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 Qualification to 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 Advance to 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 Italy Inter Milan
2 2DF Maicon (1981-07-26)26 July 1981 (aged 28) 56 Italy Inter Milan
3 2DF Lúcio (c) (1978-05-08)8 May 1978 (aged 32) 89 Italy Inter Milan
4 2DF Juan (1979-02-01)1 February 1979 (aged 31) 73 Italy Roma
5 3MF Felipe Melo (1983-08-26)26 August 1983 (aged 26) 16 Italy Juventus
6 2DF Michel Bastos (1983-08-02)2 August 1983 (aged 26) 3 France Lyon
7 3MF Elano (1981-06-14)14 June 1981 (aged 28) 41 Turkey Galatasaray
8 3MF Gilberto Silva (1976-10-07)7 October 1976 (aged 33) 86 Greece Panathinaikos
9 4FW Luís Fabiano (1980-11-08)8 November 1980 (aged 29) 36 Spain Sevilla
10 3MF Ricardo Kaká (1982-04-22)22 April 1982 (aged 28) 76 Spain Real Madrid
11 4FW Robinho (1984-01-25)25 January 1984 (aged 26) 73 Brazil Santos
12 1GK Heurelho Gomes (1981-02-15)15 February 1981 (aged 29) 9 England Tottenham Hotspur
13 2DF Dani Alves (1983-05-06)6 May 1983 (aged 27) 33 Spain Barcelona
14 2DF Luisão (1981-02-13)13 February 1981 (aged 29) 40 Portugal Benfica
15 2DF Thiago Silva (1984-09-22)22 September 1984 (aged 25) 4 Italy Milan
16 2DF Gilberto (1976-04-25)25 April 1976 (aged 34) 32 Brazil Cruzeiro
17 3MF Josué (1979-07-19)19 July 1979 (aged 30) 26 Germany VfL Wolfsburg
18 3MF Ramires (1987-03-24)24 March 1987 (aged 23) 11 Portugal Benfica
19 3MF Júlio Baptista (1981-10-01)1 October 1981 (aged 28) 45 Italy Roma
20 3MF Kléberson (1979-06-19)19 June 1979 (aged 30) 31 Brazil Flamengo
21 4FW Nilmar (1984-07-14)14 July 1984 (aged 25) 15 Spain Villarreal
22 1GK Doni (1979-10-22)22 October 1979 (aged 30) 10 Italy Roma
23 4FW Grafite (1979-04-02)2 April 1979 (aged 31) 2 Germany 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
BRAZIL:
GK1Júlio César
RB2Maicon
CB3Lúcio (c)
CB4Juan
LB6Michel Bastos
DM8Gilberto Silva
CM7Elanodownward-facing red arrow 73'
CM5Felipe Melodownward-facing red arrow 84'
AM10Kakádownward-facing red arrow 78'
SS11Robinho
CF9Luís Fabiano
Substitutions:
DF13Dani Alvesupward-facing green arrow 73'
FW21Nilmarupward-facing green arrow 78'
MF18RamiresYellow card 88'upward-facing green arrow 84'
Manager:
Dunga
North Korea
KOREA DPR:
GK1Ri Myong-guk
RB2Cha Jong-hyok
CB13Pak Chol-jin
CB4Pak Nam-chol
LB5Ri Kwang-chon
DM3Ri Jun-il
RM11Mun In-gukdownward-facing red arrow 80'
LM8Ji Yun-nam
AM10Hong Yong-jo (c)
AM17An Yong-hak
CF9Jong Tae-se
Substitutions:
FW6Kim Kum-ilupward-facing green arrow 80'
Manager:
Kim Jong-hun
Brazil vs North Korea

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
BRAZIL:
GK1Júlio César
RB2Maicon
CB3Lúcio (c)
CB4Juan
LB6Michel Bastos
DM8Gilberto Silva
RM7Elanodownward-facing red arrow 67'
LM5Felipe Melo
AM10KakáYellow card 85' Yellow-red card 88'
SS11Robinhodownward-facing red arrow 90+3'
CF9Luís Fabiano
Substitutions:
DF13Dani Alvesupward-facing green arrow 67'
MF18Ramiresupward-facing green arrow 90+3'
Manager:
Dunga
Ivory Coast
CÔTE D'IVOIRE:
GK1Boubacar Barry
RB20Guy Demel
CB4Kolo Touré
CB5Didier Zokora
LB17Siaka TiénéYellow card 31'
DM19Yaya Touré
CM21Emmanuel Ebouédownward-facing red arrow 72'
CM9Cheick TiotéYellow card 86'
RW15Aruna Dindanedownward-facing red arrow 54'
LW8Salomon Kaloudownward-facing red arrow 68'
CF11Didier Drogba (c)
Substitutions:
FW10Gervinhoupward-facing green arrow 54'
MF18Kader KeïtaYellow card 75'upward-facing green arrow 68'
MF13Romaricupward-facing green arrow 72'
Manager:
Sweden 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
PORTUGAL:
GK1Eduardo
RB21Ricardo Costa
CB6Ricardo Carvalho
CB2Bruno Alves
LB5DudaYellow card 25'downward-facing red arrow 54'
DM15PepeYellow card 40'downward-facing red arrow 64'
CM19TiagoYellow card 31'
CM16Raul Meirelesdownward-facing red arrow 84'
RW10Danny
LW23Fábio CoentrãoYellow card 45'
CF7Cristiano Ronaldo (c)
Substitutions:
MF11Simãoupward-facing green arrow 54'
MF8Pedro Mendesupward-facing green arrow 64'
MF14Miguel Velosoupward-facing green arrow 84'
Manager:
Carlos Queiroz
Brazil
BRAZIL:
GK1Júlio César
RB2Maicon
CB3Lúcio (c)
CB4JuanYellow card 25'
LB6Michel Bastos
DM8Gilberto Silva
CM13Dani Alves
CM5Felipe MeloYellow card 43'downward-facing red arrow 44'
RF21Nilmar
CF19Júlio Baptistadownward-facing red arrow 82'
LF9Luís FabianoYellow card 15'downward-facing red arrow 85'
Substitutions:
MF17Josuéupward-facing green arrow 44'
MF18Ramiresupward-facing green arrow 82'
FW23Grafiteupward-facing green arrow 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]
GK1Júlio César
RB2Maicon
CB3Lúcio (c)
CB4Juan
LB6Michel Bastos
DM8Gilberto Silva
RM13Dani Alves
LM18RamiresYellow card 72'
AM10KakáYellow card 30'downward-facing red arrow 81'
SS11Robinhodownward-facing red arrow 85'
CF9Luís Fabianodownward-facing red arrow 76'
Substitutions:
FW21Nilmarupward-facing green arrow 76'
MF20Klébersonupward-facing green arrow 81'
DF16Gilbertoupward-facing green arrow 85'
Manager:
Dunga
GK1Claudio Bravo (c)
RB4Mauricio Isladownward-facing red arrow 62'
CB5Pablo Contrerasdownward-facing red arrow 46'
CB18Gonzalo Jara
LB2Ismael FuentesYellow card 68'
RM8Arturo VidalYellow card 47'
CM6Carlos Carmona
LM15Jean Beausejour
RW7Alexis Sánchez
CF9Humberto Suazo
LW11Mark Gonzálezdownward-facing red arrow 46'
Substitutions:
MF10Jorge Valdiviaupward-facing green arrow 46'
MF21Rodrigo Telloupward-facing green arrow 46'
MF20Rodrigo MillarYellow card 80'upward-facing green arrow 62'
Manager:
Argentina 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]
GK1Maarten Stekelenburg
RB2Gregory van der WielYellow card 47'
CB3John HeitingaYellow card 14'
CB13André OoijerYellow card 76'
LB5Giovanni van Bronckhorst (c)
DM6Mark van Bommel
DM8Nigel de JongYellow card 64'
RW11Arjen Robben
AM10Wesley Sneijder
LW7Dirk Kuyt
CF9Robin van Persiedownward-facing red arrow 85'
Substitutions:
FW21Klaas-Jan Huntelaarupward-facing green arrow 85'
Manager:
Bert van Marwijk
GK1Júlio César
RB2Maicon
CB3Lúcio (c)
CB4Juan
LB6Michel BastosYellow card 37'downward-facing red arrow 62'
DM5Felipe MeloRed card 73'
RM13Dani Alves
LM8Gilberto Silva
AM10Kaká
SS11Robinho
CF9Luís Fabianodownward-facing red arrow 77'
Substitutions:
DF16Gilbertoupward-facing green arrow 62'
FW21Nilmarupward-facing green arrow 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. "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. "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. "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. "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. "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. "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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