Brazil wins ticket to World Cup 2026

Brazil won a ticket to the 2026 World Cup.

Coach Carlo Ancelotti fielded a team with many talented players such as Vinicius, Raphinha, Casemiro, Marquinhos and Alisson when they faced Paraguay at home at Neo Quimica. The superiority in terms of manpower helped Brazil completely dominate Paraguay, with a ball possession rate of up to 73% throughout the match. However, in reality, Brazil only created 2 real dangerous situations on the visitors' goal.

One of them was Vinicius' goal in the 44th minute. The home team executed a very smooth build-up from home. Matheus Cunha, a new player for MU, took advantage of a mistake by Paraguay's defense to escape into an open space, then assisted Vinicius to run in and finish close to the goal, scoring the only goal of the match.

However, the Real Madrid star could not complete the match. Vinicius was substituted by coach Ancelotti in the 78th minute due to a hamstring injury.

After Vinicius was taken off, Brazil chose to play slowly and maintain control of the game, not giving Paraguay a chance to score an equalizer. The away team also tried to push forward to find a goal but failed.

The three points against Paraguay were also Ancelotti’s first win as Brazil coach. Previously, the former Real Madrid coach and his players were held to a 0-0 draw by Ecuador on June 6.

The victory over Paraguay also helped "Selecao" win the next ticket to the 2026 World Cup. The team ranked third in the South American World Cup qualifiers with 25 points, 1 point more than the team behind Uruguay.