Brazil suffer narrow defeat away to Paraguay
Marquinhos’s and Lucas Beraldo’s Brazil fell to a 1-0 defeat at the hands of Paraguay last night on Matchday 8 of CONMEBOL qualifying for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
While Marquinhos played the full match, Beraldo remained an unused substitute.
PARAGUAY 1-0 BRAZIL (1-0 at HT)
FIFA World Cup 2026 – CONMEBOL qualifying – Matchday 8
Estadio Defensores del Chaco (Asunción, Paraguay)
Goal: Gómez (20').
PARAGUAY: Fernández, Balbuena, Alonso, Alderete (Velázquez, 39'), Cáceres, Almirón (Cuenca, 86'), Villasanti, Enciso (Riveros, 85'), Bobadilla, Gómez (Sosa, 66'), Pitta (Arce, 67'). Coach: Gustavo Alfaro.
BRAZIL: Alisson, Danilo, Marquinhos, Arana (Estêvão, 86'), Gabriel, Guimarães (Henrique, 46'), Paquetá (Gerson, 79'), André, Vinícius Jr, Rodrygo (Moura, 79'), Endrick (Pedro, 46'). Coach: Dorival Jr.