(Reuters) - World Cup hosts Brazil were made to work hard for a 2-0 win on Tuesday over a Zambia side whose coach quit last week and who were missing three players reportedly facing arrest in a bizarre club-versus-country row.
The South Americans had to wait nearly an hour before Oscar and Dede scored in a seven-minute spell at Beijing's Bird's Nest stadium, the unlikely venue for the first meeting between the five-times world champions and the 2012 African champions.
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