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PORTO ALEGRE, Brazil -- Oscar, Hernanes and Lucas scored second-half goals on Sunday as Brazil defeated France 3-0 in its final warm-up before the Confederations Cup. Cheap Brooklyn Nets Jerseys . Chelsea playmaker Oscar opened the scoring with a shot from close range in the 54th minute. Hernanes added to the lead with a left-footed attempt from inside the area in the 85th, and Paris Saint-Germains Lucas sealed the victory by converting a penalty kick in injury time. The result ended Brazils 21-year winless run against France, and gave the "Selecao" its first victory over a former World Cup champion in nearly four years. A two-time defending champion in the Confederations Cup, Brazil will play Japan in the tournaments opener next Saturday in the capital of Brasilia. Brazil hasnt won a significant title since the 2009 Confederations Cup. "Its good to finally beat a top team, but more importantly, its good to be playing well again," Oscar said. "Hopefully we will be able to get off to a great start at the Confederations Cup as well." The Brazilians hadnt beaten France since a 2-0 win in a 1992 friendly in Paris. In the six matches since, the teams drew twice and France won four times, including the final of the 1998 World Cup and in the quarterfinals of the 2006 World Cup. Led by Karim Benzema but without many of its top players, France was coming off three losses in four matches this year: to Spain in World Cup qualifying, and to Germany and Uruguay in friendlies. Its only win was against Georgia. The French are second to Spain in its World Cup qualifying group. "We didnt have a lot of opportunities, but we had enough to get a better result," France coach Didier Deschamps said, through a translator. "Its the end of the season and that made things a bit more difficult for us. Facing Brazil here gave us a good chance to show our football." Sundays result marked Brazils first win over a former World Cup champion since 2009. The last victory came against England in a friendly in Doha. Brazil has since failed to beat teams such as Argentina, Portugal, England and the Netherlands. The Brazilians beat Argentina in 2011 and last year, but the teams were using players from local clubs. Brazil struggled during most of Sundays match in front of more than 50,000 at the Gremio Arena in the southern city of Porto Alegre, allowing France to create dangerous scoring opportunities from the beginning. The Confederations Cup hosts improved a bit in the second half and controlled possession after Oscar got them on the board. Oscars goal came after Fred gained possession near midfield and made a run through the left side before passing the ball to the Chelsea midfielder. Oscar easily found the net as the goalkeeper charged toward him. Hernanes came on as a substitute and scored the second goal after a breakaway. Neymar set him up with a one-touch pass inside the area, and the Lazio midfielder fired a left-footed shot that struck the post before going in. Substitute midfielder Lucas scored after Real Madrid left back Marcelo was fouled inside the area. "It was an important victory to give us more composure as we continue on our path to try to win the Confederations Cup," Hernanes said. Since Luiz Felipe Scolari returned to the national team in December, Brazil had previously won only won one of six matches, against Bolivia. The coach who led Brazil to the 2002 World Cup title couldnt manage more than draws against Italy, Russia and Chile. Brazil lost 2-1 to England in the coachs debut. But Brazil was coming off a 2-2 draw with England at the new Maracana a week ago. Scolari made only one change to the starting lineup since last Sunday, replacing left back Filipe Luis with Marcelo. Cheap NBA Jerseys . The (11-11-4) Jets are seventh in the Central Division with 26 points. Fifth place Dallas and sixth-seeded Nashville also have 26 points, but the Stars have three games in hand on Winnipeg while Nashville has two. Cheap Nets Jerseys Authentic . Only three players drafted by NHL clubs were included on the Czech selection camp roster on Wednesday. Those players were Dallas Stars 2012 first-rounder Radek Faksa, Winnipeg Jets 2013 fourth-rounder Jan Kostalek and Phoenix Coyotes 2012 seventh-rounder Marek Langhamer. http://www.cheapnetsjerseys.com/ . The 18-year-old American had five birdies in her bogey-free round for a 17-under total of 196. Lee held the overnight lead but mixed three birdies with two bogeys for a 70. After dropping two games to the Washington Nationals, the Los Angeles Dodgers are fighting for their playoff lives. That, combined with this weekends postponed game, left the Dodgers with an unexpected rotation crunch. Before the delay of Game 2, the Dodgers had a very clear opportunity, if they so chose, to pitch their top two starters twice each: Clayton Kershaw on short rest in Game 4 and then Rich Hill on four days rest in the possible Game 5.The rain threw that proverbial wrench in the works, meaning that now if Clayton Kershaw pitched on short rest in Game 4, that Rich Hill would also have to pitch on short rest in Game 5, or the Dodgers would have to pitch Julio Urias or some combination of the two in Game 5. With Game 4 and Game 5 both being necessary wins, the Dodgers were forced to decide whether to go with Julio Urias in Game 4 and Clayton Kershaw with five days rest in Game 5 or short-rested Kershaw in Game 4 and that aforementioned combo in a possible elimination game.In the end, the Dodgers went with Clayton Kerrshaw in todays Game 4. Dzanan Musa Jersey. The comparison that some are trying to make is the Orioles going with Ubaldo Jimenez instead of Zach Britton. But that doesnt work logically. You use your best relievers early in extra-inning games because of the uncertainty of future leverage compared to current leverage. The benefit of using Zach Britton in the 11th is because it increases the chances the team wins and never has to turn to the much inferior Ubaldo Jimenez in the 12th. The Dodgers are not in that situation. Kershaw could throw a perfect game, striking out 27 batters on three pitches, and it doesnt prevent the Dodgers from having to win with an inferior pitcher on Thursday (not to bash Urias or Hill, but everyones pretty much inferior to Kershaw). They have to win two games. Kershaws excellence cant make them only have to win one.But from a pure numbers standpoint, did the Dodgers choose wisely? ' ' '