Even the thousands of roses at the Flemington racecourse are timed to bloom for The Cup, and a gentleman without a yellow rose on his lapel might as well be naked.

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Zabaleta became just the third player ejected from an FA Cup final when he was shown a second yellow card for fouling Callum McManaman.

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The logo, which represents the World Cup trophy, is created by three linked hands in Brazil's national colours of yellow and green.

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Referee Howard Webb, who will be England's representative at the World Cup, was well placed to see the incident but only deemed the challenge worthy of a yellow card.

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The result was a remarkable image of the vibrant white, blue and yellow sail billowing around the seemingly tiny deck, later used as the poster for Victory's America's Cup campaign.

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Adding a sixth gold star to the famous yellow and green jersey will be difficult -- Brazil lost to Netherlands at the quarterfinal stage at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa -- but not impossible, Ronaldo says.

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The lasting appeal of this Brazil team, Duarte believes, is also linked to technology which allowed the 1970 World Cup to be beamed around the globe in color -- allowing viewers a first glimpse of the iconic yellow shirt.

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