Brazil romped to a 3-0 victory over their South American neighbors Chile on Monday to reach the World Cup quarter finals. Juan broke the deadlock five minutes past the half-hour before Luis Fabiano doubled the Selecao's lead eight minutes from halftime. Robinho put the icing on the cake one minute from the hour mark. In the last eight Carlos Dunga's side will face Holland, who booked their ticket upon beating Slovakia 2-1 earlier in the day. Brazil have been far superior to Chile over the past decade. Both sides met twice in the World Cup qualifying stage. Brazil won on both occasions, 4-2 and 3-0 respectively. Chile's Good start The game remained an evenly-balanced affair for quite a while, with both teams repeatedly trying to open the scoring through long-range shots.
Gilberto Silva was about to put the five-time world champions ahead after nine minutes but his drive was saved by Chile keeper Claudio Bravo. Brazil started to take over after the first 30 minutes. Juan notched up the opener with a powerful header that hit the top corner of the net, when he towered unopposed to connect with a corner kick. Fabiano latched onto a Kaka deft pass to dribble past the goalie and slot into an empty net, leaving Chile bemoaning. Dominance Maintained Brazil maintained their dominance after the break while their opponents were struggling in vain to reduce the arrears. Robinho finished off a neat counter attack with an accurate effort from inside the area, netting the third and leaving Chile with a mountain to climb. Jorge Valdivia was about to pull one back for La Roja on 65 minutes with a delightful volley that went inches over the crossbar. The last 20 minutes of the game saw either team carve out a good number of clear-cut opportunities with no effectiveness.
