Gilberto Silva has spoken of the determination within Brazil's ranks to claim a sixth World Cup crown.
Brazil midfielder in confident mood
Gilberto Silva has spoken of the determination within Brazil's ranks to claim a sixth World Cup crown.
Chile were expected to provide Brazil with a stern test in Johannesburg on Monday evening but Dunga's side swept into the quarter-finals with a comfortable 3-0 victory.
The next obstacle to overcome is an in-form Holland team but Gilberto is confident Brazil can go all the way and lift the trophy.
"I believe we can win," said the former Arsenal midfielder, who currently plies his trade with Panathinaikos.
"The mood in the squad is very good at the moment, everyone is enjoying a lot what we're doing for our country.
"Everyone is hungry to achieve one more trophy for Brazil. This is what we talk about all the time."
No mistakes
Gilberto is expecting a tough game against Holland but was pleased with the improvement shown by Brazil in beating Chile after a goalless draw with Portugal in their final group match.
"It was good how the team reacted, especially from the last game as we didn't really have a very good game against Portugal," he explained.
"All of us know at this stage that there is no time to make mistakes as we did in the last game, and we worked very well.
"We expect a very hard game because Holland have got a quality team with very good players.
"We know that we give them space it will be very difficult for us and we could have a problem. This is what we want to avoid.
"We have played against Holland in these big World Cup matches before and it will be an emotional game.
"But I'm sure we will do our job as we did against Chile."
Balance
Gilberto believes the key to success will be to keep playing as a unit and remaining solid in defence.
"It's important to be very strong at the back and we have been," he added. "Of course it helps our attacking players a lot because if we defend well we are sure that they will do their job up front.
"This is the kind of balance that we need until the end of the competition."
