Brazil at the 2010 FIFA World Cup explained

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

See 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

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]

Group stages

See main article: 2010 FIFA World Cup Group G.

Brazil vs Korea DPR

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 CM 5 AM 10 SS 11 Robinho CF 9 Luís Fabiano Substitutions: DF 13 FW 21 MF 18 Manager: Dunga

KOREA DPR: width=25 ! width=25 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 LM 8 Ji Yun-nam AM 10 Hong Yong-jo (c) AM 17 An Yong-hak CF 9 Jong Tae-se Substitutions: FW 6 Manager: Kim Jong-hun

Man of the Match: Maicon (Brazil) Assistant referees Gábor Erős (Hungary)^[2] Tibor Vámos (Hungary) Fourth official Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh (Malaysia) Fifth official Mu Yuxin (China PR)

Brazil vs Ivory Coast

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 LM 5 Felipe Melo AM 10 SS 11 CF 9 Luís Fabiano Substitutions: DF 13 MF 18 Manager: Dunga

CÔTE D'IVOIRE: width=25 ! width=25 GK 1 Boubacar Barry RB 20 Guy Demel CB 4 Kolo Touré CB 5 Didier Zokora LB 17 DM 19 Yaya Touré CM 21 CM 9 RW 15 LW 8 CF 11 Didier Drogba (c) Substitutions: FW 10 MF 18 MF 13 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: GK 1 Eduardo RB 21 Ricardo Costa CB 6 Ricardo Carvalho CB 2 Bruno Alves LB 5 DM 15 CM 19 CM 16 RW 10 Danny LW 23 CF 7 Cristiano Ronaldo (c) Substitutions: MF 11 MF 8 MF 14 Manager: Carlos Queiroz

BRAZIL: width=25 ! width=25 GK 1 Júlio César RB 2 Maicon CB 3 Lúcio (c) CB 4 LB 6 Michel Bastos DM 8 Gilberto Silva CM 13 Dani Alves CM 5 RF 21 Nilmar CF 19 LF 9 Substitutions: MF 17 MF 18 FW 23 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

Round of 16

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 AM 10 SS 11 CF 9 Substitutions: FW 21 MF 20 DF 16 Manager: Dunga

width=25 ! width=25 GK 1 Claudio Bravo (c) RB 4 CB 5 CB 18 Gonzalo Jara LB 2 RM 8 CM 6 Carlos Carmona LM 15 Jean Beausejour RW 7 Alexis Sánchez CF 9 Humberto Suazo LW 11 Substitutions: MF 10 MF 21 MF 20 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.

GK 1 Maarten Stekelenburg RB 2 CB 3 CB 13 LB 5 Giovanni van Bronckhorst (c) DM 6 Mark van Bommel DM 8 RW 11 Arjen Robben AM 10 Wesley Sneijder LW 7 Dirk Kuyt CF 9 Substitutions: FW 21 Manager: Bert van Marwijk

width=25 ! width=25 GK 1 Júlio César RB 2 Maicon CB 3 Lúcio (c) CB 4 Juan LB 6 DM 5 RM 13 Dani Alves LM 8 Gilberto Silva AM 10 Kaká SS 11 Robinho CF 9 Substitutions: DF 16 FW 21 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)

Notes and References

1. Web site: FIFA.com - Dunga names his Seleção . www.fifa.com . 12 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100514102447/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/newsid%3D1209003/index.html . 14 May 2010 . dead.
2. Web site: Referee designations for matches 1-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100705003017/http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/01/22/93/96/referee_designations.pdf . dead . July 5, 2010 . 5 June 2010 . FIFA . PDF . 5 June 2010 .