Neymar's penalty in the shootout proved decisive when Chile's
ex-Nottingham Forest, West Brom and Brighton defender Gonzalo Jara
smashed the final spot-kick against the post.
Chile had taken Brazil all the way in
Belo Horizonte, dominating for long spells of the second half and nearly
snatching it at the death through Mauricio Pinilla's strike which
struck the crossbar.
Brazil had taken the lead through a goal
awarded to David Luiz - even though it appeared to come off a Chile
player - before Chile netted a deserved equaliser through Alexis
Sanchez. Brazil's win also saved English referee Howard Webb from
becoming the country's public enemy number one after he found himself at
the centre of huge controversy when he disallowed a goal by Brazil
forward Hulk for handball.
If Brazil had enjoyed the rub of the
green from officials in previous matches - something that had been
flagged up by Chile - there was no danger of such an accusation being
made against Webb.
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Monday, June 30, 2014
WORLD CUP 2014: Brazil (Penalty) 1 - 1 Chile
1:27 AM
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