Score:
Brazil: Vinicius (45')
Line-up
Brazil (4-3-3): Alisson; Vanderson, Marquinhos, Ribeiro, Sandro (Lucas Beraldo 74'); Guimaraes, Casemiro, Gerson; Raphinha, Martinelli, Cunha (Gerson 79'), Vinicius (Richarlison 78').
Paraguay (4-4-2): Fernandez, Cáceres, G. Gomez, Alderete, Alonso, D. Gomez (Angel Romero 61'), Cubas, Galarza, Enciso, Almiron, Sanabria (Gabriel Avalos 70')
End
The match ended with a minimal 1-0 victory and 3 points for Brazil. Coach Carlo Ancelotti had his first victory with Selecao. This result helped the samba dancers officially win a ticket to the 2026 World Cup.
89'
Raphinha passed the ball back to Bruno Guimaraes who fired a powerful shot, but could not beat goalkeeper Gatito Fernandez.
86'
Towards the end of the match, Brazil was no longer interested in attacking and scoring more goals as they actively played slowly and blocked their own half.
78'
Vinicius was injured and was taken off to make way for Richarlison.
76'
Raphinha's cross shot was blocked by the Paraguayan goalkeeper but Gabriel Martinelli rushed in but could not get the rebound.
67'
Paraguayan players rose up strongly, playing high pressing causing difficulties for host Brazil.
60'
Brazilian fans had a heart-stopping moment when a Paraguayan player was right in the penalty area but did not cause any trouble for goalkeeper Alisson.
55'
Leading 1-0, Selecao maintained constant pressure on Paraguay's goal.
46'
The second half of the match begins.
End of first half
The first half ended with a temporary score of 1-0 in favor of the home team Brazil.
45'
Cunha assisted Vinicius to open the score.
Raphinha failed to dribble down the right wing, but Cunha quickly won the ball and crossed from the sideline for Vinicius to tap the ball into the Paraguayan net from close range.
41'
The good ability of Paraguayan players to stick to the ball made it very difficult for Brazil, and the opportunities created by Selecao were not many.
36'
Martinelli broke through from the left wing once more before crossing the ball towards the second post for Matheus Cunha. Unfortunately, instead of finishing, the new MU player headed the ball to his teammate but was blocked by a Paraguayan defender.
26'
Martinelli penetrated from the left wing, but the Arsenal star's finish sent the ball wide of the Paraguayan goal.
19'
Coach Carlo Ancelotti's students are still controlling the match, however, the Brazilian strikers have not had any notable shots.
12'
Cunha moved to the wing and received the ball from his teammate. He crossed it to Vinicius, but the Real Madrid star missed the target and missed a regrettable opportunity.
8'
With home advantage and a desire to win, the Brazilian players immediately pushed up their attacking formation, putting great pressure on Paraguay's field. Raphinha had the first shot but did not trouble goalkeeper Gatito Fernandez.
07:45
Argentine referee Facundo Tello Figueroa blew the whistle to start the match.
07:38
The referee team led the players of the two teams onto the field to do the procedures before the match.
Brazil vs Paraguay starting lineup
Pre-match review
Carlo Ancelotti’s new era with Brazil has not gone as expected. After an unconvincing goalless draw against Ecuador, the Selecao have won just one of their last five matches in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers (three draws, one loss).
This result has left Brazil in 4th place in the standings with 22 points after 15 matches – an achievement that is not worthy of the position of the team that has won the world championship 5 times. Although this position is still enough to qualify directly for North America next summer, they are only 4 points ahead of the 7th place team (play-off position) with 3 matches left in the qualifying round. This is not too big a gap, and if Brazil continues to stumble, the risk of being pushed down to 7th place is entirely possible.
The home match against Paraguay is an opportunity for Ancelotti's team to find a win and improve their position, as they are currently only 2 points behind second-placed Ecuador and third-placed Paraguay.
However, this task will not be easy as Paraguay are in very impressive form, unbeaten in 9 consecutive matches since Copa America 2024, including a recent 2-0 win over Uruguay. However, poor away record (winning only 1/20 recent matches) could be Paraguay's "Achilles heel" in this confrontation.
Force information
Brazil : Coach Ancelotti will likely use Raphinha and Matheus Cunha from the start to replace Estevao Willian and Richarlison.
Paraguay : Julio Enciso and Antonio Sanabria are still the hope of the away players.
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