Brazil Won Fair Despite Its Ups and Downs

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Maicon, Internazionale de Milan player, from an impossible angle at the 55 minute opened the score of the Brazilian national team in its debut with a victory 2 - 1 over North Korea in their debut of Group G. Despite Brazil's victory, there has been left with many criticisms in their tactical scheme when it came to the offense because they have failed and lacked communication in the attack throughout the game. With Maicon scoring the opener for Brazil, Elano scored the second goal in the 72 minute with an effective pass from Robinho, the best player of the game. But, minutes later North Korea pressured the Brazilian defense that led to the 2 - 1 by Ji Yun Nam in the 89 minute. With this result, Brazil is leader on the top of group G alongside Ivory Coast and Portugal, which they both tied 0 - 0 in the previous game.

with Maicon's first goal, Brazil was breathing it easy, trying to maintain the result of a team that didn't have enough ideas, Kaká was unaware of the passes and became very erratic in the game. For the North Koreans, this is their second World since last in 1966, build a strong, but well effected defense to stop the Brazilian counter attacks but was very attentive to all the Brazilian players going all out to look for the rival net. On a cold night, the North Koreans managed to surpass and work together in a humble manner that the Brazilians had trouble deciphering the Brazilian defensive barrier leaded by Lucio. Maicon went up to the offensive very little, but he managed to score the goal, one that many consider an impossible to score. The Brazilian players were astonishing from the beginning with the long shots on target but none of the shots ended in goal but exhibited the potential of these Brazilian players.

With Maicon in the offensive, it gave way to weaken the North Korea defense little by little, but with this came the second goal that with Maicon and Robinho it gave way to the pass to Elano to score a short downward shot that ended in goal and the 2 - 0 temporarily. Minutes later into the game, the North Koreans were everywhere and tried to penetrate through the Brazilian defense but they managed to do it with Jong Tae Se, that complicated the Brazilian defense many times. With this victory, in order to qualify to the next round Brazil needs to win against Ivory Coast and North Korea needs to win against Portugal into having hopes to making it to the next round.