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World Cup 2010 Round of 16 Brazil 3×0 Chile

saydunga — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 19:51:37 +0000

SOURCE ESPN.COM

JOHANNESBURG — As Brazil was dismantling Chile, a couple of fans delighted the crowd by parading around the stadium with two giant gold replicas of the World Cup trophy.

With an impressive mixture of symphony-like teamwork and standout individual plays, Brazil routed South American rival Chile 3-0 on Monday night to advance to the quarterfinals.

The five-time champions will face the Netherlands, which earlier Monday defeated Slovakia 2-1, on Friday.

“Now it’s a match between two traditional teams with great players,” Brazil captain Lucio said. “Now the matches will get harder and harder.”

Brazil’s players were almost nonchalant after the victory as they shook hands and exchanged hugs. Who can blame them: reaching the later stages may as well be part of Brazil’s World Cup itinerary.

Brazil has now reached the quarterfinals of the World Cup every time since the 1990 tournament in Italy, when it fell 1-0 to Diego Maradona’s Argentina in the second round. Brazil coach Dunga and assistant coach Jorginho were starters in that Brazilian team.

The Brazilians won the 1994 and 2002 World Cups in that span.

Game Notes

• World Cup bracket

• Five-time champion Brazil reaches the quarterfinals for the fifth straight World Cup, tying the second-longest streak in tournament history (Germany is currently at 15 straight in the last eight).

• Brazil will play Netherlands on Friday in Port Elizabeth (9:30 a.m. ET on ESPN).

• Since Dunga took over as coach in 2006, Brazil is now 15-0-0 when Robinho scores and 30-0-4 when Kaká and Robinho play.

• Chile is the first team to be shut out in this year’s round of 16 and has now lost eight straight to Brazil by a combined score of 29-3.

• Brazil is now 53-2-4 at the World Cup when scoring first, 35-0-2 when leading at halftime and 46-0-0 when taking a two-goal lead.

• Brazil’s passing accuracy of 76.9 percent was its lowest in a match in which it scored three goals since 1966 and its third-lowest in a win. The only lower percentages came in the semifinals of the 2002 against Turkey (73.1 percent) and in the 2002 final against Germany (72.4 percent).

– ESPN Stats & Information

“It was a very good performance for Brazil,” playmaker Kaka said. “I’m happy with how we played. It shows that we are improving after each match, just as planned.”

Chile hasn’t beaten Brazil in a decade and didn’t come close, freeing the folks in the stands to do the samba and the singing as the Brazilians moved closer to holding the real prize.

“When our opponent attacks like that, Brazil always creates a lot of chances,” Luis Fabiano said. “That was exactly what happened today and we took advantage of that.”

Juan opened the scoring in the 35th minute at Ellis Park Stadium with a firm header from near the penalty spot off a corner kick. Luis Fabiano added to the lead in the 38th, receiving a one-touch pass from Kaka and dribbling past goalkeeper Claudio Bravo inside the area before hitting the open net.

Robinho scored his first goal in the tournament with a shot from the top of the area in the 59th minute, a one-timer into the far corner. It was Robinho’s seventh goal in Brazil’s last six matches against the Chileans.

Chile is the first South American team eliminated. Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay are in the final eight, and Paraguay plays Japan on Tuesday.

“We leave the tournament knowing that we gave everything on the pitch,” Bravo said. “We are a very fragile team at times. We attack very well, but we have to know when to defend.”

The victory in front of nearly 55,000 fans at Ellis Park extended Brazil’s dominance over Chile. It was the eighth consecutive win; the last loss to Chile was 3-0 in a 2000 qualifier for the 2002 World Cup.

Led by Argentine coach Marcelo Bielsa, Chile kept pace with the Brazilians in the beginning, threatening with some quick ball movement on offense.

But Brazil quickly gained control of the match and created some of the most dangerous opportunities. After Juan’s first goal, the Brazilians took advantage of their speedy strikers to keep the pressure on the Chileans.

Bravo already had to work hard on a long-range shot by Gilberto Silva, diving to his left and barely tipping the ball wide. A minute later, Kaka’s low shot from the top of the area also missed.

Humberto Suazo, back in Chile’s starting lineup after missing the loss to Spain, gave the Chileans their first opportunity in the 13th, but his shot from just outside the box was easily saved by goalkeeper Julio Cesar.

Chile was trying to advance past the second round for the first time since its home tournament in 1962, when it lost to eventual champion Brazil in the semifinals. Chile also lost to Brazil the last time it reached the round of 16, 4-1 in 1998 in France.

Brazil again was without regular Elano because of a right ankle injury, and coach Dunga also could not count on defensive midfielderFelipe Melo because of a left ankle problem. It didn’t matter.

Kaka did not play against Portugal because of a red card in the previous match, while Robinho was rested because of a minor left thigh ailment. They certainly were ready Monday night.

Kaka and Robinho star for Brazil

saydunga — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 17:36:31 +0000

World player of the year Kaka returned after an 11-month international absence to inspire five-time champions Brazil to a 4-0 World Cup qualifying victory over Venezuela yesterday.

The 26-year-old AC Milan star was on target after just five minutes and set up the third goal as Brazil moved back into the second place in the South American standings with 16 points, four behind leaders Paraguay.

Manchester City ace Robinho also grabbed a share of the headlines with two sublime goals.

Venezuela came into the match buoyed by having won a friendly between the two nations 2-0 in a friendly in Boston last year, their first ever victory ending a run of 17 successive defeats against their illustrious rivals.

However, within 20 minutes, any hopes Venezuela coach Cesar Farias had off overseeing another shock were extinguished.

With just six minutes gone, Kaka beat goalkeeper Renny Vega with a shot from a difficult angle which went in off the post. It was the AC Milan star’s 23rd international goal in his 60th appearance.

Four minutes later, Robinho made it 2-0 when he cut inside from the left and drove the ball into the back of the net from 30 yards.

By the 20th minute, it was 3-0 with troubled striker Adriano, recalled this year after a series of fitness and disciplinary problems, finding the net from close range.

Kaka had broken from midfield and sent Elano, another Manchester City player on the pitch, free down the left-hand side.

His shot fell invitingly for Adriano to beat Vega and to justify his selection by coach Dunga who was deprived of the injured Luis Fabiano.

Venezuela had chances to hit back before half-time as Brazil’s defensive frailties looked in danger of being exposed, but Alejandro Guerra, Jorge Rojas, Juan Arango and Giancarlo Maldonado all wasted opportunities.

Adriano was booked on the stroke of half-time which means he will be suspended for Wednesday’s visit of Colombia.

Brazil keeper Julio Cesar was twice called on early in the second half to save from Maldonado at close range.

Venezuela, the only South American team never to have played in a World Cup, paid for their wastefulness after 69 minutes when Robinho added his second goal of the night being put through by Kleber.

Robinho controlled the ball superbly, steadied himself and slotted the ball into the corner of the net.

Dunga complains of dirty tricks

saydunga — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 17:35:15 +0000

Brazil and Argentina put the mediocrity of recent World Cup qualifying performances behind them this weekend with respective wins that has left them second and third respectively in the table.

Brazil’s 4-0 rout of Venezuela late yesterday, however, was all the more impressive given what they are alleged to have endured from the moment they touched down on Venezuelan soil.

According to team manager Dunga and the Brazilian football federation (CBF), the five-time world champions’ trip to San Cristobal was taut from the word go.

In an official federation statement, Dunga complained his team were delayed on the tarmac as soon as the plane touched down, and then he claimed the staff at their hotel took part in a dirty tricks campaign to rob his players of sleep.

Adding to Brazil’s list of complaints was the allegation that several top players suffered vomiting before, during and after the match.

A frustrated Dunga did not point any fingers.

Instead, he was quick to highlight his team’s determination to put to rest a string of mediocre displays which saw them pick up only five of a possible 12 points in their previous four games.

“Our performance was even more impressive given the difficulties we had before the match,” said Dunga in the CBF statement.

“First we spent an hour and a half waiting to get off the plane, then during the night some of the hotel staff did their best, by driving cars and motorbikes around the hotel, to make sure we got as little sleep as possible.”

Even worse, according to the CBF, was the fact that several top players — including Lucio, Maicon, Elano and Gilberto Silva — succumbed to vomiting.

Dunga added: “I believe that when other teams face Brazil, the whole country gets behind them. That’s why these matches are always complicated affairs.

“Here we had to overcome quite a few obstacles before getting the win.”

World player of the year Kaka returned after an 11-month international absence to inspire Brazil to the win, the 26-year-old AC Milan on target after just five minutes.

Manchester City ace Robinho also grabbed a share of the headlines with two sublime goals while Inter Milan striker Adriano chipped in with one of his own.

Brazil now have 16 points from nine games, with Argentina, also on 16 points, sit in third due to inferior goal difference.

Argentina coach Alfio Basile could not match Dunga for pre-match drama, but he was quick to hit out at the match referee during his side’s 2-1 victory in Buenos Aires over their other big rivals Uruguay.

“What I take most from this match is that we deserved the win,” said Basile.

“But some of the tackles against us were brutal and the referee did nothing, while at the same time he was quick to rule against us if we made the slightest error.

“There were five yellow cards given to each team. But it’s a mystery, as far as we’re concerned, because we hardly made a foul the whole match.”

Argentina’s win was their first since a 3-0 win over Bolivia almost a year ago.

In their five matches following that win they were defeated once, by Colombia, and drew four times.

Paraguay top the group after maintaining their form with a 1-0 win in Colombia after Salvador Cabanas’s ninth minute goal.

Brazil closer to 2010

saydunga — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 17:33:16 +0000

Two goals from man-of-the-match Luiz Fabiano, and one from Manchester City’s new signing Robinho, put Brazil’s World Cup qualification back on track on Sunday with a 3-0 away win over Chile in Santiago.

The five-time World Cup winners had been languishing in sixth place in the 10-team South American zone qualifier, two places outside of assuring one of the four automatic places for the 2010 Soccer World Cup finals.

And with coach Dunga under criticism for poor performances, including from his country’s president, the trip to Santiago had loomed as a potential disaster.

Chile opened well and dominated, but it was former Sevilla striker Fabiano who opened the scoring against the run of play in the 20th minute when he headed home a Ronaldinho free-kick.

Fabiano, the midfielder who now plays club soccer for Milan, showed glimpses of his top form. He had a chance to make it 2-0 after Diego was downed in the box in the 34th minute, but his penalty-kick was superbly saved by goalkeeper Claudio Bravo.

Ten minutes later, and on the stroke of half-time, Fabiano made an opening for former Real Madrid star Robinho and he made no mistake to make it 2-0.

Cheered on by a capacity 70000 crowd, the Chileans flung everything into attack at the start of the second half, and with tempers flaring both Brazil’s Kleber Anderson and Chile’s Jorge Valvidia were sent off.

With Brazil content to sit back, the home side pressed forward but were caught out eight minutes from time when Fabiano struck for his second goal.

The win hoisted Brazil into second place in the standings level on 12 points from seven games with Argentina, but ahead on goal difference.

Brazil president supports national coach Dunga following Chile win

saydunga — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 02:46:52 +0000

BRASILIA, Brazil — Brazil President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva gave his support to beleaguered national coach Dunga on Monday, a day after a vital World Cup qualifying win over Chile.

Source: The Canadian Press

Heroes making history

saydunga — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 02:09:52 +0000

Brazil’ striker Kaka (R) receives instructions from the team’s coach Dunga, 15 November 2007, during a practice in Teresopolis, 200 Km from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Hero making history

saydunga — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 02:06:47 +0000

1994 world cup winner, and team captain Dunga for Brazil.

Highlights

saydunga — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 02:03:12 +0000

Brazilian author Paulo Coelho, coach of the Brazilian football team and former legendary national team captain, Dunga, who holds the FIFA World Cup trophy, Brazilian president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, former legendary player Romario and president of the Brazilian Football Federation (CFB) Ricardo Teixeira after the official unveil of Brazil as the 2014 World Cup hosts country, 30 October 2007 at the World football’s governing body headquarters in Zurich.

Source: FIFA.com

Highlights

saydunga — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 02:01:02 +0000

Brazilian president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (2ndL) holds the FIFA World Cup trophy with Brazilian football team coach and former legendary team captain, Dunga (L) next to former legendary player Romario (3rdL) and the president of the Brazilian Football Federation (CFB) Ricardo Teixeira after the official unveilling of Brazil as host country to the 2014 World Cup, 30 October 2007 at the World football’s governing body headquarters in Zurich. FIFA President Sepp Blatter announced Brazil as the venue after the sole candidate’s final presentation to FIFA’s executive committee.

Source: FIFA.com