Brazil celebrate thumping Chile -Photo: Terra
Brazil remain on course for a record sixth World Cup after thrashing Chile 3-0 to book themselves a quarter-finals meeting with the Netherlands. Juan, Luis Fabiano and Robinho handed Brazil a comprehensive victory by scoring outstanding goals.
Defender Juan gave Brazil the lead in the 34th minute with a firm header from a Maicon corner-kick, while Luis Fabiano added their second goal of the night four minutes later when he met a one-touch pass from Kaka, before rounding Chile goalkeeper Claudio Bravo and slotting the ball into an empty net.
Robinho completed the rout in the 59th minute when he fired the ball into the back of the net from the edge of the area after being fed by midfielder Ramires. It was Robinho’s seventh goal in Brazil’s last six matches against Chile.
The 54,000 fans in Johannesburg expected Brazil to continue the onslaught, but even if they did create several more goal-scoring opportunties they couldn’t find a fourth goal.
Marcelo Bielsa — one of the most popular coaches in South America — pushed his team forward in an attempt to pull a goal back, but although they came close to scoring they couldn’t find a way past Brazil goalkeeper Julio Cesar.
Brazil also knocked out Chile in the round of 16 stage of the 1998 World Cup in France, that time winning the match 4-1. Ronaldo and Cesar Sampaio both scored twice each in the match.
Dunga’s side proved that they are one of the strongest teams of the competition, and along with arch-rivals Argentina, Germany and Spain are serious contenders to win the World Cup.
Next up for Brazil is a quarter-finals meeting with the Netherlands, who earlier on Monday beat Slovakia 2-1. Brazil haven’t been beaten by the Dutch in 36 years.
Gregory Sica
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Brazil is too good like usual, everytime Chile has a good team they get knocked out by Brazil. Bad luck!
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This Brazil team is solid in every department, they have the best defence in the world a very good midield and luis fabiano robinho always deliver. They will be very hard to beat and i think after holland they will win the cup easy. holland is the only tough team for them in the cup.
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Im looking forward to a Brazil – Spain semi final in my opinion the two best teams in the world
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Brazil and Spain can’t meet until the World Cup Final. In the Semi-Finals, if Brazil eliminate Holand they’ll play the winner of Uruguay-Ghana, while if Spain beat Paraguay they’ll play Argentina or Germany.
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Oh yeah your right, well i do think they are the better teams im hoping for a Brazil Argentina final then
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