Rio de Janeiro, July 6 (Xinhua) -- Brazil and Peru will compete for the copa America title at the Maracanã Stadium on the 7th, and the host Brazil team is determined to win. The final venue, Maracanã, has staged many classic battles for Brazilian teams and is one of Brazil's "football temples".
On July 6, Argentina's Di Maria (front) broke through with the ball during the match. Xinhua News Agency (Photo by Francisco Cañedo)
The Maracanã Stadium, built for the 1950 World Cup, has hosted 104 matches for Brazil, 106 of which were played by the Brazilian Olympic team at the 2016 Rio Olympics. Brazil have won 75 games, 24 draws and seven defeats, scoring 256 goals and conceding 73 goals. Let's review the 10 most classic games.
1950 FIFA World Cup: Brazil lost 2-1 to Uruguay
Before Brazil lost 1–7 to Germany at the 2014 World Cup, the biggest tragedy in Brazilian football history was Brazil's match against Uruguay at the 1950 World Cup. The World Cup at the time was a round-robin format, with Brazil winning the tournament in the final round as long as they drew with Uruguay, but with a one-goal lead, Brazil was reversed 2-1 by Uruguay. When Uruguay's Gigia scored the winning goal, the 200,000 spectators fell silent, followed by crying.
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1959 O'Higgins Cup: Brazil beat Chile 7-0
Brazil's most scoring match at the Maracanã Stadium came at the 1959 O'Higgins Cup. The tournament is a tournament between Brazil and Chile and has been held five times, four of which were won by Brazil. In the second O'Higgins Cup in 1959, the "king of the ball" Pele staged a "hat-trick".
The picture shows that on November 26, 1991, the "ball king" Bailey arrived in Guangzhou by plane. He was invited by FIFA to watch the semi-finals and finals of the inaugural Women's World Cup. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Zhang Yiwen
1968, friendlies: Brazil drew 2–2 with Germany
While it was just a friendly and a draw, the match had a duel between Pele and Beckenbauer and had a classic goal. In the second half, Pele attacked from the right, shaking Germany's Schultz to the ground, and then dribbled the ball through the legs of the opposing No. 4 player, who was the famous "football emperor" Beckenbauer. However, Pele's shot was deflected out of the way and did not make Beckenbauer too humiliated.
The picture shows the signed football and signed photo of the "Emperor of Football" Beckenbauer in the Collection of Linzi Football Museum.
1969 FIFA World Cup qualifiers: Brazil beat Paraguay 1-0
The 1950 Fifa World Cup battle between Brazil and Uruguay was the largest in the history of the Maracanã Stadium, but the largest number of spectators spent on tickets was the 1969 World Cup qualifier match between Brazil and Paraguay, which Brazil finally beat Paraguay 1:0 with Pele's goal, when a total of 183,341 fans bought tickets to watch the game, and although there were 200,000 spectators in the "Maracaná Strike", the number of ticket buyers was 173,000.
1976 Atlantic Cup: Brazil beat Uruguay 2-1
In the 1976 Atlantic Cup match between Brazil and Uruguay, brazil's Zico dribbled through several people, Uruguay's Ramirez tripped Zico in front of the penalty area, so Brazilian player Livino punched Ramirez in the face to help Zico "avenge". Although they were then persuaded to leave and the game continued, as soon as the final whistle sounded, Ramirez chased Livino wildly. On the pitch, players, coaches and even officials of both teams are in a group.
Brazilian football star Zico (center) and the ambassador of the 2019 Copa America in Brazil and former Brazilian national team captain Cafu (right) at a draw ceremony on January 24. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Li Ming
Copa America, 1989: Brazil beat Argentina 2-0
Great games require great opponents, great goalscorers and, of course, great commentary. There was such a combination in the 1989 Copa America match between Brazil and Argentina, when it was Maradona who led the Argentine team. Shortly after the start of the second half, Bebeto's kung fu-like shot stunned the audience. Bueno, the commentator at the time, is still one of brazil's most famous commentators.
On June 9, Hierro, Fernando, Fernando, Ferdinand, Deida and Bebeto (front left) and Crespo pose before the game. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Bai Xuefei
1989 Copa America: Brazil beat Uruguay 1-0
Having previously lost to Uruguay here, Brazilians' nerves are tight. The winning goal was a header from Romario, who was only 1.67 meters tall. The goal allowed the Brazilian to win his first official major title in Maracana.
1993 FIFA World Cup qualifiers: Brazil beat Uruguay 2–0
It was another Romario show. He had not played in the previous seven qualifiers, a match that would have failed to qualify for the U.S. World Cup if Brazil had lost, and under public pressure, the manager had to use Romario and Bebeto to partner the front. In the end, Romario scored two goals in a row, and Brazil won the World Cup qualification and eventually won the 1994 World Cup.
Pictured here on July 17, 1994, Brazilian striker Romario kisses the Gold Cup on the podium. On the same day, in the final of the Fifa World Cup in Los Angeles, Brazil and Italy fought a 0-0 draw in a 120-minute match, and after the penalty final, Brazil finally defeated Italy 3-2 to win the championship, becoming the first team in the history of the World Cup to win the championship four times. Xinhua News Agency
2013 Confederations Cup: Brazil beat Spain 3-0
Brazil's second official match trophy at the Maracanã Stadium was after the stadium was renovated for the 2014 World Cup. Facing then-world champions Spain, Brazil won the Confederations Cup with two goals from Fred and Neymar's goal.
On 30 June 2013, in the final of the 2013 Confederations Cup in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Brazil defeated Spain 3–0 to win the championship. Pictured here is Brazil player Fred (center) celebrating a goal with his teammates.
2016 Olympic Games: Brazil beat Germany 5-4 on penalties
This time, the Maracanã Stadium welcomed the Brazilian Olympic team, against Germany. Due to the 2014 World Cup Brazil's fiasco to Germany, the national Olympic team also has a revenge mentality to a certain extent. The two teams played a 1-1 draw to enter the penalty shootout, and Brazil won the Olympic men's football championship.
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