DORTMUND, Germany _ The goals came from Ronaldo and Adriano. The magic
came from Kaka.
Kaka, part of a four-man attack called the "magic quartet" by coach Carlos
Alberto Parreira, played a part in two goals Tuesday to help Brazil to a 3-0 win
over Ghana in the second round of the World Cup.
Despite another below-par performance, Brazil advanced to the quarterfinals
for the fourth straight time.
"In the first half I think we made a few mistakes on passes," Kaka said. "But
in the second half we sorted this out, got quite a bit better at getting our
balls out and this was very important."
Kaka, an AC Milan midfielder, first set up Ronaldo for his 15th World Cup
goal _ which made him the tournament's all-time leading scorer. In the fifth
minute, Kaka threaded a pass through a group of defenders to Ronaldo, who tapped
the ball in with the outside of his right foot.
Kaka later set up Adriano in first-half injury time. Lucio started the play
at midfield, giving the ball to Kaka, who then found Cafu on the right side.
Adriano used his left thigh to complete Cafu's right-flank cross.
Parreira is still expecting more from the "magic quartet," which also
includes Ronaldinho.
"I drew the attention of my players at halftime because we made many
mistakes. ... We made many mistakes because we hurried the ball," Parreira said.
"In the second half, after the first 15 minutes, we improved and balanced out."
The 24-year-old Kaka, who scored a goal against Croatia in the 1-0 win in the
first round, said he wasn't worried that Ronaldinho had failed, yet again, to
score in this year's World Cup. He's the only one of the four without a goal.
"People try to do tricks during the match," Kaka said. "Sometimes it works,
other times not. But we try to talk about things, to make them work out."
