Portugal v Brazil, 25 June 2010
| Score | 0-0 |
| Referee | Benito Archundia |
| Competition | FIFA World Cup Finals group G |
| Venue | Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban |
| Attendance | 62,712 |
View Portugal v Brazil head to head
Kick-Off: 16:00 Local (15:00 BST)
Man of the Match:
Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal)
Assistant referees:
Héctor Vergara (Canada)
Marvin Torrentera (Mexico)
Fourth official:
Peter O'Leary (New Zealand)
Fifth official:
Brent Best (New Zealand)
Portugal and Brazil were also drawn in the same group at the 1966 FIFA World Cup, their previous official World Cup match. In 1966, the Portuguese team defeated Brazil 3–1, thus eliminating the defending champions.
0
Portugal
Manager: Carlos Queiroz
Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Eduardo
Defender
Bruno Alves
Defender
Pepe
Defender
Ricardo Carvalho
Defender/Midfielder
Fábio Coentrão
Midfielder
Danny
Midfielder
Duda
Midfielder
Raul Meireles
Midfielder
Ricardo Costa
Midfielder
Tiago
Forward
Cristiano Ronaldo
(captain)
Substitutions:
| Simão for Duda | 54 |
| Pedro Mendes for Pepe | 63 |
| Miguel Veloso for Raul Meireles | 84 |
Cards:
| Duda | 24 | Y |
| Tiago | 30 | Y |
| Pepe | 39 | Y |
| Fábio Coentrão | 45 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Beto
Goalkeeper
Daniel Fernandes
Defender
Miguel
Defender
Paulo Ferreira
Defender
Rolando
Midfielder
Deco
Midfielder
Miguel Veloso
Midfielder
Pedro Mendes
Midfielder
Ruben Amorim
Midfielder
Simão
Forward
Hugo Almeida
Forward
Liedson
0
Brazil
Manager: Dunga
Starting lineup:
Júlio César
Goalkeeper
Dani Alves
Defender
Juan
Defender
Maicon
Defender
Lucio
Defender/Centre back
(captain)
Michel Bastos
Defender/Midfielder
Felipe Melo
Midfielder
Gilberto Silva
Midfielder
Julio Baptista
Forward
Luis Fabiano
Forward
Nilmar
Forward
Substitutions:
| Josue for Felipe Melo | 44 |
| Ramires for Julio Baptista | 82 |
| Grafite for Luis Fabiano | 85 |
Cards:
| Luis Fabiano | 15 | Y |
| Juan | 24 | Y |
| Felipe Melo | 42 | Y |