World Cup: Brazil v Chile preview

Brazil coach Dunga is expecting a real "championship match" when his side face Chile in their South American derby at the World Cup.

The Selecao have enjoyed plenty of success against their opponents over the years with their 65 meetings yielding 46 wins for the five-time world champions, while their rivals have come out top on just seven occasions.

With the latest winning sequence dating back nearly ten years, Dunga believes there is plenty of motivation for their opponents to try to change the record.

He said: "I think that the motivation of any sportsman is to actually try to breach a pattern. We cannot spend our time comparing ourselves with our opponents.

"We have to try and improve as much as possible and that is exactly what Chile will do."

The Brazil boss is not expecting any motivation issues for his players.

He continued: "My players always know that it's the next game that is the most important one.

"For now our next game is going to be against Chile, so we will prepare as we do against any other team. In the knockout stages it's all or nothing. Every game can be counted as a championship game.

"Chile has been improving a lot with coach (Marcelo) Bielsa. Since he's taken over, it's a competitive team.

"It's a team that really fights until the very end and is able to get the best out of its players. So they are a difficult opponent and what's happened in the past is finished."