FIFA World Cup Qualifying - CONMEBOL

FT Tuesday, June 8, 2021
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Paraguay WDDDL 0
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Match Report

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Neymar, Lucas Paqueta on target as Brazil defeats Paraguay

An early goal from Neymar and a late second from Lucas Paqueta gave Brazil a 2-0 win against Paraguay in a World Cup qualifier on Tuesday.

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Team Stats

10
Fouls
20
2
Yellow Cards
4
0
Red Cards
0
4
Offsides
1
5
Corner Kicks
7
3
Saves
2
49.9
Possession
50.1
13
SHOTS
10
4
ON GOAL
3
0.3
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
367
Accurate Passes
375
433
Passes
436
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
4
Accurate Crosses
3
17
Crosses
20
0.2
Cross %
0.2
49
Long Balls
52
22
Accurate Long Balls
35
0.4
Long Balls %
0.7
3
Blocked Shots
2
3
Effective Tackles
9
4
Tackles
15
0.8
Tackle %
0.6
5
Interceptions
13
23
Effective Clearances
18
23
Clearances
18

Head to Head

BRA leads series 2-1-2

Lineups

PAR · 5-3-2

  1. 1Antony SilvaG
  2. 6Júnior AlonsoCD
  3. 3Omar AldereteCD-L
  4. 15Gustavo GómezCD-R
  5. 19Santiago ArzamendiaLB
  6. 2Robert RojasRB
  7. 5Gastón GiménezCM
  8. 16Ángel CardozoCM-L
  9. 23Mathías VillasantiCM-R
  10. 10Miguel AlmirónCF-L
  11. 11Ángel RomeroCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 22Gerardo OrtizSUB
  2. 18Braian SamudioSUB
  3. 9Gabriel ÁvalosSUB
  4. 20Antonio BareiroSUB
  5. 21Óscar RomeroSUB
  6. 17Héctor MartínezSUB
  7. 13Alberto EspínolaSUB
  8. 14Andrés CubasSUB
  9. 4Fabián BalbuenaSUB
  10. 12Alfredo AguilarSUB
  11. 8Alejandro Romero GamarraSUB
  12. 7Robert Piris Da MottaSUB

BRA · 4-2-2-2

  1. 23EdersonG
  2. 4MarquinhosCD-L
  3. 14Éder MilitãoCD-R
  4. 6Alex SandroLB
  5. 2DaniloRB
  6. 8FredCM-L
  7. 5CasemiroCM-R
  8. 10NeymarCF-L
  9. 20Roberto FirminoCF-R
  10. 7RicharlisonAM-L
  11. 9Gabriel JesusAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 13Emerson RoyalSUB
  2. 17Lucas PaquetáSUB
  3. 21Gabriel BarbosaSUB
  4. 22FelipeSUB
  5. 18Vinícius JúniorSUB
  6. 16Renan LodiSUB
  7. 19EvertonSUB
  8. 11Éverton RibeiroSUB
  9. 1Alisson BeckerSUB
  10. 12WevertonSUB
  11. 15FabinhoSUB
  12. 3Douglas LuizSUB

Timeline

  1. 4' Goal! Paraguay 0, Brazil 1. Neymar (Brazil) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Gabriel Jesus with a cross.
  2. 21' Gustavo Gómez (Paraguay) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 43' Fred (Brazil) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 45' Substitution, Brazil. Lucas Paquetá replaces Fred.
  5. 61' Substitution, Paraguay. Alberto Espínola replaces Robert Rojas.
  6. 61' Substitution, Paraguay. Gabriel Ávalos replaces Gastón Giménez.
  7. 73' Substitution, Brazil. Douglas Luiz replaces Roberto Firmino.
  8. 73' Substitution, Paraguay. Óscar Romero replaces Mathias Villasanti.
  9. 76' Gabriel Jesus (Brazil) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 80' Substitution, Paraguay. Antonio Bareiro replaces Ángel Cardozo Lucena.
  11. 80' Substitution, Paraguay. Braian Samudio replaces Ángel Romero.
  12. 82' Substitution, Brazil. Gabi replaces Richarlison.
  13. 82' Substitution, Brazil. Everton replaces Gabriel Jesus.
  14. 87' Antonio Bareiro (Paraguay) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  15. 88' Júnior Alonso (Paraguay) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  16. 88' Omar Alderete (Paraguay) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  17. 90'+3' Goal! Paraguay 0, Brazil 2. Lucas Paquetá (Brazil) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Neymar.

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