The Brazilian national team fell into the trap of a draw in the previous match (Al-Arabi Al-Jadeed/Getty)
The Brazilian national team will face its counterpart and host, the Uruguay national team, at three in the morning on Wednesday, occupied Jerusalem and Mecca time, in the fourth round of the South American continent’s qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup.
The Brazilian national team, which suffered 5 injuries during the current international break, led by midfield star Casemiro, will try to return to winning ways again, after falling into the trap of a positive 1-1 draw at home against its Venezuelan counterpart, in the third round.
For its part, Uruguay snatched a dead-time draw against Colombia 2-2 in the last round, so the two teams will try to catch up with Argentina, which leads the standings by a full mark with 9 full points.
New reinforcements
The Brazilian Football Confederation announced that Tottenham player Emerson Royal has been summoned to face Uruguay, to replace Danilo, the professional full-back in the English Premier League, due to an injury the latter suffered during the match against Venezuela.
Coach Fernando Diniz also summoned defenders Carlos Augusto and Yann Couto to replace the injured Renan Lodi and Van Anderson, and before that he invited David Neres to replace Rafinha and Guilherme Arana to replace Caio Henrique, due to both players being injured.
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Brazil’s historic superiority
According to data from the “11v11” website, which specializes in results, the two teams met in 78 previous confrontations, starting on July 12, 1916, while their last meeting was on October 14, 2021, between friendly and official, in which the two teams prevailed. For Brazil on 40 occasions, compared to 21 for Uruguay, while they tied 17 times.
2023-10-17 14:10:47
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