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

Team	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

Brazil v Italy

10 February 2009

Brazil	2–0	Italy
Elano 13' Robinho 27'

Emirates Stadium, London, United Kingdom
Attendance: 60,077

Estonia v Brazil

12 August 2009

Estonia	0–1	Brazil
		Luís Fabiano 43'

A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn, Estonia
Attendance: 8,550

Brazil v England

14 November 2009

Brazil	1–0	England
Nilmar 47'

Sheikh Khalifa International Stadium, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates
Attendance: 50,000

Oman v Brazil

18 November 2009

Oman	0–2	Brazil
		Nilmar 4' Mudhafar 61' (o.g.)

Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat, Oman
Attendance: 20,000

Squad

Coach: Dunga

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 v North Korea

15 June 2010
20:30

Brazil	2–1	North Korea
Maicon 55' Elano 72'	Report	Ji Yun-nam 89'

Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg
Attendance: 54,331
Referee: Viktor Kassai (Hungary)^[1]

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	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	Ahn Young-hak
CF	9	Jong Tae-se
Substitutions:
FW	6	Kim Kum-il	80'
Manager:
Kim Jong-hun

Brazil vs North Korea

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 Ivory Coast

Brazil v Ivory Coast

20 June 2010
20:30

Brazil	3–1	Ivory Coast
Luís Fabiano 25', 50' Elano 62'	Report	Drogba 79'

Soccer City, Johannesburg
Attendance: 84,455
Referee: Stéphane Lannoy (France)

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	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 v Brazil

25 June 2010
16:00

Portugal	0–0	Brazil
	Report

Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban
Attendance: 62,712
Referee: Benito Archundia (Mexico)

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	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

Team	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
Ivory Coast	3	1	1	1	4	3	+1	4
North Korea	3	0	0	3	1	12	−11	0

Round of 16

Brazil v Chile

28 June 2010
20:30

Brazil	3–0	Chile
Juan 35' Luís Fabiano 38' Robinho 59'	Report

Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg
Attendance: 54,096
Referee: Howard Webb (England)

Brazil^[5]

Chile^[5]


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 v Brazil

2 July 2010
16:00

Netherlands	2–1	Brazil
Sneijder 53', 68'	Report	Robinho 10'

Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
Attendance: 40,186
Referee: Yuichi Nishimura (Japan)

Netherlands^[6]

Brazil^[6]


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 2 3 4 5 "Referee designations for matches 1-16" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 5 June 2010. Retrieved 5 June 2010.
1 2 "Tactical Line-up – Group G – Brazil-Korea DPR" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 15 June 2010. Retrieved 15 June 2010.
1 2 "Tactical Line-up – Group G – Brazil-Cote d´Ivoire" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 20 June 2010. Retrieved 20 June 2010.
1 2 "Tactical Line-up – Group G – Portugal-Brazil" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 25 June 2010. Retrieved 25 June 2010.
1 2 "Tactical Line-up – Last 16 – Brazil-Chile" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 28 June 2010. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 July 2010. Retrieved 28 June 2010.
1 2 "Tactical Line-up – Quarterfinal – Netherlands-Brazil" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 2 July 2010. Retrieved 2 July 2010.

Brazil at the FIFA World Cup

Uruguay 1930 Italy 1934 France 1938 Brazil 1950 Switzerland 1954 Sweden 1958 Chile 1962 England 1966 Mexico 1970 West Germany 1974 Argentina 1978 Spain 1982 Mexico 1986 Italy 1990 United States 1994 France 1998 Korea/Japan 2002 Germany 2006 South Africa 2010 Brazil 2014

Countries at the FIFA World Cup by year

Mexico 1970	Brazil Israel

West Germany 1974	Brazil

Argentina 1978	Brazil

Spain 1982	Brazil

Mexico 1986	Brazil

Italy 1990	Brazil

United States 1994	Brazil Colombia

France 1998	Brazil Croatia Iran

Korea/Japan 2002	Brazil Germany

Germany 2006	Brazil Croatia Iran Trinidad and Tobago

South Africa 2010	Brazil

Brazil 2014	Brazil Croatia

Brazil squad – 2010 FIFA World Cup

1 Júlio César 2 Maicon 3 Lúcio (c) 4 Juan 5 Felipe Melo 6 Michel Bastos 7 Elano 8 Gilberto Silva 9 Luís Fabiano 10 Kaká 11 Robinho 12 Gomes 13 Dani Alves 14 Luisão 15 Thiago Silva 16 Gilberto 17 Josué 18 Ramires 19 Júlio Baptista 20 Kléberson 21 Nilmar 22 Doni 23 Grafite Coach: Dunga

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