Though Chile started their Round of 16 match with Brazil strong, it was ultimately an easy day for Brazil, who used two goals in a five minute span of the first half to take control of the match, with a second half score from Robinho to give the Brazilians a 3-0 win and a spot in the quarterfinals.
World Cup 2010, Brazil Vs. Chile: Juan, Luis Fabiano, Robinho Goals Put Brazil Into Quarterfinals
With it, they will meet Holland, on Friday, the the winner moving into the semifinal to face either Ghana or Uruguay.
Chile and Brazil played a relatively even fir half hour until a corner kick from Maicon found Juan in the middle of the Chile box for the opening goal 34th minute.
Four minutes after the goal, Brazil successful counter-attacked through Robinho, who played from the left flank to Kaká, who touched a ball behind the line for Luis Fabiano to score the Selecao’s second goal.
From there, Brazil had an easy time of it, with Chile limited to one shot on goal for the match despite holding a majority of possession.
In the second half, Robinho capped the scoring when Ramires ran with the ball from the half-way and laid it off for Robinho at the edge of the penalty area for and right-footed finish curving inside Claudio Bravo’s right post.
The 3-0 victory was Brazil’s most convincing performance of the tournament and sets-up an anticipated match-up with the Netherlands, who have won all four of their matches in this year’s tournament after today’s 2-1 win over Slovakia.
Chile exits a tournament that saw the nation win a World Cup match for the first time since hosting the tournament in 1962. After wins against Honduras and Switzerland, Chile ends the tournament with consecutive losses to the world’s two top ranked teams: Spain and Brazil.
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