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Month: September 2024

Match Preview: Brazil vs. Paraguay (World Cup Qualifying 2026)

A win is a win, and Brazil really needed the win they secured on Friday night against Ecuador. But ugh, what a tepid game, and one that only deepens the concerns surrounding coach Dorival Júnior. But more on that after the jump.


Brazil vs. Paraguay

Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción, Paraguay, September 10, 2024

Kickoff: 8:30 PM EDT / 9:30 PM BRT / 12:30 AM GMT

US Streaming: Fanatiz

Possible Starting XI: Alisson, Danilo, Marquinhos, Gabriel Magalhães, Wendell; André, Bruno Guimarães, Lucas Paquetá; Luiz Henrique, Rodrygo, Vini Júnior.

On The Bench: Ederson, Bento; William, Fabrício Bruno, Lucas Beraldo, Guilherme Arana; João Gomes, Gerson; Lucas Moura, Luiz Henrique, Estêvão, João Pedro, Endrick.

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Match Preview: Brazil vs. Ecuador (World Cup Qualifying)

I never write as much as I want to. I always have a whole pile of ideas I think would be fun to work on, and then between the demands of everyday life, the time-consuming process of getting from “I should write something with this free time I have now” to actually getting into a rhythm and writing more than a few words, and the frequent desire to just do something else with a free evening, most of them never leave the little list I have in my notes app. Somewhere in that sentence is an explanation for why I never wrote a Copa América postmortem, or an attempt to figure out Brazil’s current depth chart in each position, or a breakdown of interesting Brazilian transfers that might have flown under the radar. Or, to phrase those as questions: Would Rodrigo Muniz have helped at the Copa América? How good is Rodrigo Muniz, really? Is Rodrigo Muniz the most interesting Brazilian striker flying under the radar?

(To answer them in order: Probably not, still seems like a flash in the pan to me, and depends on whether you think Brenner meant to do this.)

Anyways, today’s topic is going to be Dorival Júnior’s squad selections for this month’s World Cup qualifiers.


Brazil vs. Ecuador

Estádio Major Antônio Couto Pereira, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil, September 6, 2024

Kickoff: 9:00 PM EDT / 10:00 PM BRT / 1:00 AM GMT

US TV: Telemundo

Likely Starting XI: Alisson, Danilo, Éder Militão, Gabriel Magalhães, Guilherme Arana; André, Bruno Guimarães, Lucas Paquetá; Rodrygo, Vini Júnior, Endrick.

On The Bench: Ederson, Bento; William, Marquinhos, Lucas Beraldo, Wendell; João Gomes, Gerson; Lucas Moura, Luiz Henrique, Estêvão, Pedro (no wait nevermind), João Pedro.

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