Chile vs Brazil (0 - 3) World Cup 2010 Qualifying Match 07.09.2008

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SANTIAGO, Sept 7 (Reuters) - Brazil gave beleaguered coach Dunga some much-needed respite by making light of a Ronaldinho penalty miss to beat Chile 3-0 in a World Cup qualifier on Sunday. Luis Fabiano notched two goals for Brazil, who had not scored in their previous three games, and Robinho was also on target while Ronaldinho's spot-kick was superbly saved by the hosts' goalkeeper Claudio Bravo. Brazil defender Kleber and Chile midfielder Jorge Valdivia, playing only his second international since completing a 10-match ban for indiscipline, were sent off in the second half of a rough but pulsating match. Brazil moved from sixth up to second in the 10-team South American group with 12 points from seven games, ahead of Argentina on goal difference and two points behind Paraguay. Chile, who have lost their last five matches to Brazil and shipped 21 goals in the process, are sixth with 10 points. The top four teams qualify directly for South Africa and the fifth plays off against the fourth team from the CONCACAF region. Dunga went into the game under huge pressure after a run of poor results, worsened by the failure of the Olympic team, which he also coached, to win a gold medal in Beijing. Brazilian media said before the game that anything but a win would end Dunga's two-year spell in charge.

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