"Ricardo was heavily guarded and Chile defended very brutally," the Brazilian commentator said indignantly, "In the past, he might have risen to the occasion in such a situation, but today he took a retreat and retreated very deeply." It's smart to do it, Brazil has more important games ahead of them and he can't get injured in a game like this that he must win. ”

Ricardo's drop-back allowed Brazil's midfield to do a better job of possession, and Brazil entered a familiar rhythm: controlling the tempo through fluid midfield passing, and if the opponent did not press, slowly passing to the edge of the opponent's penalty area to find opportunities; If the opponent grabs fiercely, look for an opportunity to hit the opponent's back and suddenly speed up.

Chile rarely touched the ball, time passed in Brazil's slow possession, and Chile could only finish off with the occasional few long-range shots and set-pieces.

Kaka had a chance to double the lead when he burst into the box from Ronaldo's diagonal cross, but his shot went just wide.

In the 25th minute, Brazil was awarded a penalty. When Brazil took a corner, Lucio's header was saved by Bravo, and Ricardo was about to grab a rebound shot, but just after picking his leg, Contreras pushed him from behind and fell to the ground.

But referee Webber refused to give a penalty, not seeing Contreras's hand movements, believing it to be a reasonable collision.

Ricardo argued with him for a few words, and as the captain of the field, he could communicate with the referee. In this case, if you don't say anything, the referee will think that he is faking a fall. But Weber insisted on his opinion, and Ricardo shook his head and did not dwell on it. After all, Brazil are still ahead and in a good situation.

Brazil had a succession of good chances, but they were all destroyed by Chile. However, Brazil also had some good free kicks and corners.

In the 28th minute, Ricardo took a free kick. Silva's header grazed the post and flew off the line.

In the 31st minute, McCone took a corner kick, and the Chilean team leaked. Silva grabbed the spot, and this time he accurately sent the ball into the Chilean goal.

"Thiago. Silva Goallllll! It was his first goal for Brazil! The star has established himself as a regular at AC Milan this season and has been doing quite well. He is still only 25 years old and he will be a mainstay in Brazil's backfield for years to come! ”

Thiago. Silva was so excited after scoring that he first ran to the corner flag to cuddle McCone in celebration, then turned to find Ricardo to hug.

He suffered a serious setback, making his way to Europe on the bench for a year in Porto, moving to Dynamo Moscow and contracting tuberculosis. He had the idea of retiring. But when he was in a slump, Ricardo operated him to Botafogo, and when he recovered and regained his confidence, he was released to join the giants AC Milan, allowing him to grow into a star player step by step.

Brazil, who were two goals ahead, played more smoothly, while Chile's impatience gave Brazil more chances.

Five minutes after the second goal, Ricardo picked up the ball in midfield, and three Chilean players pounced on him, exposing the space behind him, and Ricardo immediately sent a through ball, which Kaka cut in at high speed to get the ball.

After getting past Contreras, Kaka flicked the ball with the outside of his instep, and the ball flew into the penalty area, and Ronaldo successfully countered offside and got a single chance.

Ronaldo – but the goalkeeper was uncomfortable – Naldo dribbled the ball past Bravo with ease and slotted the ball into the empty net.

"Ronaldo Goallllll!" The commentator shouted excitedly, "At the age of 34, he can still bring us such a pleasing performance, a generation of football kings are not old!" ”

"The first half is not over, Brazil is already 3-0 ahead, there is no suspense to win this game, Dunga is sitting in the coach's seat at this time and thinking, what he thinks about may be related to the next opponent, the Netherlands."

"Unlike Chile, the Netherlands can pose a big threat to Brazil, Sneijder and Robben are at their best, Robben is so fast that it will be difficult for either Bastos or Gilberto to guard against him. Sneijder has been in great form this season, leading Inter Milan to two trophies and a runners-up finish in the Champions League, and is fully qualified to compete for this year's Ballon d'Or. Brazil must be cautious of such an opponent. Think of the World Cup in '98, when the Netherlands made Brazil suffer, and this Dutch team was by no means weaker than the one in '98. ”

Chile tried to fight back, but every attack was defused by Brazil, and they could only end the battle with a long-range shot. Brazil, on the other hand, played more relaxed, but they didn't get a lot of chances, with Ricardo and Kaka often delivering threatening balls.

In the 41st minute, after combining with Kaka, Licardo sent a through stopper, and Bastos cut in diagonally and shot slightly wide.

In the 42nd minute, Ricardo suddenly shifted the ball to the right, Rico took the ball and tried to break through unsuccessfully, he sent the ball to the bottom line, McCone crossed, Ronaldo headed the goal, just over the crossbar.

In the final minutes, Chile went on a frantic offensive to try and pull a goal back before half-time, but their efforts were ineffective.

Going into the second half, Bielsa made two substitutions, with Tello and Valdivia coming on, and Contreras and Marc. Gonzalez was replaced.

It's crazy gambling.

But everyone knows that if Chile can pull a goal back in the first half, there is still a chance. However, entering the second half with a gap of 3 goals, it is impossible for the Chilean team to turn the tables.

In the first two minutes of the second half, Kaka received a pass from Baptista, dribbled at high speed to break through, and was brought down by Vidal at the edge of the penalty area.

Brazil get a free-kick opportunity.

Ricardo took the penalty and the ball went over the wall and plummeted into the net.

Brazil leads 4-0.

In the 59th minute, Ramirez broke the ball near the center circle and drove straight in, he shook off three defenders and knocked it cross, and Ricardo calmly pushed the ball into the bottom left corner of the goal at the back post to give Brazil a 5-0 lead over Chile.

Ricardo ran wildly to celebrate his hat-trick and when he was tired of running, he ran to the sideline to play a Tai Chi pass, and most of the Brazilian players followed, imitating his movements. Brazilians, who are good at samba dancing, also play Tai Chi decently and rhythmically.

The Chilean players hung their heads, and Bielsa turned pale and closed his eyes in exhaustion.

He felt like he was always being beaten by Ricardok, losing to Ricardo with Argentina and losing to Ricardo with Chile.

Ricardo then had a chance to play for a quadruple when he received a through ball from Rico and fired from a tight angle, but Bravo made a brilliant save.

Subsequently, Ricardo, Kaka and Ronaldo were substituted one after another, and the Chilean team was able to score a face-saving goal in the end, and the Brazilian team entered the last eight with a big victory, and will face the orange team.