Football, its stars and above all victims of the tsunami win out in a thrilling charity match at BarcelonaÕs Nou Camp.
Goals by Samuel Eto'o and Ronaldinho got the game off to a flyer as the World XI piled on the pressure early on in the match.
A goal by Alessandro del Piero kept Europe within touching distance before Eto'o cheekily rounded Iker Casillas for the third.
Then former Chelsea favourite Gianfranco Zola, who has entertained football equally with his smiles as with his skills, showed he still has what it takes with a classy lob home.
David Suazo then dramatically levelled the match for Europe before a brace by Henri Camara and a Cha Du-Ri finish saw the World XI romp homp 6-3 winners.
A minuteÕs silence was observed by all the players and the 40,000 spectators before the start of the match.
All proceeds from the match will be donated to the Fifa/Asian Football Confederation Tsunami Solidarity Fund.
Ronaldinho's World XI: Dida, Cafu, Cordoba, Marquez, Radebe, Song, Nakata, Deco, Kaka, Ronaldinho, Eto'o.
Shevchenko's European XI: Casillas, Montero, Kaladze, Thuram, Gerrard, Diesler, Beckham, Zidane, Del Piero, Raul, Shevchenko.
Referee: Pierluigi Collina (Italy).
Andrew Zilouf
Tsunami Relief Match a Cracker
In a highly entertaining match Ronaldinho's World XI beat Andriy Shevchenko's European XI 6-3 in a charity match for the tsunami relief fund.
