Published Tue, May 25 10 12:08 AM
Latest Group G news ahead of the World Cup in South Africa which starts on June 11.
BRAZIL
Brazil have shut themselves off from the outside world at their pre-World Cup training camp in Curitiba.
The players were led out of Curitiba airport through a back door on arrival, avoiding contact with hundreds of waiting fans, and the public will not be able to watch any training sessions.
The move follows criticism of Brazil's training camps in Switzerland four years ago when thousands of paying fans watched the team practice in a carnival atmosphere.
"Obviously, we're not going to let it happen again," said coach Dunga.
PORTUGAL
Talisman Cristiano Ronaldo believes Portugal's World Cup fortunes will be considerably improved if defenders Pepe and Ricardo Carvalho recover from injury in time for the finals.
"If Pepe is well he will make a difference. And I say the same about Ricardo Carvalho," Ronaldo told reporters.
Both players have been named in Portugal's preliminary squad.
IVORY COAST
World Cup-bound striker Bakary Kone has signed with Al Shorta in Qatar in a move valued at 3 million euros from French champions Olympique Marseille, the French sports daily L'Equipe reported.
The diminutive Kone, a regular in the 2010 qualifiers, underwent medical tests at the weekend in Doha to confirm the transfer.
He is expected to travel onto Switzerland where the Ivorian side have been assembling at Montreaux to begin their World Cup preparations.
NORTH KOREA
The North Koreans play Greece at their training base in Austria on Tuesday, their penultimate game before heading to South Africa.
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