Seleção

Brazil on Tuesday booked their place in the final of the Olympics men’s football event, following a 4-1 penalty win over Mexico. The encounter ended 0-0 after 120 minutes at the Kashima Soccer Stadium. Brazil’s Dani Alves scored the opening penalty, just beating goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa, before Santos denied Mexico’s…

Brazil will defend their men’s Olympic football title in the final thanks to a classy display of penalty-taking in a 4-1 shoot-out defeat of Mexico following a 0-0 draw after extra time. The 2016 champions were pushed all the way by Jaime Lozano’s side in Kashima but ultimately got the…

The semi-final clash between Mexico and Brazil failed to live up to its expectations. Brazil were looking to repeat their glory while Mexico was ready to upset the favourites. The game was level after ninety minutes. Two of the highest-scoring teams of the competition failed to find the net in…

Defending champions Brazil booked their spot in another Copa America final after seeing off Peru 1-0 on Monday. In a repeat of the 2019 Copa decider, Lucas Paqueta settled the semi-final contest with his 35th-minute goal in Rio de Janeiro. Brazil will face either Argentina or Colombia in the decider…

The rematch of the 2019 Copa America final between Brazil and Peru in the first semi-final of Copa America 2021 can be described as a game of two halves in Rio de Janeiro as either side dominated the first and the second halves. Brazil got off to a brilliant start…

Brazil has been ripping it up at this year’s Copa America. They absolutely dominated their group and are set to face Peru in the semifinals. Now, Brazil will always be the clear favourites to win the South American competition, given the quality of competition there. However, the Selecaos’ blend of youthful…

Defending champions Brazil secured top spot in Group B in dramatic fashion, claiming a last-gasp 2-1 win over Colombia as controversy marred the Copa America showdown. Colombia were left seething when Brazil substitute Roberto Firmino’s 78th-minute equaliser came after the ball deflected off referee Nestor Pitana in the build-up –…

Brazil had to dig deep to secure a win against Colombia in their third group stage match at the Copa America 2021. Luis Diaz scored a superb goal to give Colombia the lead. The Selecao had to thank a moment of good fortune as Roberto Firmino equalized. A controversial goal…

Theoretically, the nations of South America’s footballing governing body — CONMEBOL —gather together every four years to compete for the title of best national team on the continent. In reality, it happens significantly more often, with this summer’s being the fourth tournament since 2015. The Covid-19 pandemic threw the tournament…

Brazil made it six wins from six games in World Cup qualifying after Neymar’s goal and Lucas Paqueta’s late strike secured a 2-0 win over Paraguay. Neymar broke the deadlock in the fourth minute before substitute Paqueta completed the scoring in the third minute of stoppage time as Brazil preserved…