Brazil vs Paraguay 2026 World Cup Qualifying - CONMEBOL

Brazil

44': Vinícius Júnior

FT
1 - 0

Paraguay

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Match Commentary

6': Júnior Alonso (Paraguay) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
28': Vinícius Júnior (Brazil) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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'+3': Bruno Guimarães (Brazil) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'+5': First Half ends, Brazil 1, Paraguay 0.
45': Second Half begins Brazil 1, Paraguay 0.
61': Substitution, Paraguay. Damián Bobadilla replaces Mathías Villasanti.
61': Substitution, Paraguay. Ángel Romero replaces Diego Gómez.
69': Substitution, Paraguay. Gabriel Ávalos replaces Antonio Sanabria.
74': Substitution, Brazil. Beraldo replaces Alex Sandro.
78': Substitution, Brazil. Richarlison replaces Vinícius Júnior because of an injury.
79': Substitution, Brazil. Gerson replaces Matheus Cunha.
86': Substitution, Paraguay. Alejandro Romero replaces Miguel Almirón.
86': Substitution, Paraguay. Agustín Sández replaces Júnior Alonso.
89': Substitution, Brazil. Danilo replaces Vanderson.

Game Information

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - CONMEBOL

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

FIFA World Cup Qualifying - CONMEBOL Standings

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

Full Table

Statistics

PAR		BRA
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

Line-Ups

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
10	Vinícius Júnior
22	Gabriel Martinelli
11	Raphinha

Substitutes:

Hugo Souza, Éderson, Estêvão, Antony, Léo Ortiz, Danilo, Wesley França, Richarlison, Gerson, Lucas Beraldo, Bento, Andrey Santos.

Paraguay (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
12	Gatito Fernández (GK)
3	Omar Alderete
15	Gustavo Gómez
6	Júnior Alonso
4	Juan Cáceres
19	Julio Enciso
20	Mathías Villasanti
14	Andrés Cubas
9	Antonio Sanabria
10	Miguel Almirón
8	Diego Gómez

Substitutes:

Gabriel Ávalos, Damián Bobadilla, Carlos Coronel, Gustavo Velázquez, Ángel Romero, Rubén Lezcano, Gonzalo Sandez, Fabián Balbuena, Ramón Sosa, Orlando Gil, Isidro Pitta, Kaku.