Brazil vs Colombia, 2022 World Cup Qualifying - CONMEBOL
· FIFA World Cup Qualifying - CONMEBOLBrazil beat Colombia to qualify for 2022 World Cup in Qatar
Brazil beat Colombia 1-0 in a World Cup qualifier in Sao Paulo on Thursday to become the first South American team to qualify for Qatar 2022.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Foul by Raphinha (Brazil).
- 3': Yairo Moreno (Colombia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Attempt missed. Wilmar Barrios (Colombia) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high.
- 9': Attempt missed. Danilo (Brazil) left footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Gabriel Jesus.
- 10': Foul by Alex Sandro (Brazil).
- 10': Juan Cuadrado (Colombia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Foul by Daniel Muñoz (Colombia).
- 13': Neymar (Brazil) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 14': Foul by Danilo (Brazil).
- 14': Luis Díaz (Colombia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 15': Foul by Alex Sandro (Brazil).
- 15': Jefferson Lerma (Colombia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 16': Foul by Juan Cuadrado (Colombia).
- 16': Lucas Paquetá (Brazil) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 18': Foul by Yairo Moreno (Colombia).
- 18': Fred (Brazil) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Foul by Casemiro (Brazil).
- 19': Jefferson Lerma (Colombia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 20': Attempt missed. Duván Zapata (Colombia) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Jefferson Lerma.
- 20': Casemiro (Brazil) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 20': Foul by Yairo Moreno (Colombia).
- 22': Attempt missed. Lucas Paquetá (Brazil) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Fred with a through ball.
- 23': Foul by Johan Mojica (Colombia).
- 23': Raphinha (Brazil) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 23': Johan Mojica (Colombia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 24': Attempt blocked. Casemiro (Brazil) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Gabriel Jesus.
- 24': Corner, Brazil. Conceded by Yairo Moreno.
- 24': Attempt missed. Gabriel Jesus (Brazil) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Fred following a corner.
- 25': Corner, Colombia. Conceded by Danilo.
- 27': Attempt saved. Lucas Paquetá (Brazil) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alex Sandro.
- 27': Foul by Danilo (Brazil).
- 27': Juan Cuadrado (Colombia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 28': Foul by Fred (Brazil).
- 28': Jefferson Lerma (Colombia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29': Foul by Wilmar Barrios (Colombia).
- 29': Neymar (Brazil) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 29': Wilmar Barrios (Colombia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 30': Attempt blocked. Neymar (Brazil) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 30': Corner, Brazil. Conceded by Jefferson Lerma.
- 32': Foul by Luis Díaz (Colombia).
- 32': Lucas Paquetá (Brazil) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Casemiro (Brazil) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Foul by Jefferson Lerma (Colombia).
- 34': Foul by Fred (Brazil).
- 34': Wilmar Barrios (Colombia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34': Fred (Brazil) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 35': Foul by Alex Sandro (Brazil).
- 35': Juan Cuadrado (Colombia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 36': Corner, Brazil. Conceded by William Tesillo.
- 37': Attempt saved. Juan Cuadrado (Colombia) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Luis Díaz.
- 37': Alex Sandro (Brazil) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 37': Foul by Daniel Muñoz (Colombia).
- 39': Attempt missed. Luis Díaz (Colombia) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Juan Cuadrado.
- 40': Foul by Alex Sandro (Brazil).
- 40': Juan Cuadrado (Colombia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 40': Foul by Wilmar Barrios (Colombia).
- 40': Lucas Paquetá (Brazil) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Foul by Duván Zapata (Colombia).
- 42': Thiago Silva (Brazil) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 42': Foul by Neymar (Brazil).
- 42': Juan Cuadrado (Colombia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Juan Cuadrado (Colombia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45': Attempt saved. Lucas Paquetá (Brazil) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Danilo.
- 45'+1': Foul by Daniel Muñoz (Colombia).
- 45'+1': Raphinha (Brazil) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+2': Corner, Brazil. Conceded by Daniel Muñoz.
- 45'+2': Attempt missed. Marquinhos (Brazil) header from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by Neymar with a cross following a corner.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Brazil 0, Colombia 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Brazil 0, Colombia 0.
- 45': Substitution, Brazil. Vinícius Júnior replaces Fred.
- 47': Foul by Casemiro (Brazil).
- 47': Luis Díaz (Colombia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 48': Foul by Yairo Moreno (Colombia).
- 48': Gabriel Jesus (Brazil) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Foul by Raphinha (Brazil).
- 49': Johan Mojica (Colombia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51': Attempt saved. Gabriel Jesus (Brazil) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lucas Paquetá.
- 52': Foul by Jefferson Lerma (Colombia).
- 52': Raphinha (Brazil) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Attempt blocked. Neymar (Brazil) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Vinícius Júnior.
- 54': Offside, Colombia. Daniel Muñoz tries a through ball, but Juan Cuadrado is caught offside.
- 55': Substitution, Colombia. Gustavo Cuéllar replaces Johan Mojica.
- 57': Foul by Gustavo Cuéllar (Colombia).
- 57': Neymar (Brazil) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 58': Attempt saved. Neymar (Brazil) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 58': Corner, Brazil. Conceded by David Ospina.
- 59': Foul by Gustavo Cuéllar (Colombia).
- 59': Lucas Paquetá (Brazil) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59': Foul by Neymar (Brazil).
- 59': Juan Cuadrado (Colombia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 60': Foul by Danilo (Brazil).
- 60': Yairo Moreno (Colombia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 63': Foul by Marquinhos (Brazil).
- 63': Luis Díaz (Colombia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 64': Substitution, Brazil. Matheus Cunha replaces Gabriel Jesus.
- 64': Substitution, Brazil. Antony replaces Raphinha.
- 65': Corner, Brazil. Conceded by Gustavo Cuéllar.
- 65': Attempt missed. Matheus Cunha (Brazil) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Neymar with a cross following a corner.
- 66': Substitution, Colombia. Miguel Borja replaces Duván Zapata.
- 66': Substitution, Colombia. Roger Martínez replaces Luis Díaz.
- 67': Foul by Marquinhos (Brazil).
- 67': Miguel Borja (Colombia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 69': Attempt missed. Matheus Cunha (Brazil) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Antony with a cross.
- 72': Goal! Brazil 1, Colombia 0. Lucas Paquetá (Brazil) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Neymar.
- 73': Daniel Muñoz (Colombia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 73': Foul by Neymar (Brazil).
- 74': Neymar (Brazil) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 74': Antony (Brazil) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74': Foul by Yairo Moreno (Colombia).
- 78': Substitution, Colombia. Luis Muriel replaces Wilmar Barrios.
- 78': Substitution, Colombia. James Rodríguez replaces Daniel Muñoz.
- 79': Corner, Colombia. Conceded by Thiago Silva.
- 79': Attempt missed. Miguel Borja (Colombia) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by James Rodríguez with a cross following a corner.
- 80': Foul by James Rodríguez (Colombia).
- 80': Lucas Paquetá (Brazil) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81': Foul by Davinson Sánchez (Colombia).
- 81': Neymar (Brazil) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Attempt blocked. Matheus Cunha (Brazil) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Antony.
- 82': Corner, Brazil. Conceded by Davinson Sánchez.
- 83': Davinson Sánchez (Colombia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Foul by Vinícius Júnior (Brazil).
- 84': Foul by Casemiro (Brazil).
- 84': James Rodríguez (Colombia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84': Casemiro (Brazil) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 84': Danilo (Brazil) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84': Foul by Luis Muriel (Colombia).
- 86': Substitution, Brazil. Fabinho replaces Lucas Paquetá.
- 87': Antony (Brazil) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 87': Foul by Luis Muriel (Colombia).
- 90'+1': Attempt saved. Antony (Brazil) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 90'+1': Corner, Brazil. Conceded by Davinson Sánchez.
- 90'+2': Foul by Vinícius Júnior (Brazil).
- 90'+2': Roger Martínez (Colombia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+2': Vinícius Júnior (Brazil) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Brazil 1, Colombia 0.
- 0': Match ends, Brazil 1, Colombia 0.
Statistics
 COL |
BRA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 21 | Fouls | 21 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 4 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 0 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 8 |
| 5 | Saves | 1 |
| 36.7 | Possession | 63.3 |
| 5 | SHOTS | 16 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 264 | Accurate Passes | 544 |
| 346 | Passes | 602 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 12 | Crosses | 15 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 62 | Long Balls | 29 |
| 21 | Accurate Long Balls | 16 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 12 | Effective Tackles | 13 |
| 19 | Tackles | 20 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 16 | Interceptions | 12 |
| 16 | Effective Clearances | 10 |
| 16 | Clearances | 10 |
Game Information
Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - CONMEBOL
Venue: Neo Química Arena
Location: Sao Paulo, Brazil
Attendance: 22,800
Venue: Neo Química Arena
Location: Sao Paulo, Brazil
Attendance: 22,800
WCQ - CONMEBOL Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Argentina | 8 | +8 | 18 |
| 2 | Colombia | 8 | +4 | 16 |
| 3 | Uruguay | 8 | +8 | 15 |
| 4 | Ecuador | 8 | +2 | 11 |
Line-Ups
Brazil (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Alisson Becker (GK) |
| 3 | Thiago Silva |
| 4 | Marquinhos |
| 6 | Alex Sandro |
| 2 | Danilo |
| 5 | Casemiro  |
| 17 | Lucas Paquetá |
| 8 | Fred |
| 9 | Gabriel Jesus |
| 10 | Neymar |
| 19 | Raphinha |
Colombia (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | David Ospina (GK) |
| 6 | William Tesillo |
| 23 | Davinson Sánchez |
| 17 | Johan Mojica |
| 2 | Daniel Muñoz |
| 5 | Wilmar Barrios |
| 13 | Yairo Moreno |
| 16 | Jefferson Lerma |
| 7 | Duván Zapata |
| 14 | Luis Díaz |
| 11 | Juan Cuadrado |
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