It's over. It stops there. 2-1. Finally, no ketchup! The North Koreans have made good impression. The Portuguese and Ivory Coast will have to fight to get rid of. The Brazilians themselves have been more than hesitant. We expected better of them including Kaka, well behind. A good point to note: Robinho form.
They had left the North Koreans in 1966, near a feat against Portugal in the quarter-finals of the World Cup (3-5). They found their avatars, 44 years later, against Brazil. Losing by a single goal against the five-time champion is akin to a feat for Chollima. As well as winning 2-1 to North Korea looks like a defeat for the Brazilians. Beyond the scoreboard, it was the way that queries. Although it is never easy to play against a wall composed of at least five defenders. Even if a first match. And even if it was just three degrees at kick-off at Ellis Park in Johannesburg.
During the first 45 minutes, the Brazilians seemed to take a slight superiority complex. Logic somewhere when you know that 104 seats separating the two teams in the FIFA rankings. But in the face, the North Koreans do not make them complex. And the attempts of Brazilian Elano (7th, 15th), Robinho (8th, 20th) and Bastos (10th), they respond with counterattacks smoothly conducted, out of a key ball own the ball or even attempts at 40 yards , as In-Guk (19th). The charms of the Seleção do not work and despite an acceleration of closure, the auriverde returning to the locker room on a surprising 0-0.
Maicon unintentionally
In return, the Brazilians are more enterprising. No doubt that Dunga had them administer a good fan. Problem, the Brazilian shooting are still not on target, like this kick full axis Bastos (51). The issue arrives, unannounced, in the 55th minute when Maicon, served in its course by Kaka, located in a tight angle, the net on a downtown shooting. The right side of Inter Milan kisses his ring and crossed himself with relief. Freed, Brazilians shackle a big hit Bastos (62nd) and then a half-volley from Robinho (64). The North Koreans, will crack for sure, will say so.
It will not happen and aside from a new goal of Elano, perfectly offset to the left by Robinho (72 '), Brazil still can not fit half of his strikes. Kaka is absent, and Luis Fabiano, far too slow. The two men have certainly not played much this season but ... Until the end, the North Koreans resist. They were eventually rewarded for their sacrifice by a goal from Ji Yun-Nam, after a feint of striking trompe Julio Cesar (89 '). Faced with the Ivory Coast and Portugal, the Seleção will mount another face. This group was not in fact called "death" because of the presence of North Korea ...
Brazil, seeking a sixth World Cup coronation blank canvas priori not much to fear from North Korea. It is unclear the Kaka, Robinho and Fabiano another Louis fail to find at least one time fault in the defense of "Chollima. See North Korean score seem even more unlikely, given that Dunga has just transformed the Seleção disciplined team is very strong on the defensive. But even though Brazil has lost only two games in 18 games, we note also that seven of these meetings have ended on a score of parity.
North Korea, the great unknown
Although North Korea has already achieved a significant accomplishment in the World Cup, beating Italy 1-0 in 1966, we can say that one knows almost nothing about this team. Of the 23 selected, 20 are in the National Championship, which we have no information. The clear rounds we learned was how the Chollima were in place defensively, because North Korea has conceded only five goals in eight games in the last group stage. But opening the scoring against this team is not always enough to win. The Greeks have learned to their cost by conducting twice May 25 during a friendly match between the two teams before finally conceding a draw.
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