The Brazilian national team managed to score four goals in the World Cup play-off match for the first time since 1998. Opta.
In the qualifying round of the world championship that took place 24 years ago, the Brazilians sent four balls into the goal of the Chilean team. That match ended with a score of 4:1.
On December 5, the Brazilian national team advanced to the quarter-finals of the World Cup held in Qatar, defeating the Koreans in the 1/8 final match (4:1).
As part of the South Americans, Vinicius Junior, Neymar, Richarlison and Lucas Paqueta scored. Baek Seung-ho scored South Korea’s only goal.
In the first 36 minutes of the last match, the Brazilians managed to shoot more accurately (four) into their opponents’ goal than in the entire group stage (three) of the 2022 World Cup.
In the quarter-finals, the Brazilian team will play against the Croats. The match will be played on December 9 and will start at 18:00 Moscow time.
Previously, at the regular meeting of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) executive committee approved Advice on imposing sanctions on athletes from Russia and Belarus.
Recall that at the end of February, the IOC addressed the international sports federations and recommended that Russian and Belarusian athletes not be allowed to participate in any competitions. Many events with the participation of foreign athletes were transferred from Russia.