The dream of Brazil’s hexa in the Beach Soccer World Cup is alive. This Saturday morning, the team beat Iran 3-2 and qualified for the final of the tournament held in Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates. Brazil will know its opponent this Saturday: Italy or Belarus. The final will be held this Sunday, at 12:30 pm, broadcast on sportv.
1 of 1 Alisson celebrates Brazil’s goal at the Beach Soccer World Cup — Photo: Disclosure/Fifa Alisson celebrates Brazil’s goal at the Beach Soccer World Cup — Photo: Disclosure/Fifa
Iran took a 2-0 lead, but Brazil looked for a comeback in exciting fashion. Alisson scored twice and equalized. With 41 seconds left in the third half, when the game seemed to be heading into extra time, Brendo scored the qualifying goal.
Brazil returns to the Beach Soccer World Cup final after seven years. The last time was in 2017, precisely in the last green and yellow title. The Seleção was also champion in 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009 and is the biggest winner. Only France, Russia and Portugal have also lifted the trophy. Russia, champion of the last tournament, triumphed three times. The Portuguese squad won on two occasions, and the French won a cup.
– You, Brazilian fan, can trust, because here we have 12 warriors, and Brazil is in the final. Let’s get the six – said Bruno Xavier, who assisted Brendo to score the decisive goal.
Brazil 3 x 2 Iran – Goals – Semifinal – Beach Soccer World Cup 2024
This Saturday, the hexa dream came close to ending. With less than a minute of play, Iran opened the scoring with the team’s first shot of the match, with Mirshekari, who hit the angle, with no chance for goalkeeper Tiago Bobô. Iran defended well, but Brazil had a good chance to equalize with a free kick from Edson Hulk, which stopped at the opposing goalkeeper.
In the final stretch of the first half, Iran showed superiority, applied pressure and had chances to increase the score. Brazil had a lot of difficulty attacking, but was twice in danger from long shots by goalkeeper Tiago Bobô, both saved by Iran’s goalkeeper.
When the ball came out in the second half, in a rehearsed play, Masoumi received the ball high, dominated and made a mistake to score a great goal and extend the score for Iran.
Brazil responded just over two minutes later with the penalty conceded by Alisson, knocked down by Reza Amiri. From the kick, Alisson hit the goalkeeper’s right corner hard and reduced the score for the Seleção. After the goal, Brazil pressed and almost reached a draw with Catarino, who received a pass from Zé Carlos and stopped at the Iranian goalkeeper.
Brazil finished the second half better and returned to the pressure for the third and final stage. Two minutes in, Alisson appeared again and scored a great bicycle kick to tie the match.
After the draw, the game became nervous. Both teams made a lot of mistakes, the marking was no longer as adjusted, and the goalkeepers had to work. With 41 seconds to go, Brendo received it from Bruno Xavier, dominated the chest and sent a volley to turn the match around. Iran still had a chance with a free kick, but the goalkeeper saved it, and Brazil is in the final.
2024-02-24 15:15:04
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