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Originally Posted by Hip Priest
Switzerland were knocked out, but became the first team in World Cup history to finish a tournament having conceded no goals (not counting the shoot-out, obviously).
Brasil are breaking a few records too:
Ronaldo’s history-making goal - his 15th in the FIFA World Cup™ taking him above Gerd Muller in the all-time goalscoring list – was not the only landmark achievement in Brazil’s Round of 16 defeat of Ghana.
Adriano’s goal, which made it 2-0, was Brazil’s 200th in FIFA World Cups. The 100th was scored by none other than Pele, the magnificent header against Italy in the 1970 Final in Mexico City.
Captain Cafu’s appearance in the game with Ghana in Dortmund was his 19th FIFA World Cup game - a Brazilian record, taking him past Claudio Taffarel and Dunga who were both on 18. If Brazil go all the way and he plays in all the remaining games, Cafu would end the tournament on 22, three behind record-holder Lothar Matthaus who appeared in every FIFA World Cup between 1982 and 1998.
The victory was also Cafu's 16th winning game in the competition – another FIFA World Cup record. Both Matthaus and Wolfgang Overath enjoyed 15 wins with Germany while Paolo Maldini and Franz Beckenbauer are next best on 14.
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It''s so great that ESPN is broadcasting all the games this time because there's been so much history made & so many milestones passed this tournament. I'm glad to be able to watch & grateful to all the sy boardies involved for helping to pique my interest.