At 8:30 a.m. Beijing time on February 2, the 16th round of the 2022 Qatar World Cup South American Qualifier Group Stage staged a focus battle, with five-star Brazil sitting at home to meet the powerful Paraguay team. Brazil had the advantage in the first half, at the beginning of the first half, Rafinha single-handedly broke the goal because the handball was invalid, and then Marquinhos assisted Rafinha to score, Vinicius wasted a one-handed opportunity; in the second half, Rafinha pumped the center post, Coutinho outside the world directly to break the goal, Brazil 2-0 Paraguay. After this match, Brazil is still at the top of the list with an unbeaten record!
In the first half, Brazil took the lead in kicking off. In the 2nd minute, Rafinha broke through on the right side of the penalty area and formed a single knife, pushing and hitting the far corner, but unfortunately because the handball was invalid. In the 27th minute, a long pass from Marquinhos found Rafinha in the penalty area, and Rafinha shook off the defender and scored, giving Brazil a 1-0 lead over Paraguay.
In the second half, Paraguay kicked off. Vinicius dribbled the ball into a powerful triangle cross that Villasanti unblocked. In the 48th minute, Vinicius broke through the left and crossed the middle of the road, Rafinha volleyed the goal and hit the upright to pop up, before the Paraguayan player kicked the ball out of the line.
In the 50th minute, Vinicius went inside the box and Alonso defended the ball. In the 53rd minute, Vinicius pressed forward and his teammates followed up with a cross that was deflected slightly off goal by Cunha's header from inside the box. In the 55th minute, Coutinho took the ball into the box and Pacquita picked it up in front of goal and fired it high over the goal.
In the 57th minute, Tres on the left side thrust straight in, Vinicius followed up to the left side of the penalty area and crossed the middle, and Coutinho's low shot was confiscated by the goalkeeper. A minute later, Martinez knocked on his midfield teammate, followed by Escobar, who fired high from the edge.
In the 61st minute, Marquinhos passed straight forward and Coutinho scored directly from the outside world to give Brazil a 2-0 lead over Paraguay. In the 68th minute, Brazil's corner kick came out, Coutinho got up and crossed, the two sides competed for the top in front of the box, and the sister-in-law's header was deflected.
In the 73rd minute, Brazil replaced Coutinho with Guimarães. Anthony broke through with the ball and tapped it, and Guimarães in the middle of the road pumped high. In the 76th minute, Anthony and his teammates cooperated, the sister-in-law knocked back in the triangle, and Paqueta hit the goal, which was confiscated by Silva.
In the 73rd minute, Rafinha forced a breakthrough and Alonso received a yellow card for a tackle foul. Brazil's free-kick from the right side of the penalty area was destroyed by defenders and Jesus deflected another kick from outside.
Brazil starters: 23 Edson, 13 Alves, 3 Thiago Silva, 4 Marchinios, 16 Tres, 11 Coutinho, 17 Paqueta, 15 Fabinho, 19 Rafinha, 7 Cunha, 20 Vinicius.
Paraguayan starters: 1 Antoni Silva, 2 Rojas, 5 Balbuena, 6 Junior Alonso, 19 Asamendia, 23 Villasanti, 8 Richard Sanchez, 16 Ojeda, 10 Armillon, 18 Samu, 7 Carlos Gonzalez.