Holland have twice in recent times suffered heartbreaking exits at the hands of the five-times winners, going out at the quarter-final stage in 1994 and then in the semis four years later after a penalty shoot-out.

But there is a growing confidence in the Dutch camp that they can get past Dunga's men and stake their own claim on a trophy they have never won despite several near misses.

The two sides meet at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth in the last eight on Friday, and skipper Van Bronckhorst is confident the tables will be turned.

He said: "We want to win the game, that's obvious. Obviously, the games in the past haven't gone our way, but we want to win the World Cup, and that means we have to beat Brazil.

"We are confident, but we are playing against a great team. Football is played for 90 minutes or even longer and we will go out tomorrow and do everything we can to win the game.

"We are a tight group. This team has been together for four or six years now and we know what the strengths of all the players are.

"It's always good to go out on to the pitch with a team you can trust. We go into every game to win it and fight for each other, and everybody has to believe we can win this match.

"The game against Brazil is a big game, but we are confident and we will go out on to the pitch tomorrow to win."

Holland's progress to the quarter-finals has been little short of serene as they emerged from a group also including Japan, Denmark and Cameroon with a 100 per cent record before beating Slovakia far more comprehensively than the 2-1 scoreline suggests in the last 16.

However, there is a feeling there is more to come, and Van Bronckhorst agrees...

Holland's Giovanni van Bronckhorst ready to break Brazil hoodoo