Brazil and Chile will have another go on March 29, when they face each other in a friendly match. Dunga's Seleçao will get to this match days after beating France in a re-edition of France 98's final match, while the Chileans will try to restore their pride after losing against Iran on March 26.
Brazil and Chile delivered one of the most dramatic games of the past World Cup, where the hosts were forced to play 120 minutes against their South American neighbors. After a 1-1 draw during regulation, Brazil won the penalty shootout 3-2, with Gonzalo Jara missing the last penalty, giving the hosts a somewhat undeserved ticket to the Quarter-finals, since Jorge Sampaoli's men outplayed Brazil but were unable to reflect it on the scoreboard.
After their World Cup fiasco, the Brazilians have put together a seven game streak without a defeat, with Neymar establishing himself as the most dangerous player for La Canarinha. Coach Dunga is relying heavily on what Barcelona's star can create upfront, while Thiago Silva and David Luiz try to put back together their egos following that 7-1 blowout against Germany.
During their last game against the French team, La Verdeamarelha overcame an early goal by Raphael Varane, being quite practical while handling the ball.
On the other hand, the Chileans hadn't left their country in the most recent international breaks, staging games against National teams such as Peru, Bolivia, Venezuela, Uruguay and the United States. Of those games, La Roja only lost to the Uruguayans. Jorge Sampaoli's men have to get their act together, because they will not want to let their fans down when they host the upcoming Copa America. Of course, most of their hopes will be based on what players like Claudio Bravo, Alexis Sanchez and "King" Arturo Vidal can do for them.
Curiously enough, the three most recent World Cups where Brazil has eliminated the Chileans have ended with a blowout to the Brazilians in the next stages. In France 98, Brazil won 4-0 and went on to lose the Final match against the hosts. In South Africa, the Brazilians defeated Chile 3-0 only to be beaten in the next round by The Netherlands. Finally, in Brazil, the hosts won the penalty shootout, but their honor was taken by Germany two rounds later.
This will be quite a fine show for those who attend the match to be celebrated at Wembley Stadium.
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