Mineiro and Arsenal, winning the Premier League in 2004 and collecting two FA Cup winners’ medals.
He is currently an ambassador for both Arsenal and FIFA.
Kaka
Won the Ballon D’Or that year (2007) and left AC Milan in 2009 for Real Madrid, where he spent four seasons before rejoining AC Milan.
In 2014, he joined Orlando City where he played for three years before retiring in 2017.
Kaka made a surprise appearance in a six-a-side match in Hackney in 2020.
After being nutmegged by one player, Kaka graciously accepted his fate before scoring two goals and providing one assist in the 4-2 win.
He was recently featuring in the ‘Match for Hope’ in Qatar, alongside the likes of Roberto Carlos, Didier Drogba and Eden Hazard, when he was memorably wiped out by a tackle from YouTuber iShowSpeed.
YouTuber iShowSpeed took out Brazilian legend Kaka during a recent charity match
Kaka showed he still had it when he scored a stunning solo goal in a six-a-side match in London
Vagner Love
The middle name Love was given to him when he played for Palmeiras as he was known for his playboy lifestyle.
In two spells he won 14 honors with CSKA Moscow, scoring in their victory in the 2005 UEFA Cup Final.
The 39-year-old attacker recently signed a one-year contract with the recently promoted to Série A club Atlético Goianiense.
Robinho
He joined Man City in 2008 before spending five years at AC Milan.
Former Man City striker Robinho was sentenced to nine years in prison after he and five other men were convicted of sexual assault in 2017
Brazilian judges will consider whether he should serve his rape sentence in Brazil
On November 23, 2017, an Italian court sentenced Robinho to nine years in prison after he and five other men were convicted of sexual assault – following the January 2013 gang rape of a 23-year-old Albanian woman in a Milan nightclub.
Brazilian judges will consider on Wednesday whether he should serve his sentence for rape in Brazil, because Brazil does not extradite its citizens convicted abroad.