A Brazil fan plays the guitar outside the Maracanã Stadium before the matchPhotograph: Owen Humphreys/PAFans start to file into the newly-renovated Mario Filho Maracana stadium, which is now covered by a roofPhotograph: HEULER ANDREY/AFP/Getty ImagesJoe Hart is about the only England player performing well in the first half as Brazil run rampantPhotograph: Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images
A string of saves and blocks from the Man City shot-stopper prevent Brazil from scoring and keep it goalless until half-time Photograph: Laurence Griffiths/Getty ImagesFrustrating times for Brazil's coach Luiz Felipe Scolari, the former Chelsea bossPhotograph: PILAR OLIVARES/REUTERSAnd for Neymar, the star attractionPhotograph: WAGNER MEIER/AFP/Getty ImagesBut it's only a matter of time before the home side take the lead ... Fred is the scorer, prodding home from close range in the 57th minute after a curling shot from Hernanes had bounced back off the woodwork into his path Photograph: Michael Regan/Getty ImagesRelief and joy for the BraziliansPhotograph: SERGIO MORAES/REUTERSAnd jubilation throughout the stadiumPhotograph: Felipe Dana/APSubstitute Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain equalises with a fine, sliced strike from the edge of the box ten minutes later after a one-two with Frank LampardPhotograph: Carl Recine/Action ImagesHe looks delighted, and his father Mark, who played here for England in 1984, will no doubt have enjoyed that too Photograph: Laurence Griffiths/Getty ImagesThen a deflected effort from Wayne Rooney gives England a shock leadPhotograph: Friedemann Vogel/Getty Images60,000 fans are in the Maracana tonight, 20,000 short of its capacity. They wouldn't have expected to see England leading, especially after the first-half display Photograph: Owen Humphreys/PAThe lead only lasts for four minutes as Paulinho volleys crisply into the bottom corner to make it 2-2Photograph: RICARDO MORAES/REUTERSThere goes England's hopes of repeating their famous victory of 1984 Photograph: VANDERLEI ALMEIDA/AFP/Getty ImagesThe final whistle blows and Oxlade Chamberlain is quick to exchange shirts with Brazil's NeymarPhotograph: Victor R. Caivano/AP
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