Brazil at the 2010 FIFA World Cup

The following article concerns the performance of Brazil at the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Brazil won both their initial qualification group and their group during the tournament itself. They reached the quarter-final stages where they were knocked out by the eventual tournament runners-up, the Netherlands.

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Qualification

Main article: 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)

Brazil finished top of the CONMEBOL league table. Matches were played from October 2007 to October 2009.

Final positions

Pld Pts
 Brazil 18 34
 Chile 18 33
 Paraguay 18 33
 Argentina 18 28
 Uruguay 18 24
 Ecuador 18 23
 Colombia 18 23
 Venezuela 18 22
 Bolivia 18 15
 Peru 18 13

Pre-Tournament Friendlies

10/2/2009
 Brazil 2-0 Italy London, Emirates Stadium
Elano 13' Robinho 27'
12/8/2009
 Estonia 0-1 Brazil
Fabiano 43'
14/11/2009
 Brazil 1-0 England
Nilmar 47'
18/11/2009
 Oman 0-2 Brazil
Nilmar 4' own goal 61'

Squad

Coach: Dunga

No. Pos. Player DoB/Age Caps Club
1 1GK Júlio César 3 September 1979 (aged 30) 47 Internazionale
2 2DF Maicon 26 July 1981 (aged 28) 56 Internazionale
3 2DF Lúcio (c) 8 May 1978 (aged 32) 89 Internazionale
4 2DF Juan 1 February 1979 (aged 31) 73 Roma
5 3MF Felipe Melo 26 August 1983 (aged 26) 16 Juventus
6 2DF Michel Bastos 2 August 1983 (aged 26) 3 Lyon
7 3MF Elano 14 June 1981 (aged 28) 41 Galatasaray
8 3MF Gilberto Silva 7 October 1976 (aged 33) 86 Panathinaikos
9 4FW Luís Fabiano 8 November 1980 (aged 29) 36 Sevilla
10 3MF Kaká 22 April 1982 (aged 28) 76 Real Madrid
11 4FW Robinho 25 January 1984 (aged 26) 73 Santos
12 1GK Gomes 15 February 1981 (aged 29) 9 Tottenham Hotspur
13 2DF Daniel Alves 6 May 1983 (aged 27) 33 Barcelona
14 2DF Luisão 13 February 1981 (aged 29) 40 Benfica
15 2DF Thiago Silva 22 September 1984 (aged 25) 4 Milan
16 2DF Gilberto 25 April 1976 (aged 34) 32 Cruzeiro
17 3MF Josué 19 July 1979 (aged 30) 26 VfL Wolfsburg
18 3MF Ramires 24 March 1987 (aged 23) 11 Benfica
19 3MF Júlio Baptista 1 October 1981 (aged 28) 45 Roma
20 3MF Kléberson 19 June 1979 (aged 30) 31 Flamengo
21 4FW Nilmar 14 July 1984 (aged 25) 15 Villarreal
22 1GK Doni 22 October 1979 (aged 30) 10 Roma
23 4FW Grafite 2 April 1979 (aged 31) 2 VfL Wolfsburg

Group Stages

Main article: 2010 FIFA World Cup Group G

Brazil vs Korea DPR

15 June 2010
20:30
 Brazil  2 – 1  North Korea Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg
Attendance: 54,331
Referee: Viktor Kassai (Hungary)[1]
Maicon  55'
Elano  72'		 Report Ji Yun-Nam  89'
Brazil[2]
Korea DPR[2]

BRAZIL:
GK 1 Júlio César
RB 2 Maicon
CB 3 Lúcio (c)
CB 4 Juan
LB 6 Michel Bastos
DM 8 Gilberto Silva
CM 7 Elano 73'
CM 5 Felipe Melo 84'
AM 10 Kaká 78'
SS 11 Robinho
CF 9 Luís Fabiano
Substitutions:
DF 13 Daniel Alves 73'
FW 21 Nilmar 78'
MF 18 Ramires 88' 84'
Manager:
Dunga

KOREA DPR:
GK 1 Ri Myong-Guk
RB 2 Cha Jong-Hyok
CB 13 Pak Chol-Jin
CB 4 Pak Nam-Chol
LB 5 Ri Kwang-Chon
DM 3 Ri Jun-Il
RM 11 Mun In-Guk 80'
LM 8 Ji Yun-Nam
AM 10 Hong Yong-Jo (c)
AM 17 Ahn Young-Hak
CF 9 Jong Tae-Se
Substitutions:
FW 6 Kim Kum-Il 80'
Manager:
Kim Jong-Hun

Man of the Match:
Maicon (Brazil)

Assistant referees:
Gábor Erős (Hungary)[1]
Tibor Vámos (Hungary)[1]
Fourth official:
Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh (Malaysia)[1]
Fifth official:
Mu Yuxin (China PR)[1]

Brazil vs Côte d'Ivoire

20 June 2010
20:30
 Brazil  3 – 1  Côte d'Ivoire Soccer City, Johannesburg
Attendance: 84,455
Referee: Stéphane Lannoy (France)
Luís Fabiano  25', 50'
Elano  62'		 Report Drogba  79'
Brazil[3]
Côte d'Ivoire[3]

BRAZIL:
GK 1 Júlio César
RB 2 Maicon
CB 3 Lúcio (c)
CB 4 Juan
LB 6 Michel Bastos
DM 8 Gilberto Silva
RM 7 Elano 67'
LM 5 Felipe Melo
AM 10 Kaká  85', 88'
SS 11 Robinho 90+3'
CF 9 Luís Fabiano
Substitutions:
DF 13 Daniel Alves 67'
MF 18 Ramires 90+3'
Manager:
Dunga

CÔTE D'IVOIRE:
GK 1 Boubacar Barry
RB 20 Guy Demel
CB 4 Kolo Touré
CB 5 Didier Zokora
LB 17 Siaka Tiéné 31'
DM 19 Yaya Touré
CM 21 Emmanuel Eboué 72'
CM 9 Cheick Tioté 86'
RW 15 Aruna Dindane 54'
LW 8 Salomon Kalou 68'
CF 11 Didier Drogba (c)
Substitutions:
FW 10 Gervinho 54'
MF 18 Kader Keïta 75' 68'
MF 13 Romaric 72'
Manager:
Sven-Göran Eriksson

Man of the Match:
Luís Fabiano (Brazil)

Assistant referees:
Eric Dansault (France)
Laurent Ugo (France)
Fourth official:
Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh (Malaysia)
Fifth official:
Mu Yuxin (China PR)

Portugal vs Brazil

25 June 2010
16:00
 Portugal  0 – 0  Brazil Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban
Attendance: 62,712
Referee: Benito Archundia (Mexico)
Report
Portugal[4]
Brazil[4]

PORTUGAL:
GK 1 Eduardo
RB 21 Ricardo Costa
CB 6 Ricardo Carvalho
CB 2 Bruno Alves
LB 5 Duda 25' 54'
DM 15 Pepe 40' 64'
CM 19 Tiago 31'
CM 16 Raul Meireles 84'
RW 10 Danny
LW 23 Fábio Coentrão 45'
CF 7 Cristiano Ronaldo (c)
Substitutions:
MF 11 Simão 54'
MF 8 Pedro Mendes 64'
MF 14 Miguel Veloso 84'
Manager:
Carlos Queiroz

BRAZIL:
GK 1 Júlio César
RB 2 Maicon
CB 3 Lúcio (c)
CB 4 Juan 25'
LB 6 Michel Bastos
DM 8 Gilberto Silva
CM 13 Daniel Alves
CM 5 Felipe Melo 43' 44'
RF 21 Nilmar
CF 19 Júlio Baptista 82'
LF 9 Luís Fabiano 15' 85'
Substitutions:
MF 17 Josué 44'
MF 18 Ramires 82'
FW 23 Grafite 85'
Manager:
Dunga

Man of the Match:
Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal)

Assistant referees:
Héctor Vergara (Canada)
Marvin Torrentera (Mexico)
Fourth official:
Peter O'Leary (New Zealand)
Fifth official:
Brent Best (New Zealand)

Final Table

Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Brazil 3 2 1 0 5 2 +3 7
 Portugal 3 1 2 0 7 0 +7 5
 Côte d'Ivoire 3 1 1 1 4 3 +1 4
 North Korea 3 0 0 3 1 12 −11 0

Round of 16

28 June 2010
20:30
 Brazil  3 – 0  Chile Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg
Attendance: 54,096
Referee: Howard Webb (England)
Juan  34'
Luís Fabiano  38'
Robinho  59'		 Report

Quarter-finals

The Netherlands came from behind to beat Brazil 2–1, handing the Brazilians their first loss in a World Cup match held outside Europe, other than in a penalty shootout, since 1950.

2 July 2010
16:00
 Netherlands  2 – 1  Brazil Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
Attendance: 40,186
Referee: Yuichi Nishimura (Japan)
Sneijder  53', 68' Report Robinho  10'

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Referee designations for matches 1-16" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 5 June 2010. http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/01/22/93/96/referee_designations.pdf. Retrieved 5 June 2010. 
  2. ^ a b "Tactical Line-up – Group G – Brazil-Korea DPR" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 15 June 2010. http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/01/24/60/90/14%5f0615%5fbra-prk%5ftacticalstartlist.pdf. Retrieved 15 June 2010. 
  3. ^ a b "Tactical Line-up – Group G – Brazil-Cote d´Ivoire" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 20 June 2010. http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/01/25/23/11/29%5f0620%5fbra-civ%5ftacticalstartlist.pdf. Retrieved 20 June 2010. 
  4. ^ a b "Tactical Line-up – Group G – Portugal-Brazil" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 25 June 2010. http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/01/25/81/67/45%5f0625%5fpor-bra%5ftacticalstartlist.pdf. Retrieved 25 June 2010. 
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