Australia - Brazil

Details.

Date. 18.06.2006
Compétition. FIFA World Cup
Level First leg
City Münich
Country. Brazil
Stadium. Allianz Arena
Referee. M. Markus Merk {Allemagne]

Score :   0 - 2

Brazil Australia
Adriano 49'
Fred 89'

Club compositions.

Brazil Australia
Dida
Cafu
Lúcio
Juan
Roberto Carlos
Emerson
Zé Roberto
Kaká
Ronaldo
Ronaldinho
Adriano
Gilberto Silva 72' < > Emerson
Robinho 72' < > Ronaldo
Fred 88' < > Adriano
Trainer : Parreira
Schwarzer
Neill
Moore
Cahill
Culina
Popovic
Emerton
Viduka
Grella
Chipperfield
Sterjovski
Bresciano (Popovic, 41')
Kewell (Cahill, 56')
Aloisi (Moore, 69')

Partenaires

Resume.

A well-organised Australian defense frustrated Brazil but failed to prevent the world champions from winning 2-0 and qualifying from the group.

After a tight first half that ended goal-less Brazil sprung into life. Ronaldo took the ball on the left-hand side of the area with three defenders around him he played a square ball, which Adriano struck low into the corner of the net (49th min).

Australia came close to equalizing on several occasion but in the end Brazil finished strongly with Fred tapping home Brazil's second goal (90th min) after Robinho's shot came back off the post.

Brazil's performance improved but Carlos Alberto Parreria will be worried with the amount of chances Australia had and Brazil's difficulty in keeping possession after taking the lead.

He will also have to consider that whilst Ronaldo's performance had improved, Brazil only really came to life with the inclusion of Robinho.