FIFA World Cup Qualifying - CONMEBOL

Brazil vs Paraguay, 2026 World Cup Qualifying - CONMEBOL

· FIFA World Cup Qualifying - CONMEBOL
Brazil
  • 44': Vinícius Júnior
FT
1 - 0
Paraguay

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    Match Commentary

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 2': Casemiro (Brazil) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 2': Foul by Julio Enciso (Paraguay).
    • 3': Diego Gómez (Paraguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 3': Foul by Matheus Cunha (Brazil).
    • 5': Foul by Júnior Alonso (Paraguay).
    • 5': Vanderson (Brazil) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 6': Júnior Alonso (Paraguay) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 6': Delay in match because of an injury Vanderson (Brazil).
    • 6': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 8': Attempt saved. Raphinha (Brazil) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Roberto Fernández (Paraguay). Assisted by Matheus Cunha.
    • 9': Corner,Brazil. Conceded by Juan José Cáceres.
    • 10': Foul by Alexsandro Ribeiro (Brazil).
    • 10': Omar Alderete (Paraguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 12': Attempt missed. Vinícius Júnior (Brazil) right footed shot from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Matheus Cunha with a cross.
    • 12': Alexsandro Ribeiro (Brazil) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 12': Foul by Julio Enciso (Paraguay).
    • 17': Delay in match because of an injury Diego Gómez (Paraguay).
    • 17': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 18': Corner,Brazil. Conceded by Juan José Cáceres.
    • 21': Antonio Sanabria (Paraguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 21': Foul by Alexsandro Ribeiro (Brazil).
    • 25': Attempt missed. Gabriel Martinelli (Brazil) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
    • 27': Attempt missed. Raphinha (Brazil) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left.
    • 28': Attempt blocked. Gabriel Martinelli (Brazil) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Vinícius Júnior.
    • 28': Foul by Vinícius Júnior (Brazil).
    • 28': Julio Enciso (Paraguay) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 28': Vinícius Júnior (Brazil) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 29': Attempt blocked. Juan José Cáceres (Paraguay) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gustavo Gómez with a headed pass.
    • 29': Corner,Paraguay. Conceded by Raphinha.
    • 30': Attempt blocked. Gustavo Gómez (Paraguay) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Juan José Cáceres with a cross.
    • 32': Bruno Guimarães (Brazil) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 32': Foul by Juan José Cáceres (Paraguay).
    • 32': Foul by Mathías Villasanti (Paraguay).
    • 32': Raphinha (Brazil) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 34': Foul by Diego Gómez (Paraguay).
    • 34': Gabriel Martinelli (Brazil) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 36': Foul by Juan José Cáceres (Paraguay).
    • 36': Gabriel Martinelli (Brazil) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 37': Delay in match because of an injury Roberto Fernández (Paraguay).
    • 38': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 40': Corner,Brazil. Conceded by Diego Gómez.
    • 44': Goal! Brazil 1, Paraguay 0. Vinícius Júnior (Brazil) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Matheus Cunha.
    • 45': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+2': Bruno Guimarães (Brazil) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 45'+2': Foul by Antonio Sanabria (Paraguay).
    • 45'+3': Foul by Bruno Guimarães (Brazil).
    • 45'+3': Julio Enciso (Paraguay) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 45'+3': Bruno Guimarães (Brazil) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 45'+4': Foul by Mathías Villasanti (Paraguay).
    • 45'+4': Matheus Cunha (Brazil) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+5': First Half ends, Brazil 1, Paraguay 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Brazil 1, Paraguay 0.
    • 50': Foul by Mathías Villasanti (Paraguay).
    • 50': Matheus Cunha (Brazil) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 51': Foul by Omar Alderete (Paraguay).
    • 51': Gabriel Martinelli (Brazil) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 53': Corner,Brazil. Conceded by Juan José Cáceres.
    • 56': Corner,Brazil. Conceded by Omar Alderete.
    • 56': Corner,Brazil. Conceded by Omar Alderete.
    • 57': Attempt blocked. Alex Sandro (Brazil) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Raphinha with a cross.
    • 57': Corner,Brazil. Conceded by Diego Gómez.
    • 60': Attempt saved. Antonio Sanabria (Paraguay) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Alisson Becker (Brazil). Assisted by Diego Gómez.
    • 61': Substitution, Paraguay. Damián Bobadilla replaces Mathías Villasanti.
    • 61': Substitution, Paraguay. Ángel Romero replaces Diego Gómez.
    • 64': Foul by Matheus Cunha (Brazil).
    • 64': Ángel Romero (Paraguay) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 66': Damián Bobadilla (Paraguay) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 66': Foul by Bruno Guimarães (Brazil).
    • 67': Hand ball by Juan José Cáceres (Paraguay).
    • 68': Foul by Andrés Cubas (Paraguay).
    • 68': Vinícius Júnior (Brazil) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 69': Antonio Sanabria (Paraguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 69': Foul by Matheus Cunha (Brazil).
    • 69': Substitution, Paraguay. Gabriel Ávalos replaces Antonio Sanabria.
    • 70': Attempt blocked. Omar Alderete (Paraguay) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Júnior Alonso.
    • 70': Corner,Paraguay. Conceded by Casemiro.
    • 70': Corner,Paraguay. Conceded by Casemiro.
    • 72': Attempt missed. Júnior Alonso (Paraguay) header from the centre of the box is too high.
    • 73': Hand ball by Casemiro (Brazil).
    • 74': Substitution, Brazil. Beraldo replaces Alex Sandro.
    • 76': Delay in match because of an injury Vinícius Júnior (Brazil).
    • 76': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 77': Attempt saved. Raphinha (Brazil) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Roberto Fernández (Paraguay). Assisted by Bruno Guimarães.
    • 78': Attempt missed. Matheus Cunha (Brazil) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Vanderson.
    • 78': Substitution, Brazil. Richarlison replaces Vinícius Júnior because of an injury.
    • 79': Substitution, Brazil. Gerson replaces Matheus Cunha.
    • 79': Corner,Brazil. Conceded by Juan José Cáceres.
    • 80': Foul by Bruno Guimarães (Brazil).
    • 80': Miguel Almirón (Paraguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 83': Attempt blocked. Gerson (Brazil) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Vanderson.
    • 85': Hand ball by Gerson (Brazil).
    • 86': Substitution, Paraguay. Alejandro Romero replaces Miguel Almirón.
    • 86': Substitution, Paraguay. Agustín Sández replaces Júnior Alonso.
    • 87': Bruno Guimarães (Brazil) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 87': Foul by Andrés Cubas (Paraguay).
    • 88': Bruno Guimarães (Brazil) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 88': Foul by Andrés Cubas (Paraguay).
    • 89': Substitution, Brazil. Danilo replaces Vanderson.
    • 89': Attempt saved. Bruno Guimarães (Brazil) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner by Roberto Fernández (Paraguay). Assisted by Raphinha.
    • 89': Corner,Brazil. Conceded by Roberto Fernández.
    • 90': Corner,Brazil. Conceded by Gustavo Gómez.
    • 90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+3': Foul by Andrés Cubas (Paraguay).
    • 90'+3': Gerson (Brazil) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 90'+4': Corner,Brazil. Conceded by Agustín Sández.
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Brazil 1, Paraguay 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Brazil 1, Paraguay 0.

    Statistics

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    16 Fouls 11
    1 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 0
    3 Corner Kicks 11
    3 Saves 1
    26.9 Possession 73.1
    5 SHOTS 11
    1 ON GOAL 4
    0.2 On Target % 0.4
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    126 Accurate Passes 496
    212 Passes 580
    0.6 Pass Completion % 0.9
    3 Accurate Crosses 5
    9 Crosses 25
    0.3 Cross % 0.2
    50 Long Balls 40
    14 Accurate Long Balls 24
    0.3 Long Balls % 0.6
    3 Blocked Shots 3
    15 Effective Tackles 11
    25 Tackles 15
    0.6 Tackle % 0.7
    3 Interceptions 6
    49 Effective Clearances 32
    49 Clearances 32

    Game Information

    Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - CONMEBOL

    Venue: Neo Química Arena
    Location: Sao Paulo, Brazil
    Attendance: 43,316

    WCQ - CONMEBOL Standings

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Argentina 16 +19 35
    2 Ecuador 16 +8 25
    3 Brazil 16 +5 25
    4 Uruguay 16 +7 24
    Full Standings

    Line-Ups

    BRA Brazil (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Alisson Becker (GK)
    3 Alexsandro
    4 Marquinhos
    6 Alex Sandro
    13 Vanderson
    21 Matheus Cunha
    5 Casemiro
    8 Bruno Guimarães Yellow Card
    10 Vinícius Júnior Yellow Card
    22 Gabriel Martinelli
    11 Raphinha
    Brazil Substitutes:
    Hugo Souza, Éderson, Estêvão, Antony, Léo Ortiz, Danilo, Wesley França, Richarlison, Gerson, Lucas Beraldo, Bento, Andrey Santos.

    PAR Paraguay (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    12 Gatito Fernández (GK)
    3 Omar Alderete
    15 Gustavo Gómez
    6 Júnior Alonso Yellow Card
    4 Juan Cáceres
    19 Julio Enciso
    20 Mathías Villasanti
    14 Andrés Cubas
    9 Antonio Sanabria
    10 Miguel Almirón
    8 Diego Gómez
    Paraguay Substitutes:
    Gabriel Ávalos, Damián Bobadilla, Carlos Coronel, Gustavo Velázquez, Ángel Romero, Rubén Lezcano, Gonzalo Sandez, Fabián Balbuena, Ramón Sosa, Orlando Gil, Isidro Pitta, Kaku.

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