O Jogo da Paz

OTD E0291 — 18 Aug 2004: Haiti 0, Brazil 6. But the score barely mattered. Months after armed rebellion drove Jean-Bertrand Aristide from Haiti and Brazil took command of the military component of a new UN peacekeeping mission, Ronaldo, Ronaldinho, Roberto Carlos and the world champions arrived in Port-au-Prince for O Jogo da Paz. We trace the extraordinary guns-for tickets proposal, the armored convoy through packed streets, Ronaldinho’s hat trick, what the match actually accomplished — and other occasions when football has tried to create space for peace.Ideas: [email protected]