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Dilma says she is confident in a "great performance against Chile"

The president celebrated, via Twitter, the thrashing of Cameroon this Monday, June 23rd, in Brasília, which qualified the Brazilian National Team for the Round of 16 in the World Cup: "Felipão's team showed grit, talent and determination"; and added, regarding the next match: "We are all confident in another great performance against Chile on Saturday."

The president celebrated, via Twitter, the thrashing of Cameroon this Monday, June 23rd, in Brasília, which qualified the Brazilian National Team for the Round of 16 in the World Cup: "Felipão's team showed grit, talent and determination"; and added, regarding the next match: "We are all confident in another great performance against Chile on Saturday" (Photo: Gisele Federicce)

247 - President Dilma Rousseff celebrated this morning, via Twitter, the victory of the Brazilian National Team against Cameroon by 4-1, this Monday the 23rd, at the Mané Garrincha stadium, in Brasília.

"I was happy with the beautiful victory yesterday of the #BrazilianNationalTeam in the #WorldCup. Felipão's team showed grit, talent and determination," he wrote. The match qualified Brazil for the Round of 16 of the World Cup as leader of Group A.

Dilma also said she was "confident" of another victory next Saturday, the 28th, against Chile, the second-placed team in Group B. "We are all confident of another great performance against Chile on Saturday," the president posted.

During yesterday's match, the official Blog do Planalto profile posted goals and photos of the fans on the microblog.