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Brazil and Argentina are playing at Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in the sixth round of World Cup qualification. The game was supposed to start at 7:30 this morning, but officials had to postpone it for almost half an hour in order to give the fans of the two clubs time to calm down after they started fighting in the stands and bumping with security personnel. visual.
As players from both sides fought aggressively and weren’t afraid to clash to halt the opposition, or even use trickery to demolish them, the heat from the stands quickly extended to the field. Players from Brazil kept coming after De Paul. Two players from the home squad received yellow cards for poor play against the midfielder of the visiting club in the opening fifteen minutes alone.
The two teams had very few chances to score because the game was frequently interrupted by fouls. Only in the last few minutes of the half, when Brazil had genuine scoring chances but failed to convert them, did the game become genuinely thrilling.
Compared to the first half, both teams were more courteous as they started the second half. From the beginning of the match, Brazil was better than Argentina, but the away team suddenly opened the score. Argentina seized the lead in the 63rd minute when Otamendi took the corner and scored a header.
Otamendi’s celebration following his goal.
Brazil attempted to catch up but was unable to generate obvious openings. Joelinton, a Brazilian striker who had been grabbed by the opposition and hit De Paul in the face, was sent off in the 82nd minute, leaving the home team with just 10 players.
Messi played 77 minutes in this game, but he made no impact. Argentina is still leading the South American qualifications with 15 points, two points ahead of second-place nation Uruguay, after picking up three points against Brazil.
After losing three games in a row, coach Diniz’s team dropped to sixth place with seven points. There will be eighteen rounds in the South American 2026 World Cup qualification tournament. The top six teams will go to the World Cup, while the seventh-place team will advance to the play-offs.
