Best Brazilian Football Wins in The Last 10 Years

In terms of World Cup success, the last 10 years hasn’t been the most fruitful decade for the Brazilian national team. With expectations always so high for the Canarinho, it’s easy to forget that the team has still raked in its fair share of memorable wins in that time frame. Even if many consider this […]
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2016-08-19 00:01:00

In terms of World Cup success, the last 10 years hasn’t been the most fruitful decade for the Brazilian national team. With expectations always so high for the Canarinho, it’s easy to forget that the team has still raked in its fair share of memorable wins in that time frame.

Even if many consider this to be a “down” era for the side, any football fan or punter knows that Brazil is a side to never completely count out. Be it if you are deciding who to wager on at your local sportsbook or just watching from home, the Brazilian crest commands respect no matter the odds of winning real money. However online gambling can be quite tricky at first, so always make sure you gain all the valuable knowledge before placing your first bet.

In chronological order, here are our five best Brazilian football wins from the last 10 years.

July 15, 2007: Brazil 3-0 Argentina

In the 2004 Copa America Final, Brazil needed penalties to defeat rivals Argentina. In the 2007 Copa Final, they didn’t need much more than the first half. But the match still wasn’t without some drama: after Julio Baptista scored in the fourth minute off an Elano assist, the latter would leave due to injury later that half.

His replacement was a young, unproven (on the national stage) defender by the name of Dani Alves. Minutes after coming on, he would silence doubters by whipping in a cross that resulted in an Argentinean own goal. In the second half, Alves would then score his first international goal ever. The Copa victory was Brazil’s second in a row, and fourth of the last five tournaments.

June 28, 2009: Brazil 3-2 United States

While a narrow-looking win over the United States might not seem like anything to be proud of, the 2009 Confederations Cup was still a significant victory in Brazil’s rich footballing history. For starters, it showed strong resiliency on Brazil’s part, coming back to win 3-2 after being down 2-0 at halftime.

The win also made them the first nation to win three Confederation Cups, and their second of three in a row they would win from 2005-2013. While Kaka won man of the match honors, it was Lucio that scored the dramatic winner, heading in a corner six minutes from full time.

November 21, 2012: Brazil 3-3 Argentina (4-3 on penalties)

The reincarnation of the old Copa Roca, the Superclasico de las Americas is an attempt to build the “Battle of the South Americans” into something even greater. Brazil won the first edition of the competition handily in 2011, but the 2012 version had the dramatic finish competition organizers were hoping for. Brazil would win the first leg 2-1 in Goiânia thanks to a late Neymar penalty, however on the return leg at La Bombonera, Ignacio Scocco would score twice past the 80th minute. Those in conjunction with a Fred goal in the 83rd meant that the score was even on aggregate and would need to be settled in extra time.

Just ET wasn’t enough, and in penalties Argentina would miss their first two takes which proved to be costly. Just as the first leg had ended, Neymar would make the deciding penalty to ultimately win Brazil their second straight Superclasico.

June 30, 2013: Brazil 3-0 Spain

The 2013 Confederations Cup Final was a heavyweight football bout if there ever was, marking a meeting of the two most dominant sides in the world at the time. Spain were the defending World Cup and two-time Euro champions, riding a world record unbeaten streak of 29 matches. Brazil however was on a no-less impressive run of winning 13 of their last 14, and in the 2013 Confederations Cup cruised through their competition, outscoring Italy, Mexico, Japan, and Uruguay 11-3 along the way.

In the final, Brazil declared themselves the alpha quickly when Fred scored in the second minute. Eventual tournament Golden Ball-winner Neymar would add another right before half, and then Fred another shortly after. The 3-0 win gave Brazil their third-straight Confederations Cup title and made them the overwhelming betting favorite for the World Cup the following summer.

June 28, 2014: Brazil 1-1 Chile (3-2 on penalties)

Brazil’s 2014 World Cup will unfortunately only be remembered for one match in particular, which is a shame because they had to register some great wins first to even get to ‘that’ point. In the round of 16, for instance, Brazil faced a strong Chile squad that had just defeated defending champions Spain 2-0.

Early, it looked like Brazil’s home field advantage was going to carry them through easily into the quarterfinals when David Luiz scored in the 18th. But Chile leveled the score in double that amount of time, and the tense match went into extra time and eventually penalties at 1-1. There, Chile would miss their first two PKs, giving the hosts an advantage David Luiz, Marcelo, and Neymar would take advantage of.

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