BRAZIL drew 0-0 with Turkey in a friendly international in Dortmund, Germany, on Tuesday.

Brazil’s first-half lineup included only two of the players who started against England in its friendly 1-1 draw at Wembley on Friday.

Ronaldinho and Kaka came on for Brazil in the second half, stepping up the pace and bringing more imagination and flair to their game.

But Turkey had the best chances to score. Hamit Altintop’s powerful shot from 25 meters hit the crossbar in the 26th minute and his cannonball free kick from as far out in the 75th minute flew just over the goal.

Brazil goalkeeper Doni made good saves on shots from Mehmet Aurelio and Yildiray Basturk, both in the first half.

The match was the fifth between the two countries since they first met in 1956 with Brazil having won three of the previous four and the other ending in a 2-2 draw when they last met in the Confederations Cup in France four years ago.

In another international friendly Tuesday, Lionel Messi scored twice to inspire Argentina to beat Algeria 4-3 at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona, Spain.

Messi converted a penalty and Argentina’s decisive fourth goal to help Alfio Basile’s side come back from 2-1 down at halftime.

Mistakes in three Algerian set pieces allowed the African side three goals to keep the result in the balance throughout. (SD-Agencies)