# 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

Brazil finished top of the CONMEBOL league table. Matches were played from October 2007 to October 2009.

### Final positions

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 | 2010 FIFA World Cup |
| 3 | Paraguay | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 16 | +8 | 33 | 2010 FIFA World Cup |
| 4 | Argentina | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 23 | 20 | +3 | 28 | 2010 FIFA World Cup |
| 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 | |

## 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.
| 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
### Brazil vs Korea DPR

| Brazil | 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 | 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)
* Tibor Vámos (Hungary)
* Fourth official:
* Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh (Malaysia)
* Fifth official:
* Mu Yuxin (China PR)

### Brazil vs Ivory Coast

| Brazil | Côte d'Ivoire |
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 | Brazil |
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 | Teamvte | 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 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Ivory Coast | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 4 | |
| 4 | North Korea | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 12 | −11 | 0 | |

## Round of 16

| Brazil | Chile |
| 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 | Brazil |
| 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)