Brazil and Australia have gone into half-time 0-0 in their World Cup Group F encounter in Munich.

Both teams started brightly, with Kaka and Socceroos captain Mark Viduka both having shots on goal.

Ronaldo was brought down by Vince Grella in the 10th minute, for a dangerous free-kick just outside the penalty area, but his shot went well wide of Mark Schwarzers goal.

Brett Emerton was yellow-carded for dissent in the 13th minute, but yet again the free-kick was wasted by Brazil.

The Socceroos were putting up a good contest, making some good attacks as well and never showing their vast chasm in the FIFA rankings.

Brazil began to gain the advantage in possession but couldn’t find the space in front of goal that they could shoot from.

Ze Roberto won a soft free-kick in his own-half and with the Brazil break finding Ronaldinho in front of goal, but his slip in the penalty-area meant that the move broke down.

Craig Moore blocked a shot from Ronaldo in the 28th minute that went away for a corner, but nothing came of it as Australia defended well

The Seleçao captain Cafu was yellow-carded for a foul on Everton’s Tim Cahill, the hero of the match against Japan, as Australia launched an attack.

The referee was following every word of the rulebook and Ronaldo was senselessly yellow-carded for shooting the ball after being flagged offside.

Both sides were having some decent attacks, without finding the space for the final shot and as the half progressed, the Australians began to grow in confidence, knowing that Brazil were beatable.

Both Ronaldo and Adriano had great chances to score but fluffed them.

Tony Popovic was injured with six minutes to go, with Parma’s Marco Bresciano coming in for him for him at left-back.

Ronaldo had a long-range chance go wide in the 42nd minute that forced Schwarzer to dive, but Australia’s Socceroos were defending extremely well, denying a run from Kaka in the last minute of the match.

The substitute Bresciano came very close to scoring in injury-time in the first, with a long-range shot that went just high of Dida’s bar.

The teams went into half-time 0-0 with Australia surely the most relieved, but with very little to tell between the teams after a very good half from the underdogs.