The men's national team is accustomed to the certain pressure that is laid upon their shoulders while under the command of Dunga.

For Sunday's match against Chile, the atmosphere is no different. The team finds themselves in a complicated situation in the South American eliminatory games for the 2010 World Cup.

If the team does not win in their first road game of the eliminatory games, the team will fall out of contention to pass onto the 2010 games.

In order to give the team hope, the coaching staff has pointed to the team's record against Chile while Dunga has been in command. During the 2007 American Cup, Brazil defeated Chile twice, with scores of 6-1 and 3-0.

During a friendly match earlier this year in the United States, Brazil defeated Chile by a score of 4-0. Additionally, while Dunga was a player for the Brazilian national team, he never lost to the Chileans.

During the 1998 World Cup, Brazil defeated Chile 4-1. In the 1990 eliminatory games, Brazil beat Chile 1-0 and later tied them 1-1. Apart from this, Brazil's overall record against Chile has produced 44 victories, 7 losses and 12 ties.

A former star of the Brazilian soccer league, the Chilean Valdivia, has promised that the Brazilians "are going to cry". Should Dunga fail in Sunday's decision, it could be his last game as the national team's head coach.

The local fans are not satisfied with Dunga's decision making and the team's lack of success, principally on the offensive side of the ball. A possible replacement of Dunga is the current head coach of Palmeiras soccer club, Vanderlei Luxemburgo.

Luxemburgo has President Lula's vote of confidence. Lula has stated that Luxemburgo is the best coach in the country.

Source: Xinhua