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Brazil Dominates Chile in South American Qualifiers in Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro, September 5, 2025 – Brazil demonstrated their superiority at home by defeating Chile at the Estadio Jornalista Mário Filho in a match corresponding to the group stage of the South American qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup. The match, refereed by Venezuelan Alexis Herrera, was defined by a clear Brazilian dominance, reflected in the final score.
The Brazilian national team maintained a resounding 64% ball possession, generating a total of 22 shots, of which 7 were on target. The first goal came in the 38th minute, paving the way for victory. In the second half, Lucas Paquetá extended the lead in the 72nd minute, with an assist from Luiz Henrique. Shortly after, Bruno Guimarães sealed the triumph with a third goal in the 76th minute.
For their part, Chile struggled to find spaces and opportunities, but only managed to make 3 shots, none of which posed a real danger to the Brazilian goal. Ball possession was mostly for Brazil, who defended their home with an overwhelming game. The match had two yellow cards, one for each team, Maripan for Chile and Casemiro for Brazil before the break.
Brazil committed 14 fouls in total, while Chile committed 11. The Venezuelan referee did not show any red cards in the match.
The final result reflects Brazil’s superiority in this qualifying match.
Substitutions chile: at minute 59 B. Brereton Diaz came in and G. Tapia went out., at minute 77 F. Loyola came in and R. Echeverria went out., at minute 78 L. Cepeda came in and L. Assadi went out., at minute 78 A. Aravena came in and I. A. Garguez Gomez went out.
Substitutions brazil: at minute 66 Luiz Henrique came in and Desconocido went out., at minute 66 Casemiro came in and Andrey Santos went out., at minute 71 G. Martinelli came in and Lucas Paqueta went out., at minute 71 Joao Pedro came in and Kaio Jorge went out., at minute 79 Raphinha came in and Richarlison went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Brazil
Chile
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