1-2! The five-time World Cup champion was upset, 60% of the ball was possessed but 23 shots were shot, setting a 109-year shameful record
The 2026 World Cup qualifiers in South America continue, and for Brazil, which has won the World Cup five times, after the Qatar World Cup, after Tite's departure, the coach of the Brazilian team has been uncertain, resulting in confusion in the tactics of the Brazilian team and the team is in turmoil. In a key match in the 5th round, Brazil challenged Colombia away, Vinicius Blitz assisted Martinez to open the scoring in the first half, and Brazil got off to a dream start, but in the second half, Raphinha shot at the post and failed to extend the score, and Dias scored two goals in 4 minutes to complete the reversal, and finally Brazil lost 1-2 away to Colombia and suffered two consecutive defeats.
Colombia vs. Brazil, the home team sent a starting lineup of 140 million euros, Bray was in the forward position, Uribe, J Ronaldo, Dias sat in the midfield, Carrascal, Kevin partnered with the double back, Daniel, Sanchez, Lucumi, Machado formed a defensive line, and Vargas guarded the door. As for the Brazilian team, the starting lineup is worth 670 million euros, Vinicius and Rodrygo partner in the front, Martinelli, Guimaraes, Raphinha, Andel in the midfield, Lodi, Gabriel, Marquinhos, Emerson form the defensive line, and Alisson guards the door.
In the 4th minute of the game, Vinicius broke through to the edge of the penalty area on the left side and collided with Martinez to cooperate with the wall, Vinicius burst into the penalty area and did it back, Martinelli followed up and scored a goal, and the Brazilian team made a dream start and led Colombia 1-0 away. In the 12th minute, Colombia reversed, and Castaño's long-range shot from the edge of the penalty area was confiscated by Alisson. In the 18th minute, Dias received a through ball from a teammate and hit the penalty area with a volley from a tight angle that was confiscated by Alisson.
In the 27th minute, there was a turning point on the pitch when Vinicius was unable to hold on to the game in a confrontation and was replaced by Joao Pedro. In the 31st minute, Dias successfully broke the ball at the back and ran for a long time to hit the penalty area, and his low shot was blocked by the defender who fell to the ground. In the 40th minute, Ronaldo broke through into the penalty area and fell to the ground in a confrontation with a defender, but the referee did not indicate it.
In the second half, the two teams changed sides and fought again, and in the 46th minute, Colombia made substitutions, Cestra and Borja came on as substitutes to replace Machado and Uribe. In the 68th minute, the Brazilian team attacked in front, Rodrygo broke through the middle on the right side, Raphinha hit the penalty area and shot at a small angle, the ball hit the post and popped up, and the Brazilian team missed a good opportunity to expand the score.
In the 73rd minute, Colombia counterattacked, Cistra broke through to the line of the penalty area and crossed diagonally, and Dias hit the box and volleyed from a small angle and was saved by Alisson. In the 75th minute, Colombia attacked on the left side, Aspraira received the ball from his teammates and crossed, Dias jumped high in the penalty area to score with a header, and Colombia equalized, 1-1 Brazil. In the 79th minute, Colombia counterattacked and made a comeback, J Ronaldo crossed after the right side, and Dias inserted a header to score, and Colombia overtook the score 2-1 and led Brazil.
Then the Brazilian team made several substitutions, but they were helpless to change the score, and finally Colombia defeated Brazil 2-1 at home. According to the post-match statistics, Colombia had only 40% possession, but had 23 shots on goal and 10 shots on target, while Brazil had 60% possession, but only 3 of 12 shots on target. After this campaign, Colombia is in third place in the standings with 9 points, and Brazil is in 5th place with 7 points after two consecutive defeats. The Brazilian team has never suffered consecutive defeats in the history of the World Preliminary Tournament, and the Brazilian team has lost all the last two rounds, conceding 4 goals and not scoring a goal, setting a 109-year shame record in team history, and the Brazilian team will return to the home field to face Argentina in the next round.