“Regular matches of the 2026 World Cup qualifying cycle took place.”, — write: football.ua
Regular matches of the 2026 World Cup qualifying cycle took place.
In the first match, the Brazilian national team could not beat Venezuela. The match ended with a score of 1:1.
The Brazilians opened the scoring at the end of the first half, when Rafinha scored a goal. However, at the start of the second half, the Venezuelans responded with an accurate shot by Telasco Segovia.
In the 62nd minute, Brazil got the right to a penalty, but Vinicius Junior could not beat the goalkeeper from the eleven-meter mark, and the finishing shot was inaccurate.
We should also add that in the 89th minute, Venezuela remained in the minority after Alexander González was sent off.
Venezuela — Brazil 1:1
goals: Segovia, 46 — Rafinha, 43.
Venezuela: Romo — Navarro, Ramirez, Angel, Aramburu — Martinez (Rincon, 69), Herrera (Caceres, 15) — Murillo (Segovia, 46), Savarino, Bello (Gonzalez, 80) — Rondon (Cádiz, 81).
Brazil: Ederson – Abner (Estevao, 90+2), Gabriel, Marquinhos, Wanderson – Guimaraes (Martinelli, 82), Gerson – Vinicius Junior, Rafinha, Savinho (Enrique, 68) – Jesus (Paqueta, 68).
Warning: Murillo, Romo, Caceres, Segovia — Wanderson, Martinelli.
Withdrawal: Gonzalez, 89 (straight red).
In the 62nd minute, Vinicius Junior (Brazil) missed a penalty (goalkeeper).
In the second meeting, Paraguay unexpectedly beat Argentina with a score of 2:1.
The Argentines, along with Lionel Messi, opened the scoring in the 11th minute with Lautaro Martinez’s effort from Enzo’s pass, but Antonio Sanabria equalized eight minutes later.
At the beginning of the second half, the Paraguayans scored the winning goal, and the goal was scored by Omar Alderete.
Paraguay — Argentina 2:1
goals: Sanabria, 19, Alderete, 47 — L. Martinez, 11.
Paraguay: Fernandez — Alonso, Alderete, Gustavo Gómez, Velazquez — Almiron (Kaku, 90), Bobadilla (Villasanti, 82), Cubas, Gómez (Romero, 72) — Sanabria (Pita, 72), Enquiso (Sosa, 82).
Argentina: E. Martinez — Tagliafico, Otamendi, Romero (Balerdi, 46), Molina (Montiel, 78) — McAllister (Garnacho, 64), De Paul, Enzo (Paredes, 77) — Messi — Alvarez (Castellanos, 86), L . Martinez.
Warning: Alderete, Kubas, Pita — Otamendi.
In the third meeting, the Ecuador national team defeated Bolivia with a score of 4:0.
The Bolivians found themselves in the minority in the 24th minute after Jose Sagredo was sent off, before Ecuador twice took advantage of their numerical advantage before the break, with goals from Enner Valencia and Gonzalo Plata.
After the break, the home team strengthened their advantage by scoring two more goals – Plata scored a double after Valencia’s second assist, and another goal was scored by Alan Minda.
Ecuador — Bolivia 4:0
goals: Valencia, 26, Plata, 28, 49, Minda, 61.
Ecuador: Galindes — Ordoñez, Pacho, Incapier, Estupignan — Minda (Sarmiento, 68), Vithe, Franco (Paes, 75), Plata (Rodriguez, 68), Yeboa (Arroyo, 69) — Valencia (Mena, 68 ).
Bolivia: Vizcarra — Vaca, Sagredo, Morales, Rocha (Seyas, 80) — Cuellar, Villamil — Paz (Pereira, 46), Terrazas (Chavez Cruz, 46), Menacho (Sotomayor, 46) — Monteiro.
Warning: Chavez Cruz.
Withdrawal: Sagredo, 24 (straight red).
After 11 matches, Argentina lead the qualifying campaign with 22 points, three more than Colombia, who have a game in hand. The top three is closed by Brazil, which has 17 points after 11 matches.
