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2026 qualifying: Brazil draw chaotically with Venezuela, Argentina lose in Paraguay

2026 qualifying: Brazil draw chaotically with Venezuela, Argentina lose in Paraguay

November 15 – Venezuela held Brazil to a 1-1 draw with a second-half strike from Telasco Segovia in South American World Cup qualifying. Vinicius Junior missed a penalty.

The Actual Madrid participant headlined the match however for the unsuitable causes. He didn’t convert a spot kick, dived to get a rival despatched off, and completed the match arguing with opponents and the fourth official.

Brazil have been the higher facet, however Dorival Junior’s facet didn’t capitalise on their possibilities.

With a trademark freekick, Raphinha handed the guests the lead within the forty third minute, however Segovia equalised within the first minute of the second half with a strike from the sting of the field.

The encounter descended into chaos within the remaining minutes. Substitute Alexander Gonzalez was despatched off for punching each Vinicius and Gabriel Martinelli. Play was additionally stopped as a result of the sprinklers inside the sphere had gone off, prompting protests from the Brazilians, who have been pushing for a winner.

“We performed nicely, we tried to create always,” stated Brazil supervisor Dorival Junior. “That’s attribute of our workforce. I imagine that, making an allowance for al potential assessments we deserved higher given the whole lot we did.”

The draw leaves Brazil third within the standings with 17 factors from 11 matches, behind leaders Argentina and Colombia, who’ve a sport in hand. The highest six groups in South America will qualify for the 2026 World Cup, the primary international finals to function 48 groups.

The world champions and Lionel Messi went down 2-1 to Paraguay in Asuncion. The hosts shocked their guests with targets from Antonio Sanabria and Omar Alderete. It was Argentina’s second defeat within the final 4 video games, however simply their fifth loss total in 69 matches.

Subsequent week, of their remaining matches of 2024, Brazil host Uruguay in Salvador and Argentina play Peru in Buenos Aires.

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