Before 46,000 spectators at home at Arena Corinthians in São Paulo, Real Madrid star Vinicius Júnior scored the match's only goal in the 44th minute when he stayed on a pass from Matheus Cunha and could send the ball near the left crossbar.
This was a victory for the people. Now we have time to work on improvements, says Vinicius Júnior.
With 25 points, Brazil – with two rounds left to play – is clearly qualified for the World Championship in the United States, Canada, and Mexico next summer. Later that night against Wednesday, Swedish time, Ecuador also became clear for the championship. Argentina secured its ticket for the championship some time ago.
The Italian head coach Carlo Ancelotti turned 66 on match day and the former Real Madrid coach was celebrated on large screens at the arena after securing the World Championship spot.
In his debut away against Ecuador on Friday, he had to see his team leave the field scoreless in a match that ended 0–0.
The two final rounds of the South American qualifying tournament will be played after the summer. The six top teams will go directly to the World Championship.
Facts: Qualified for the 2026 Football World Championship
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The men's football World Championship next summer will be expanded to 48 teams.
Qualified so far, hosts: USA, Canada, Mexico.
Asia (8 direct places): Japan, Iran, Jordan, South Korea, Uzbekistan, Australia.
Oceania (1): New Zealand.
South America (6): Argentina, Brazil, Ecuador.
In Africa (9), Europe (16) and North and Central America, as well as the Caribbean (3 places), the qualifying tournament is ongoing. No team has secured a place yet.
Two places will be added via a playoff between a total of six national teams from all confederations except Europe.
