But, after this latest round, both sides are still trying to figure out what game the other is playing.
The last round of direct talks between the two sides broke down two years ago over the issue of settlements.
And although Brazil were one of only two sides to top their first round groups with maximum points, Cafu believes his team have not yet found their best form.
"At the 90-minute delegation-level meeting between Mr Antony and Gen Guanglie, it was agreed by the two sides to conduct the next round of joint military exercises at the earliest, " the release added.
This season's competition, which sees Premier League sides enter in the third-round stage on 2 January, will continue to be broadcast on ITV, who will show three live games from the third to fifth round - one additional game - and all games from the quarter-final stage onwards.
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The eight franchises will play each other in a round-robin format, with the top four sides qualifying for semi-finals on 30 and 31 May.
They were one of the few non-league sides to join the competition at the first round proper stage.
The publication of the article coincides with the 13th round of India-China border talks, which both sides have termed as positive.
Wolves started the brighter of the two sides in this re-arranged third-round tie at St Andrew's with Taylor forced into a decent early save.
Ironically, the last time Portugal had been beaten prior to this match was a 6-2 thumping by Brazil in November 2008 but a repeat of that scoreline was never on the cards between two sides with one eye already on the next round.
After Burnley's fast start, Vale, one of only six sides from the fourth tier still alive at the third round stage, equalised with virtually their first attack.
Each team will play two home and two away ties, with the top three teams progressing through to the round of 32, at which point they are joined by eight sides finishing third in their Champions League group.
The Johannesburg summit offers a fresh opportunity to embarrass the Europeans into taking the proposal seriously, and to get all sides committed to a broader dismantling of subsidies in the Doha round.
On both sides of the transaction, there is an incentive to find ways round the problem.
For now, the warring sides of the Khan family will wait to see if the latest round of testing helps the police name a suspect.
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The sides drew 1-1 in the first leg of their second qualifying round tie in Hungary.
Most observers think both sides will use the occasion to underline their positions heading into the next round of the budget wars -- a possible government shutdown on March 27, when current federal funding authority expires.
Everyone following closely the unfolding sovereign debt crisis on both sides of the Atlantic cannot help but be concerned about the prospect of another round of bank bailouts.
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Leinster travel to another of last season's play-off sides, Glasgow Warriors, on the opening weekend, then host Cardiff Blues in the second round of fixtures on 11 September.
Both matches followed a similar pattern with the two sides scoring more than 400 in their first innings before a poor display from Australia second time round set India targets which they managed to chase down.
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