Chile-Brazil, qualifying for the Qatar 2022 World Cup: the latest challenge was decided by Paquetá

The national teams return to the field. The goal is to qualify for Qatar 2022, the first World Cup in winter starting on November 18 next year. The first match scheduled for Tite’s Brazil is against Chile: kick-off at 3 am on the Italian night, between 2 and 3 September. The verdeoro come from the knockout in the America’s Cup final against rivals Argentina. On the other hand, the adventure of the men of the coach Lasarte ended in the quarters, eliminated by Neymar and his teammates.

LATEST RESULTS

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Brazil needed a goal from Paquetà in the 46th minute to eliminate Chile from the America’s Cup on 3 July. Now the opponents want to take their revenge. Among the called up also the “Italians” Medel, Pulgar and Vidal. Outside Sanchez, who will continue his physical treatments in Milan. Between the ranks of the Seleção the bianconeri Alex Sandro and Danilo. The defeat against Messi’s troop still weighs heavily. In the qualifying round of South America for Qatar 2022, Brazil is first in the standings with 18 points, chasing Argentina with 12 and Ecuador with 9. Chile is only seventh with six points scored in six games (1 win, 2 draws and 3 defeats). The other two commitments of Lasarte’s team are against Ecuador and Colombia, while the verdeoro will face Scaloni’s Albiceleste and Peru.

PREVIOUS

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Chile and Brazil have challenged each other on 67 occasions: 49 wins for the Seleção, just 6 for Roja and 12 draws. The statistics speak for themselves. The verdeoro have scored 160 goals in previous matches against 58 goals by their opponents. Before the challenge in the quarter-finals of the America’s Cup, the last confrontation between the two national teams was four years ago. Race valid for the 2018 World Cup qualifiers: Brazil won 3-0 with a goal from Paulinho and a brace from Gabriel Jesus. It was 11 October 2017. The two coaches will try to rotate the men in view of the three scheduled matches. Chile and Brazil, of course, will not spare each other on the pitch. La Roja to redeem the very recent knockout, the Seleção to keep close to first place in the standings. The race in Qatar 2022 has started again.