Brazil are the favorites because they played very easy and fluently against Chile while the Dutch struggled all tournament long against Denmark, Japan, Cameroon and Slovakia. They never were in serious problems though but the attractive style of play has not been reached yet.
Analysts don't fully agree with Dunga as both teams are known to be strong teams. The Dutch is not as strong as Brazil with Lucio and Maicon, but the team has proven its force as it scored two goals in four games.
Brazil: Julio Cesar (GK): Maicon (D), Lucio (D), Juan (D), Michel Bastos (D), Felipe Melo (MF), Gilberto Silva (MF), Dani Alves (MF), Kaka (MF), Robinho (F), Luis Fabiano (F)
The Netherlands: Maarten Stekelenburg (GK), Gregory van der Wiel (D), John Heitinga (D), Joris Mathijsen (D), Giovanni van Bronckhorst (D), Mark van Bommell (MF), Wesley Sneijder (MF), Nigel de Jon (MF), Dirk Kuyt (F), Robin van Persie (F), Arjen Robben (F)
Kaka says his team is in top form. Do the Dutch agree? "It shows that we are improving after each match, just as planned." Kaka has had 1 red. Fabiano has earned three goals for Brazil, Sneijder 2 along with 1 assist.
FIFA World Cup 2010: Netherlands v Brazil
Date: July 02, 2010
Day: Friday
Round: Quarter Final
Time: 16:00 CEST (GMT+2)-10:00AM US/Eastern (04:00PM South Africa local)
Venue: Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium
Location: Port Elizabeth, South Africa
Referee: Yuichi Nishimura (Japan)
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