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.
Brazil finished top of the CONMEBOL league table. Matches were played from October 2007 to October 2009.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Brazil | 18 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 33 | 11 | +22 | 34 | 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 | 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 |
Brazil | 2–0 | Italy |
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Elano 13' Robinho 27' |
Estonia | 0–1 | Brazil |
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Luís Fabiano 43' |
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 |
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1 | GK | Júlio César | 3 September 1979 (aged 30) | 47 | Inter Milan |
2 | DF | Maicon | 26 July 1981 (aged 28) | 56 | Inter Milan |
3 | DF | Lúcio (c) | 8 May 1978 (aged 32) | 89 | Inter Milan |
4 | DF | Juan | 1 February 1979 (aged 31) | 73 | Roma |
5 | MF | Felipe Melo | 26 August 1983 (aged 26) | 16 | Juventus |
6 | DF | Michel Bastos | 2 August 1983 (aged 26) | 3 | Lyon |
7 | MF | Elano | 14 June 1981 (aged 28) | 41 | Galatasaray |
8 | MF | Gilberto Silva | 7 October 1976 (aged 33) | 86 | Panathinaikos |
9 | FW | Luís Fabiano | 8 November 1980 (aged 29) | 36 | Sevilla |
10 | MF | Kaká | 22 April 1982 (aged 28) | 76 | Real Madrid |
11 | FW | Robinho | 25 January 1984 (aged 26) | 73 | Santos |
12 | GK | Heurelho Gomes | 15 February 1981 (aged 29) | 9 | Tottenham Hotspur |
13 | DF | Dani Alves | 6 May 1983 (aged 27) | 33 | Barcelona |
14 | DF | Luisão | 13 February 1981 (aged 29) | 40 | Benfica |
15 | DF | Thiago Silva | 22 September 1984 (aged 25) | 4 | Milan |
16 | DF | Gilberto | 25 April 1976 (aged 34) | 32 | Cruzeiro |
17 | MF | Josué | 19 July 1979 (aged 30) | 26 | VfL Wolfsburg |
18 | MF | Ramires | 24 March 1987 (aged 23) | 11 | Benfica |
19 | MF | Júlio Baptista | 1 October 1981 (aged 28) | 45 | Roma |
20 | MF | Kléberson | 19 June 1979 (aged 30) | 31 | Flamengo |
21 | FW | Nilmar | 14 July 1984 (aged 25) | 15 | Villarreal |
22 | GK | Doni | 22 October 1979 (aged 30) | 10 | Roma |
23 | FW | Grafite | 2 April 1979 (aged 31) | 2 | VfL Wolfsburg |
Brazil | 2–1 | North Korea |
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Maicon 55' Elano 72' | Report | Ji Yun-nam 89' |
Brazil [3] | Korea DPR [3] |
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Brazil | 3–1 | Ivory Coast |
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Luís Fabiano 25', 50' Elano 62' | Report | Drogba 79' |
Brazil [4] | Côte d'Ivoire [4] |
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Man of the Match: Assistant referees: |
Portugal [5] | Brazil [5] |
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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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 |
Brazil [6] | Chile [6] |
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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 |
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Sneijder 53', 68' | Report | Robinho 10' |
Netherlands [7] | Brazil [7] |
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