When Chile almost eliminated Brazil from their own FIFA World Cup

It is well known by football fans that the Brazilian side were absolutely humiliated by Germany 7-1 in the semifinals. It was almost mandatory for the South American team to claim the trophy, especially because the tournament was being played on their home soil. However, everything ended in the worst possible way. Punters can always find online sports betting on 1xBet Ghana, which also has opportunities for wagering on the Brazilian national side.

An easy victory that didn’t occur

In the round of 16 the Brazilians faced Chile. These two teams had played against each other in the exact same round of the FIFA World Cup in 1998 and also in 2010. The Brazilians enjoyed an easy victory in both matches. In addition to wagering on football, you can also do your best futsal betting online only from 1xBet platform.

For this reason, it was thought that the Chile clash was again going to be relatively easy for the hosts. However, they faced what was probably the best version ever of the Chilean national side.

The match was played on the 28th of June 2014. Daviz Luiz scored the first goal of the match 18 minutes into the game. However, Alexis Sánchez levelled matters in the 32nd minute. The best futsal and football online betting can be done only from 1xBet, which also features matches of the Chilean national team.

A thrilling ending

The rest of the match was quite even between both teams. Brazil didn’t dominate Chile as most people expected. In fact, Chile had a few chances of scoring a goal that could have given them a historic victory. Live wagers on these great teams can always be made on the www.1xbet.com.gh/live/football website.

The game ended draw at fill-time. Nearing the end of the 120 minutes, Chilean striker Mauricio Pinilla almost silenced Brazil fans at the Estádio Mineirão. He took a shot that hit the crossbar. A penalty shoot-out was necessary to determine the winner.

The Brazilians emerged 3-2 winner from the shoot-out. Those who scored their penalties were:

• David Luiz;

• Marcelo;

• Neymar;

• Charles Aránguiz;

• Marcelo Díaz.

Brazil, whose matches are also present at 1xBet, won the match, but what was originally thought as a mere formality almost turned into a nightmare. After the 7-1 humiliation against the Germans, many Brazilian fans stated that they would have preferred that the aforementioned Pinilla’s shot had turned into a goal. This would have spared them from that horrible semifinal.