Brazil made it two wins from two in 2026 World Cup qualifying on Tuesday after a late aim from Marquinhos earned them a 1-0 win over Peru in Lima.
Brazil, who crushed BolÃvia 5-1 at house on Friday, moved stage on six factors with rivals Argentina on the prime of the South American qualifying standings.
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Interim coach Fernando Diniz’s facet dominated possession and attacking alternatives early within the recreation however Raphinha and Richarlison noticed targets dominated out for offside within the first half.
“I am happy with what we have proven in each video games. Right this moment’s recreation was a unique environment. The crew needed to rating three targets to make one depend,” Diniz informed reporters.
“It is all the time essential to win. I feel we gained with a number of credit score. I actually loved it.”
With the sport heading in direction of a scoreless draw Paris St Germain defender Marquinhos headed house Neymar‘s nook on the close to submit to seal the win within the ninetieth minute.
“We practised set items each in Belem and right here. Set items outline the sport, at present it did,” Diniz added.
“We scored by persistence. A nicely struck ball and anticipation on the primary submit.”
The five-times world champions will host Venezuela earlier than visiting Uruguay subsequent month when qualifying continues.
In different qualifiers earlier on Tuesday, Argentina cruised previous Bolivia 3-0, Venezuela beat 1-0 Paraguay, Uruguay misplaced 2-1 at Ecuador, whereas Chile and Colombia drew 0-0.