Match Review & Highlights: Brazil 3 – Chile 0

June 28th, 2010 | by: chris |

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The much hyped game between traditionally attacking Brazil and actually attacking Chile was anything but the high-flying affair it was could have been. Of course with Dunga on the sidelines it shouldn’t be too surprised – nor should you be surprised by the result: a commanding 3-0 Brazil win. Another day, another win without much care for the method (at least not from the coach’s seat).

The game never looked to be getting away from Brazil even if both sides spent the first half hour putting the world into nap mode, with a typically Brazilian defender’s-header-off-a-corner goal opening up the scoring.

Brazil 1-0 Chile

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The second was a near-complete collapse from the Chilean defense, who allowed Luis Fabiano into the box onside and completely unmarked with the ball at the foot of Kaka. Predictable result ensued.

Brazil 2-0 Chile

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The game was surely over from there. Brazil are too defensively closed and Chile just could not break them down, nor could they stop the odd chance Brazil fancied executing. It was a dominating performance capped off by a pearl of a goal from Robinho.

Brazil 3-0 Chile

Ricardo | MySpace Video

This one had an air of formality going in and nothing changed in the 90 minutes between whistles. Brazil are clearly one of the favorites, a strong team growing stronger, even if they’re missing that patented Brazilian flair.

They’ll now match up with the Netherlands in a battle of Who Are We Again? – two teams dismissing their attacking histories for defensively sound, effective, result-oriented football.

Which means the Netherlands & Brazil quarterfinal may just be the game to blow the lid off this World Cup.

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Bense235

I hope for a brilliant game, but I expect a mediocre 1:0…
brentonwalters

Yah, that might be it, Bense. So far neither team has had to kick it up a notch, so maybe one of them does and the other responds? Am I grasping at straws here?
Bense235

I fear we both might be grasping at straws. I would love to be wrong, though.

I would love to see the Netherlands upset Brazil with a brilliant display. And this really means a lot coming from a German. But the real potential of the Netherlands has yet failed to show up in this tournament. And they have just as much individual class as the Canarios have.

I would totally be in for 3:4 blowout with penalties, cards, crucial calls and such stuff. But football ain't about it's entertainment value. It's about winning.
JoseJosue

What this tournament needs is a tidy all-South-American semifinals, as a segue into Brazil 2014 ;)
Geoffrey72

I agree, I'd love to see that too (or 3 South American + Ghana), but unfortunately Spain's return to form and surge back to the top of Group H is going to make it very difficult for Paraguay. Either Spain or a Portugal that's good enough to beat Spain will very likely be too much for Paraguay to handle in the quarterfinal, assuming they beat Japan tomorrow which may not be easy either.
http://twitter.com/assyrianvoice Assyrian Voice

Guys how do you compare Brazil's attacking trio of 2010: Fabiano, Robinho, Kaka vs. that of 2002 with Ronaldo, Rivaldo and Ronaldinho?

Which one is better, pros and cons similarities, differences etc.