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.

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

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Brazil 18 9 7 2 33 11 +22 34 2010 FIFA World Cup
2  Chile 18 10 3 5 32 22 +10 33
3  Paraguay 18 10 3 5 24 16 +8 33
4  Argentina 18 8 4 6 23 20 +3 28
5  Uruguay 18 6 6 6 28 20 +8 24 Inter-confederation play-offs
6  Ecuador 18 6 5 7 22 26 −4 23
7  Colombia 18 6 5 7 14 18 −4 23
8  Venezuela 18 6 4 8 23 29 −6 22
9  Bolivia 18 4 3 11 22 36 −14 15
10  Peru 18 3 4 11 11 34 −23 13
Source: FIFA

Pre-tournament friendlies

Brazil2–0Italy
Elano 13'
Robinho 27'
Emirates Stadium, London, United Kingdom
Attendance: 60,077
Estonia0–1Brazil
Luís Fabiano 43'
Attendance: 8,550
Brazil1–0England
Nilmar 47'
Attendance: 50,000
Oman0–2Brazil
Nilmar 4'
Mudhafar 61' (o.g.)
Attendance: 20,000

Squad

Coach: Carlos Dunga

The selection was characterized by the omission of several fully fit high-profile attacking players, such as Ronaldo, Ronaldinho, Adriano, and Alexandre Pato, as well as the 18-year-old domestic talent Neymar.[1]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1GK Júlio César (1979-09-03)3 September 1979 (aged 30) 47 Inter Milan
2 2DF Maicon (1981-07-26)26 July 1981 (aged 28) 56 Inter Milan
3 2DF Lúcio (c) (1978-05-08)8 May 1978 (aged 32) 89 Inter Milan
4 2DF Juan (1979-02-01)1 February 1979 (aged 31) 73 Roma
5 3MF Felipe Melo (1983-08-26)26 August 1983 (aged 26) 16 Juventus
6 2DF Michel Bastos (1983-08-02)2 August 1983 (aged 26) 3 Lyon
7 3MF Elano (1981-06-14)14 June 1981 (aged 28) 41 Galatasaray
8 3MF Gilberto Silva (1976-10-07)7 October 1976 (aged 33) 86 Panathinaikos
9 4FW Luís Fabiano (1980-11-08)8 November 1980 (aged 29) 36 Sevilla
10 3MF Kaká (1982-04-22)22 April 1982 (aged 28) 76 Real Madrid
11 4FW Robinho (1984-01-25)25 January 1984 (aged 26) 73 Santos
12 1GK Heurelho Gomes (1981-02-15)15 February 1981 (aged 29) 9 Tottenham Hotspur
13 2DF Dani Alves (1983-05-06)6 May 1983 (aged 27) 33 Barcelona
14 2DF Luisão (1981-02-13)13 February 1981 (aged 29) 40 Benfica
15 2DF Thiago Silva (1984-09-22)22 September 1984 (aged 25) 4 Milan
16 2DF Gilberto (1976-04-25)25 April 1976 (aged 34) 32 Cruzeiro
17 3MF Josué (1979-07-19)19 July 1979 (aged 30) 26 VfL Wolfsburg
18 3MF Ramires (1987-03-24)24 March 1987 (aged 23) 11 Benfica
19 3MF Júlio Baptista (1981-10-01)1 October 1981 (aged 28) 45 Roma
20 3MF Kléberson (1979-06-19)19 June 1979 (aged 30) 31 Flamengo
21 4FW Nilmar (1984-07-14)14 July 1984 (aged 25) 15 Villarreal
22 1GK Doni (1979-10-22)22 October 1979 (aged 30) 10 Roma
23 4FW Grafite (1979-04-02)2 April 1979 (aged 31) 2 VfL Wolfsburg

Group stages

Main article: 2010 FIFA World Cup Group G

Brazil vs Korea DPR

Brazil 2–1 North Korea
Maicon 55'
Elano 72'		 Report Ji Yun-nam 89'
Attendance: 54,331
Brazil[3]
Korea DPR[3]

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 Dani 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 An Yong-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)[2]
Tibor Vámos (Hungary)[2]
Fourth official:
Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh (Malaysia)[2]
Fifth official:
Mu Yuxin (China PR)[2]

Brazil vs Ivory Coast

Brazil 3–1 Ivory Coast
Luís Fabiano 25', 50'
Elano 62'		 Report Drogba 79'
Attendance: 84,455
Brazil[4]
Côte d'Ivoire[4]

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 Dani 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:
Éric Dansault (France)
Laurent Ugo (France)
Fourth official:
Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh (Malaysia)
Fifth official:
Mu Yuxin (China PR)

Portugal vs Brazil

Portugal 0–0 Brazil
Report
Attendance: 62,712
Portugal[5]
Brazil[5]

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 Dani 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

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Brazil 3 2 1 0 5 2 +3 7 Advance to knockout stage
2  Portugal 3 1 2 0 7 0 +7 5
3  Ivory Coast 3 1 1 1 4 3 +1 4
4  North Korea 3 0 0 3 1 12 −11 0
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Tie-breaking criteria

Round of 16

Brazil 3–0 Chile
Juan 35'
Luís Fabiano 38'
Robinho 59'		 Report
Attendance: 54,096
Referee: Howard Webb (England)
Brazil[6]
Chile[6]
GK 1 Júlio César
RB 2 Maicon
CB 3 Lúcio (c)
CB 4 Juan
LB 6 Michel Bastos
DM 8 Gilberto Silva
RM 13 Dani Alves
LM 18 Ramires  72'
AM 10 Kaká  30'  81'
SS 11 Robinho  85'
CF 9 Luís Fabiano  76'
Substitutions:
FW 21 Nilmar  76'
MF 20 Kléberson  81'
DF 16 Gilberto  85'
Manager:
Dunga
GK 1 Claudio Bravo (c)
RB 4 Mauricio Isla  62'
CB 5 Pablo Contreras  46'
CB 18 Gonzalo Jara
LB 2 Ismael Fuentes  68'
RM 8 Arturo Vidal  47'
CM 6 Carlos Carmona
LM 15 Jean Beausejour
RW 7 Alexis Sánchez
CF 9 Humberto Suazo
LW 11 Mark González  46'
Substitutions:
MF 10 Jorge Valdivia  46'
MF 21 Rodrigo Tello  46'
MF 20 Rodrigo Millar  80'  62'
Manager:
Marcelo Bielsa

Man of the Match:
Robinho (Brazil)

Assistant referees:
Darren Cann (England)
Mike Mullarkey (England)
Fourth official:
Martin Hansson (Sweden)
Fifth official:
Stefan Wittberg (Sweden)

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.

Netherlands 2–1 Brazil
Sneijder 53', 68' Report Robinho 10'
Attendance: 40,186
Netherlands[7]
Brazil[7]
GK 1 Maarten Stekelenburg
RB 2 Gregory van der Wiel  47'
CB 3 John Heitinga  14'
CB 13 André Ooijer  76'
LB 5 Giovanni van Bronckhorst (c)
DM 6 Mark van Bommel
DM 8 Nigel de Jong  64'
RW 11 Arjen Robben
AM 10 Wesley Sneijder
LW 7 Dirk Kuyt
CF 9 Robin van Persie  85'
Substitutions:
FW 21 Klaas-Jan Huntelaar  85'
Manager:
Bert van Marwijk
GK 1 Júlio César
RB 2 Maicon
CB 3 Lúcio (c)
CB 4 Juan
LB 6 Michel Bastos  37'  62'
DM 5 Felipe Melo  73'
RM 13 Dani Alves
LM 8 Gilberto Silva
AM 10 Kaká
SS 11 Robinho
CF 9 Luís Fabiano  77'
Substitutions:
DF 16 Gilberto  62'
FW 21 Nilmar  77'
Manager:
Dunga

Man of the Match:
Wesley Sneijder (Netherlands)

Assistant referees:
Toru Sagara (Japan)
Jeong Hae-sang (Korea Republic)
Fourth official:
Khalil Al Ghamdi (Saudi Arabia)
Fifth official:
Hassan Kamranifar (Iran)

References

  1. ^ "FIFA.com - Dunga names his Seleção". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on 14 May 2010. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Referee designations for matches 1-16" (PDF). FIFA. 5 June 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 July 2010. Retrieved 5 June 2010.
  3. ^ a b "Tactical Line-up – Group G – Brazil-Korea PRK" (PDF). FIFA. 15 June 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 November 2012. Retrieved 15 June 2010.
  4. ^ a b "Tactical Line-up – Group G – Brazil-Cote d´Ivoire" (PDF). FIFA. 20 June 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 July 2010. Retrieved 20 June 2010.
  5. ^ a b "Tactical Line-up – Group G – Portugal-Brazil" (PDF). FIFA. 25 June 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 July 2010. Retrieved 25 June 2010.
  6. ^ a b "Tactical Line-up – Last 16 – Brazil-Chile" (PDF). FIFA. 28 June 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 July 2010. Retrieved 28 June 2010.
  7. ^ a b "Tactical Line-up – Quarterfinal – Netherlands-Brazil" (PDF). FIFA. 2 July 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 August 2010. Retrieved 2 July 2010.
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