Brazil suffered its first defeat in qualifying for the 2026 World Cup. On Tuesday night, coach Fernando Diniz’s men were defeated by Uruguay 2-0 at the mythical Centenario stadium, in Montevideo.
La Celeste won with scores from Darwin Núñez in the first half and Nicolás de la Cruz in the second. Uruguay reached seven points in the standings, surpassed Brazil on goal difference and is second behind Argentina.
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Uruguay achieved its second victory in 13 games against Brazil in the Qualifiers. Their only previous victory was in July 2001, in the qualifiers for Korea and Japan, when they won 1-0, until today, the last Uruguayan victory against Brazil in all competitions.
It is Uruguay’s first victory by two or more goals against Brazil since 1983, when the Uruguayans won 2-0 in the first leg final of the Copa América.
🌟🇺🇾 Pase atrás y definición de De la Cruz: así llegó el segundo gol de @Uruguay, ante #Brasil, en el Centenario.#CreeEnGrande pic.twitter.com/2IzOFrjT3k
— CONMEBOL.com (@CONMEBOL) October 18, 2023
Neymar injured
Neymar left the match against Uruguay before half-time, after a dispute for the ball with De la Cruz. The Al Hilal star left the field crying, suffering an apparent serious injury to his left knee. The striker, who left the Centenario stadium using crutches, must undergo tests in Brazil.
Neymar Jr leaves the pitch crying after new injury tonight vs Uruguay! 🇧🇷
It looks like serious injury again for Ney as he was going off on stretcher… with hands on his face. pic.twitter.com/G1qsqRrePm
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) October 18, 2023
Standings
It was a bad week for Brazil in the FIFA international break. Before the defeat in Montevideo, the five-time world champions had drawn at home against Venezuela (1-1). With just one point in two games, the team led by Fernando Diniz now occupies third place in the South American qualifying tournament.
La tabla de posiciones de las #EliminatoriasSudamericanas tras la Fecha 4! 📈🏆
A tabela de posições das #EliminatoriasSulAmericanas após a quarta rodada! ⚽️🔝#CreeEnGrande #AcrediteSempre pic.twitter.com/JU7nIaLeeu
— CONMEBOL.com (@CONMEBOL) October 18, 2023
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