- 14 July 1996
A crowd of 78,416 turned out at Giants Stadium on July 14, 1996, at the time, the crowd was the largest ever for a sporting event at the Meadowlands Sports Complex, surpassed only by the Pope's visit in 1995.
In the following exhibition, Brazil's Olympic team -- featuring budding superstar Ronaldo -- defeated the FIFA World Stars 2-1.
Brazilian World Cup star Bebeto opened the scoring for Brazil three minutes into the second half when he beat Chilean goalkeeper Nelson Tapia. Responding in the 69th minute, Argentine star Fernando Redondo raced down the left wing and crossed the ball to Germany's Juergen Klinsmann, who hit a volley to beat Brazilian goalkeeper Dida.
Brazil's Roberto Carlos scored the game winner nine minutes later when he surprised Tapia with a shot that slipped inside the near post.
For Brazil, the game was the final tuneup before the Atlanta Olympic Games.
"I was very impressed with the stadium and the crowd," Klinsmann said. "We were not surprised by Brazil and the way they played."
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