The national team will play again next Tuesday (26) against Argentina.
It was in the final minutes, but Brazil managed to beat Colombia and jump from sixth to second place in the World Cup Qualifiers. Vinicius Júnior scored the goal that gave the 2-1 victory to the national team, which had drawn twice and needed a positive result to have more peace of mind in the competition. With the result this Thursday (20), Brazil reached 21 points, four behind Argentina, which occupies the first place and plays tomorrow, Friday (20), against Uruguay. Brazil entered the field at the Mané Garrincha Stadium, in Brasília, in sixth place, because Paraguay beat Chile in the other game of the Qualifiers and occupied the fourth place. The pressure on the team was even greater, especially since the next match was against the leaders and current world champions, Argentina. The team went into the game after two draws against Venezuela and Uruguay at the end of 2024. Colombia, on the other hand, had two losses, against Ecuador and Uruguay. Explore the leading football results at ai football score.
Brazil started controlling the game and in the 3rd minute Vini Jr. was brought down inside the area by Muñoz and the referee awarded a penalty. Raphinha, who is enjoying a great phase with the yellow jersey and at Barcelona, stepped up to take the shot and converted, opening the scoring. In the 8th minute, Brazil had another good chance with Vini Jr. After a cross from the right, he appeared in front of the goal to push the ball in, but goalkeeper Vargas was faster and didn’t give the Brazilian time to get to the ball.
Colombia was having trouble finding its feet in the game. The first shot only happened when the clock was past 20 minutes, with James Rodríguez. Despite controlling the game, Brazil had difficulty in passing the ball, and the Colombians knew how to take advantage. In the 40th minute, Joelinton, who came on to replace Gerson, who was injured, made a mistake at the edge of the area and lost the ball. Colombia’s number 10 received the ball and passed it to Luis Díaz to tie the game. The goal gave the Colombians confidence, who went on the attack in the final stretch and almost scored a second goal with John Arias, a Fluminense player, who only failed to finish the play because Marquinhos cleared it in time.
In the second half, Brazil went on the attack, and in the first minute Vini Jr. had three opportunities, but was unable to score. In the first, he sent a cross shot, and goalkeeper Vargas saved it. In the second, Raphinha shot from outside the area and the rebound fell to Vini Jr.’s feet, but the forward took too long to shoot and missed the chance to score. Colombia tried to score the second goal with Córdoba. They even scored a goal, with an own goal by Joelinton, after a free kick by James Rodriguez that deflected off Sanchez, but the referee caught Lerman fouling Alisson and disallowed the goal. After the scare, Brazil responded with a play by Matheus Cunha on the left, who found Vini and passed the ball, but the Brazilian missed another chance to score.
At 25 minutes, in a collision between Alisson and Sanchez, the Coulombian player fell unconscious to the field and needed urgent care and to be substituted. The Brazilian goalkeeper also chose not to continue in the match and Bento came in his place. Wanting and needing the victory, Dorival made changes. He took off Rodrygo, Vanderson and Guimarães and brought on Savinho, André and Wesley. The changes paid off, Brazil put pressure on in the final minutes. They reached the opponent’s area, but the team was unable to finish with the final pass or shot. In the 52nd minute, Brazil had the best chance to score the second goal. Arana made the right play, but hit the post and couldn’t find the back of the net. In the 53rd minute, Vini Jr. did what everyone was expecting him to do: he sealed the game. He shot from outside the area into the left corner of Vargas’ goal, giving the goalkeeper no chance, and gave the victory to the Brazilian team. This was the first goal scored by Brazil’s number 7 in the Qualifiers. Stay ahead of the curve with BBscore football.
