Brazil finds themselves in a precarious place in CONMEBOL’s 2026 World Cup qualifying table after a shock loss to Paraguay. The South American giants were looking to gain momentum in the standings following a recent win against Ecuador. Nevertheless, Brazil fell on the road in Paraguay Tuesday night. Inter Miami midfielder Diego Gómez scored the only goal of the game for the hosts.
Brazil recently thumped their most recent opponents 4-1 back in June during Copa America 2024. Despite the previous demolition, Seleção was left frustrated throughout Tuesday night. In fact, Brazil could not even muster a single shot on target in the first half of the match. While they did rack up significantly more possession, Brazil could not ultimately find a breakthrough on the night.
Following the disappointing result, superstar forward Vinicius Junior apologized to Brazil fans. “I want to apologize to the fans. I know it’s a difficult time, but we just want to improve,” Vinicius told Brazilian network Globo.
New manager has not been able to get Brazil back on track
Brazil manager Dorival Junior also went as far as to say the team could not recover from the abysmal first half. “From the moment we conceded the goal, we lost our way,” claimed the coach. “Everything we had been building up until the end of the first half we left behind and gave up. It was the worst half since we’ve been here, and it contributed to the final result.”
Dorival Junior joined Brazil in January as Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti was heavily linked with the job. The veteran was appointed as the national team suffered three consecutive World Cup qualifying losses last fall. So far, results have been shaky at best with Junior at the helm.
The Paraguay loss is technically the only defeat for the coach at the role. However, Brazil previously crashed out of the Copa America in the quarterfinal stage after a penalty shootout with Uruguay. In total, Junior has just…
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Author : Chris Moore
Publish date : 2024-09-11 15:45:49
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