Brazil failed to find their balance in the match, conceded a goal in the first half and was defeated.
The Brazilian men’s team was defeated by Paraguay 1-0 at the Defensores Del Chaco stadium in Asunción. Brazil’s performance was well below the potential of the squad and the group under the guidance of their new coach continues to be in debt. With this result, Dorival Jr’s team is in fifth place in the World Cup qualifiers, still in the rankings for the 2026 tournament. It is worth remembering that the top six guarantee a direct place and seventh place still competes in the repechage.
Even with the dominance of possession, Brazil failed to be effective and ended up defeated. Paraguay’s goal came in the 20th minute of the first half, when Junior Alonso rose into the box and Gabriel Magalhães directed the ball into the box. On the rebound, Diego Gómez made a mistake in the first dominance, but adjusted his body and hit a great trivela to fill the net.
After the blow, Brazil tries to react before the break and creates some opportunities, such as the action of Vini Jr in the 23rd minute. The striker dribbles the opponent and sends the ball into the middle of the area. Guilherme Arana comes to conclude, but sees Junior Alonso cut the shot on the line.
In the final phase, Brazil improved with the arrival of Luiz Henrique and João Pedro. With the double substitution, the team launched attacks from the wings and brought a little more danger to the opponent. Paraguay, on the other hand, tried to venture down the wings, but they focused more on the defensive part than on trying to extend the lead.
With chants of “olé” the home fans celebrated the victory and the third triumph of their team in the qualifiers. In the previous round (7), Paraguay had drawn away against Uruguay. The team that beat Brazil is in seventh place in the standings, but is still trying to earn more points to return to the World Cup, something that hasn’t happened since 2010.
Brazil, for their part, have once again left much to be desired and simply cannot play good football. Canarinho’s team returns to the field against Chile, away, on October 10. The match marks the end of the first round of the South American Qualifiers.
Source: Terra
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