The crowd of 43,543 saw the stars & stripes take the lead with a goal by Carlos Bocanegra in the 21st minute, but an own goal by USA's Oguchi Onyewu tied it for the samba kings 12 minutes later.
After Lucio gave Brazil the advantage in the 53rd minute, Clint Dempsey tied it for the USA in the 73rd minute. Two minutes later, the samba kings took the lead again with a goal from Ronaldinho and then closed out the scoring with a penalty kick tally by Elano in the 90th minute.
The stars & stripes' two goals were the most scored against the samba kings since their first meeting in Rio de Janeiro on 17 August 1930, as Brazil won 4:3.
The lost was also the fifth consecutive one for the USA which is the longest streak since 1994.
Elsewhere, Costa Rica played Honduras to a scoreless draw at Rentschler Field in East Hartford, Connecticut USA on Sunday. The encounter was decided on penalties with the ticos topping the catrachos 3:2.
Also on Sunday, Mexico had a 1:0 lead over visiting Panama in a friendly at Estadio Cuauhtémoc in Puebla, but the match was abandoned after 45 minutes due to strong rain that flooded the field. The only score of the match was an own goal by Panama's Felipe Baloy in the 33rd minute.
In another friendly held on Saturday, El Salvador visited Ecuador and lost 5:1 at the Estadio Atahualpa in Quito.
The international friendlies continue this week for the CONCACAF teams as Mexico faces Brazil at Gillette Stadium in Foxboro, Massachusetts USA on Wednesday, while Costa Rica travels to face Canada at the BMO Field in Toronto, Ontario.
Elsewhere on Wednesday, Panama visits Venezuela at the Estadio José Antonio Anzoátegui in Puerto de la Cruz, while Honduras hosts Ecuador at the Estadio Olímpico in San Pedro Sula.
On Thursday, Trinidad & Tobago takes on Guatemala at Lockhart Stadium in Fort Lauderdale, Florida USA.
Friendlies
08.09.2007: Quito, ECUADOR; Estadio Atahualpa
ECUADOR - EL SALVADOR 5:1 (3:1)
Cristian LARA 13'; Cristian BENITEZ 29', 49'; Felipe CAICEDO 45'; Patricio URRUTA 53' pen - Eliseo QUINTANILLA 36'
ECU: Javier Klimowicz - Jairo Campos, Iván Hurtado (57: Giovanni Espinoza), Jorge Guagua, Paúl Ambrossi, Patricio Urrutia (81: José Aguirre 81'), Edison Méndez (57: Luis Bolaños), Segundo Castillo, Cristian Lara (67: Edder Vaca); Crsitian Benítez (67: Jorge Ladines), Felipe Caicedo (67: Joffre Guerrón). Booked: Benítez 60'
TD: Luis Fernando SUAREZ
SLV: Dennis Salinas (33: Juan Gómez) - Luis Anaya, José Enríquez, Alexander Escobar, Alfredo Pacheco (76: Ramiro Carballo), Víctor Merino, Dennis Alas, Eliseo Quintanilla (86: Carlos Calderón), Ramón Sánchez, Ronald Cerritos (65: Manuel Salazar), Julio Martínez (53: Eduardo Campos). Booked: Alas 28', Escobar 40', Enríquez 43', Sent offs: Merino 45', Campos 62'
Técnico: Carlos DE LOS COBOS
R: Victor HUGO CARILLO (PER)
09.09.2007: East Hartford, Connecticut USA; Rentschler Field (A: 8000)
COSTA RICA - HONDURAS 0:0, 3:2 pen
CRC: José Francisco Porras - Víctor Cordero, Gonzalo Segales, Gabriel Badilla, Randall Azofeifa (89: Danny Fonseca), Walter Centeno, óscar Rojas (41: Bryan Ruiz), Junior Díaz, Roy Myrie (86: Pablo Herrera), Rónald Gómez (80: Victor Núñez), álvaro Saborío (72: Allan Alemán). Booked: Ruiz 75'
TD: Hernán MEDFORD
HON: Noel Valladares - Sergio Mendoza, Victor Bernardez, Mavin Figueroa, Amilie Izaguirre, Amado Guevara, Minor Suazo (67: Henry Tomas), édgar álvarez (80: Ramón Núñez), Julio César León (69: Emil Martinez), David Suazo, Carlos Costly. Booked: Costly 60', Tomas 67'
TD: Reinaldo RUEDA
R: Terry VAUGHN (USA)
09.09.2007: Puebla, MEXICO; Estadio Cuauhtémoc (A: 40000)
MEXICO - PANAMA 1:0, 45 min
OG 33'
MEX: Guillermo Ochoa - Patricio Araujo, Carlos Salcido, Jonny Magallón, Julio Cesar Domínguez, Gerardo Torrado, José Guerrero, Jaime Correa, Nery Castillo , Giovani Dos Santos, Andrés Guardado. Booked: Castillo 27', Salcido 37'
TD: Hugo SANCHEZ
PAN: Jaime Penedo - Román Torres, Felipe Baloy, Carlos Rivera, Reinaldo Anderson, Rolando Escobar, Gabriel Gómez, Nelson Barahona, Víctor Herrera, Blas Pérez, Roberto Brown. Booked: Escobar 15', Brown 16'
TD: Alexandre GUIMARARES
R: Alex PRUS (USA)
09.09.2007: Chicago, Illinois USA; Soldier Field (A: 43543)
USA - BRAZIL 2:4 (1:1)
Carlos BOCANEGRA 21'; Clint DEMPSEY 73' - OG 33'; LUCIO 53'; RONALDINHO 75'; ELANO 90'+
USA: Tim Howard - Steve Cherundolo, Oguchi Onyewu, Carlos Bocanegra, 2-Heath Pearce (86: Davy Arnaud), Michael Bradley, Benny Feilhaber (70: Bobby Convey), Landon Donovan, DaMarcus Beasley, Josh Wolff (70: Ed Johnson), Clint Dempsey. Booked: Bocanegra 75'
TD: Bob BRADLEY
BRA: Doni - Maicon (64: Daniel Alves), Lucio, Juan (46: Edu Dracena), Gilberto, Mineiro, Gilberto Silva, Kaká (70: Julio Baptista), Robinho (78: Elano), Ronaldinho (85: Diego), Afonso (64: Vagner Love). Booked: Robinho 45'+, Gilberto 85'
TD: DUNGA
R: Benito ARCHUNDIA (MEX)
12.09.2007: Foxboro, Massachusetts, USA; Gillette Stadium
MEXICO - BRAZIL
12.09.2007: Toronto, Ontario CANADA; BMO Field (19:00)
CANADA - COSTA RICA
12.09.2007: San Pedro Sula, HONDURAS; Estadio Olímpico
HONDURAS - ECUADOR
12.09.2007: Puerto de la Cruz, VENEZUELA; Estadio José Antonio Anzoátegui
VENEZUELA - PANAMA
13.09.2007: Fort Lauderdale, Florida USA; Lockhart Stadium (20:30)
TRINIDAD & TOBAGO - GUATEMALA
Photos from AP
#1 - Costa Rica vs. Honduras, by Fred Beckham
#2 - USA vs. Brazil, by Jerry Lai
