27 June 2010

BRASIL/CHILE: With Bravado But 3 Suspensions, Can Chile Upset The Favorite?

GUARDIAN.U.K/       "Smashed in Santiago, then stuffed in Salvador. Chile's record against Brazil in qualification for this World Cup – a 3-0 defeat at home followed by a 4-2 one away – does not augur well for the Monday meeting in Johannesburg. And nor, indeed, does the fact that Marcelo Bielsa's side has a shattered spine after accruing three suspensions against Spain." AND..."Chile midfielder Arturo Vidal also promised that the style that has wowed crowds, and occasionally bruised opponents, will continue: "We will respect Brazil, but we will play our own game," he said. "We will pressure and attack from all sides."
Brasil have won their past seven meetings against Chile, and outscored them 26-3.