History of the Brazil national football team whose main symbol was midfielder Dunga, forward Careca and three full-backs, the team lacked creativity but made it to the second round. Like in Mexico, Brazil were again confined to one stadium, Juventus' Stadio delle Alpi in Turin. They won all three of their group stage matches against Sweden (2–1), Costa Rica (1–0) and Scotland (1-0), during playing the latter, a hard free-kick taken by Branco hit Scottish midfielder Murdo MacLeod in the head, knocking him out cold. They then had to face Argentina in their second round match. Against a weaker Argentine side, Brazil applied heavy pressure and had
22nd Infantry Division Cacciatori delle Alpi June 1940 before the division saw combat. In the first half of January, the "Cacciatori delle Alpi" division was transferred to Albania, reaching Bubës, Qafa e Bubësit 18 January 1941. It concentrated around Berat city 19 January 1941, and reached a final destination in the sector between Qafa e Bubësit, Përroi i Branecit and river Osum 25 January 1941. 25 January 1941, the Greek forces attacked "en masse" over river Osum. On 28 January 1941, the severely decimated "Cacciatori delle Alpi" division gave the way and parts of division retreated north until reaching the Shkumbin river. A minor defensive battle