Live Match Commentary
Up-to-the-Second Score: Belgium 0, Brazil 2 -- FINAL FULLTIME MATCH REPORT
90 +2' - Brazil advances to a quarterfinal with England, beating Belgium 2-0. Goalscorers Rivaldo and Ronaldo have each hit the net in each of Brazil's four games so far.
90 +1' - Brazil plays out time to cries of "Ole!" from the crowd.
90' - Ricardinho replaces Rivaldo.
89' - Goor shoots into side netting when one-on-one with Marcos. He's offside anyway.
86' - GOAL TO BRAZIL! Kleberson breaks from midfield down right, looks up, and slides a perfect cross to Ronaldo. He slams it into the net from just inside penalty area off De Vlieger's legs, keeping up his record of having scored in every game.
84' - Sonck's shot is deflected and Marcos is forced to concede a corner with a hurried clearance. But Brazil wins the ball and breaks quickly.
80' - Defensive midfielder Kleberson replaces Ronaldinho.
79' - Sonck tries another shot from a narrow angle on the right but Marcos handles it expertly.
77' - Cafu deflects Walem's cross for a corner, but Brazil clears the danger.
76' - Sonck makes space to shoot from outside box but he can't curl it enough to hit the target and it's wide of the right post.
72' - Goor stretches to get a head on a high-bouncing forward pass, trying to nod it past the advancing Marcos but he can't quite reach.
72' - Sonck, a forward, replaces defender Peeters for Belgium.
71' - Belgium pressing around Brazilian box until Vanderhaeghe plays in Mpenza to shoot from wide right but his effort flashes over.
66' - GOAL TO BRAZIL! Rivaldo controls Ronaldinho's cross on his chest with his back to goal, takes one touch to turn and sends a half-volley past De Vlieger from outside penalty area. It takes a slight deflection off a defender on the way.
66' - Verheyen and Roque Junior collide in the Brazilian area but no hint of a penalty.
63' - Rivaldo hits a corner to Ronaldo. His shot is blocked out by the packed Belgian defense. His second corner is headed away at the front post.
62' - Mpenza runs down right and lays it back to Wilmots on edge of box. He turns his marker and tries a chip to the far post, forcing another good save from Marcos.
60' - Rivaldo drags a shot wide from at least 35 yards. Brazil seems to be running out of ideas as Belgium continues to pack the midfield.
56' - Denilson replaces Juninho.
55' - The ball falls loose in the Brazilian penalty area but the defense pounces first, clearing the danger.
54' - Mpenza almost gets on the end of a hooked cross from Wilmots but Marcos beats him to it, conceding another corner.
52' - At the end of a patient spell of Belgian passing, Wilmots turns Edmilson to shoot just inside right post, forcing Marcos to make a sprawling save, conceding a corner. That drifts over the byline for a goalkick.
50' - Ronaldinho delivers a freekick on left bending towards goal but it's well dealt with by the Belgian defense.
50' - Roberto Carlos gets forward to the byline and pulls a cross back into the box but Goor clears.
47' - Belgium wins a freekick for shirt-pulling a few yards beyond right edge of box. Wilmots' drive at goal is deflected and cleared.
45' - Belgium kicks off second half.
Second Half
45 +1' - Referee Prendergast of Jamaica brings the goalless half to a close.
45' - Roberto Carlos slams a shot across the goal from a narrow angle. Ronaldo is in the six-yard box but he can't get a foot near the ball.
45' - Ronaldinho collects ball on edge of box. In a flash he beats three defenders on right of box, running to corner of six-yard box but his shot is deflected into De Vlieger's hands.
39' - Ronaldinho slides a pass down left for Rivaldo. He crosses for Ronaldo who lunges in front of his marker to send a volley narrowly over the bar.
36' - With a burst of acceleration, Ronaldo pounces on Juninho's throughball and cuts between the Belgian central defenders but De Vlieger charges out to block at his feet just as Brazil's No. 9 shoots.
35' - Wilmots puts a header past Marcos, but the referee has spotted a push on Roque Junior and the goal won't count.
33' - Edmilson is regularly pushing out of Brazil's back three to help combat Belgian's superior numbers in the center of midfield.
28' - Corner for Belgium, headed away by Roque Junior. Juninho breaks the length of the field with the ball and pulls it back for Roberto Carlos but he fluffs his half volley from edge of box.
27' - Roberto Carlos slides in late on Verheyen, earning a booking.
26' - A long ball into the box flicked on by Mpenza for Goor who works an opening for Wilmots but his overhead effort sails over the bar.
23' - Vanderhaeghe booked for a hack at Ronaldinho in shooting range. Ronaldo's effort is deflected out for a corner but Rivaldo's deep cross drifts over the goalline.
22' - Juninho clips another pass for Ronaldo to run into the box on the left. He steps over the ball to bat his marker and crosses for Rivaldo who volleys over the bar with a twisting overhead kick.
18' - Rivaldo curls a shot just wide of right post from left edge of box after Ronaldinho laid the ball square to him at the end of a twisting run through the Belgian midfield. Brazil is starting to press forward and dominate possession.
14' - Verheyen gets above Edmilson to flick a header towards goal but he can't direct it on target.
12' - Juninho clips a nice pass behind Belgian defense for Ronaldo to chase but GK De Vlieger is alert to the danger and charges from his goal to clear.
9' - Freekick to Brazil 40 yards out on left. Roberto Carlos lines up a swinging shot but it flies over the bar.
8' - Rivaldo flashes a fast-paced cross across the goal but Gilberto Silva fails to make contact with his head and the ball goes out for a goalkick.
7' - Ronaldinho wins a corner off Peeters. Vanderhaeghe flicks it out for another corner.
5' - Ronaldinho's good work on right opens a shooting chance for Juninho from outside box but his well-struck shot flies wide of the right post.
4' - Vanderhaeghe drags a hopeful shot across the goal from the right.
3' - Belgium's bright start continues with a carpet of red shirts smothering the Brazilians in midfield.
1' - Belgium quickly wins possession and Mpenza forces an immediate corner, making GK Marcos tip a chipped shot over the bar. But Brazil gets the cross clear.
1' - Brazil gets the game under way in Kobe, Japan.
Kickoff at 7:30 a.m. EDT; 11:30 a.m. GMT. Winner goes to the quarterfinals to face England; loser goes home. Favorite Brazil starts with its "Triple R" attack of Ronaldo, Rivaldo and Ronaldinho. Belgium is without injured defender Glen De Boeck, with Timmy Simons coming into the team. Brazil is in yellow, Belgium in red. (All references to "right" and "left" are from the perspective of the attacking team, unless otherwise noted.)