Just when everyone was talking about how Brazil would bore their way to the final, they produced their most complete performance of the tournament, featuring a superb midfield display from Gilberto Silva and Danny Alves. Chile, deprived of their first-choice central defenders, were exposed by the first goal, headed home from a set-piece by Juan, and then by the brilliance of first Luis Fabiano and then Robinho. For the first time in South Africa, Kaka produced the kind of display with which he made his name in Milan. Now, finally, Dunga was prepared to talk about the prospects of a fourth World Cup final in five tournaments. “The quality of our players allows us to be calm about what happens next,” he said. His counterpart, Marcelo Bielsa, remarked he had tried everything he knew but the Chile manager added ominously: “Brazil’s superiority was simply too much for us.”