Brazil will meet either Spain or France in the World Cup quarter-finals after overcoming Ghana 3-0 this afternoon.
Full-time: Brazil 3-0 Ghana
92mins A lovely Ricardinho back heel puts Juan clean through but his shot is well saved by Kingson in the last act of note during the game.
92mins Ghana work yet another decent opening but Appiah wastes this time shooting high and wide from the edge of the area - Ghana's final ball and finishing is poor.
90mins Kaka is put clean through but tries to chip the keeper when squaring for Ronaldinho would surely have yielded a goal - chance wasted much to the displeasure of the Brazilian forward.
90mins Pantsil shoots this time for Ghana but is also denied.
89mins Ronaldo collects and beats a defender before shooting but is denied by Kingson.
88mins Ghana build again and Tachie-Mensah has a shot well saved by Dida.
86mins Tachie-Mensah links with Draman and his cross is deflected wide for a corner, which is wasted by Ghana.
84mins GOAL Ze Roberto runs onto a through ball from Juninho and clips the ball past the on-rushing Ghana keeper to place into an empty net
83mins Ricardinho replaces Kaka in the Brazil midfield.
82mins Gyan takes a tumble in the Brazil box and receives his second yellow for a dive - Ghana are down to ten men.
80mins Brazil almost score when a soft header creeps under the keeper but he collects at the second time of asking and spares his blushes.
79mins Ronaldinho loses posession and Mensah puts Asamoah through but his shot is easily saved by Dida.
77mins Ghana are losing hope and the match has long since lost its spark with most of the action in the middle third of the pitch.
74mins Ronaldinho breaks forward after another failed Ghana attack but he disappoints with a poor ball to Ronaldo.
71mins Brazil are in the ascendancy now and have alot of posession, although they aren't creating much.
70mins Tachie-Mensah comes on in place of Amoah up front for Ghana.
69mins Ghana come close again but the shot is saved well and smothered by Dida.
66mins Ghana mount another attack but Amoah takes too long outside the box and loses posession - Kaka earns a free in midfield to slow the game down once again.
65mins The teams swap posession many times in the middle third of the pitch - it's all very congested at the moment.
62mins A scrappy peried ends with Ronaldinho surging forward before feeding Kaka who finds Ronaldo 25 yards out - he shoots but was never going to score with a defender standing in his way - Ghana clear but fail to make anything happen in the final third.
59mins Ghana attack once more and earn a corner - Derek Boateng comes on in place of Addo before it is taken - the corner is headed wide by Pantsil - Juninho then comes on for Adriano.
57mins An extend period of Brazil posession ends up with Ronaldinho out wide who puts Carlos through brilliantly - he collects well and shoots but it is saved by Kingson.
55mins Ghana are making all the play and another attack comes to nothing - the game seriously needs a goal as the atmosphere in the stadium fades.
52mins More encouraging play from Ghana, with excellent movement and passing ending in disappointment as Draman loses the plot for a moment and shoots from an impossible angle when a ball into the box would have served his team mates better.
50mins Good intricate passing sees Asamoah receive the ball at the edge of Brazil's box but his shot is poor and goes well over the bar.
49mins Ronaldinho tries to put Ronaldo through but over-hits his pass.
47mins Brazil begin the half as they did the first, at a slow pace, happy to let Ghana come at them and play on the break.
46mins Ghana tip off with it all to doand their first move is a hopeful ball forward which comes to nothing.
Half-time The half ends with Ghana up against it score wise - Brazil seem happy to let them have posession but look dangerous when attacking on the break as Ghana defend very high up the pitch.
45+1mins GOAL Brazil break up a Ghana attack and break forward with speed - Kaka takes control and feeds Cafu out wide who threads a ball through for Adriano who has a simple tap-in, he looked off-side though.
44mins Appiah takes responsibility and shoots off target.
43mins Ghana attack again and neat football sees another through ball from Addo miss his man - he earns a free kick from a shootable position though.
41mins Ghana earn a corner from another patient build up - Mensah meets it five yards out from goal and Dida saves with his feet, although he didn't know much about it - great chance missed.
40mins Addo receives treatment on the pitch after a clash with Ronaldinho.
39mins Ronaldinho takes it though and shoots high and wide.
38mins Addo is shown yellow for tripping Adriano as the Brazilian broke forward - free kick is in Carlos territory.
35mins Brazil lose posession dangerously in defence and panic sees the ball drop to Mensah who shows strength to hold off a challenge but, under pressure, his shot goes well over the bar.
34mins Brazil break forward through Cafu and then Kaka but the latter loses the ball at the wrong time and the move comes to an end.
31mins Brazil win a corner and Ronaldinho takes it near before taking a shot from an angle which the keeper pushes around the post. The resultant corner sees Kingson make another save as Brazil pick up momentum.
29mins Asamoah this time finds space in the Brazil box but shoots straight at Dida - Brazil break out with Kaka but his run is halted by Pantsil, who is carded for his trouble.
27mins Ghana's Muntari ghosts past Ze Roberto to find space to shoot but he doesn't connect well for a Brazil kick-out.
25mins Although the best chances have fallen to Brazil, Ghana look better and are playing at a high tempo, which Brazil seem to struggle with.
24mins Patient build up from Ghana sees Muntari pick out Amoah in space on the edge of Brazil's box but he drags his shot to the right and wide.
23mins Brazil break up another Ghana attack and build from the back but waste posession again.
21mins Ghana, looking lively and confident, have plenty of posession but little end product
19mins A speculative shot from distance by Draman is tipped over the bar by Brazil's Dida - Ghana do little with the corner.
18mins Neither team has settled too well, although Brazil's passing is working better than Ghana's with the Africans finding it hard to find their distance.
16mins Cafu receives a cross field ball from Carlos and breaks into the Ghana box but the defence holds firm.
13mins Adriano is put clean through this time and he attempts to round the keeper with Ronaldo free to his left, Adriano falls over the keeper and is carded for a dive, while Ronaldo looks on frustrated at a missed opportunity.
11mins Ghana midfielder Muntari is carded for a poor tackle on Kaka.
9mins Appiah puts a ball through for Amoah but the Ghanian's pass is too long.
8mins Ghana now play keep-ball and show tidy skills to earn a free kick 35 yards from goal, they play it short and lose posession though.
5mins GOAL Kaka takes the ball in midfield and puts a lovely ball through for Ronaldo, who has time to round the on rushing keeper and put the goal into an empty net. He's now the highest scoring player in World Cup finals history.
4mins Ghana break up a Brazilian attack and counter with speed but Muntari's cross is too long.
3mins The game has started at a slow pace, with Brazil happy to keep posession.
1min Brazil kick off from left to right but Ghana gain possesion before losing it back to Brazil and Ronaldinho puts Ronaldo through - he's called offside though.
Brazil: Dida, Cafu, Lucio, Juan, Carlos, Emerson, Ze Roberto, Kaka, Ronaldinho, Adriano, Ronaldo. Subs: Cicinho, Cris, Fred, Gilberto, Julio Cesar, Juninho, Luisao, Mineiro, Ricardinho, Rogerio, Silva, Robinho.
Ghana: Kingson, Pantsil, Shilla, Mensah, Pappoe, Draman, Eric Addo, Appiah, Muntari, Asamoah, Gyan. Subs: Otto Addo, Adjei, Ahmed, Boateng, Kuffour, Mohamed, Owu, Pimpong, Quaye, Sarpei, Tachie-Mensah.
Referee: Lubos Michel (Slovakia).
