2023-11-16 03:00:00
Written by: Hani Abdel Nabi Thursday, November 16, 2023 05:00 AM
He meets an elected team Colombia vs Brazil At two o’clock in the morning on Friday at the “Metropolitano Roberto Melendez” stadium, in the fifth round of the South American qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup finals, which will be held in partnership in the United States of America, Canada and Mexico.
Colombia vs Brazil
The Brazilian national team is seeking to get out of its sorrows after losing in the previous match against Uruguay with a score of 2-0, while it suffered a draw against Venezuela on its home soil and among its fans, which prompted them to attack the players, especially the Saudi Al Hilal star Neymar da Silva.
Brazilian star Neymar da Silva will be absent from today’s match after suffering an anterior cruciate ligament injury in the match against Uruguay, which was held in the last round of the World Cup qualifiers.
The absence of veteran goalkeeper Ederson, the Manchester City star, was also confirmed after he was excluded from the team’s roster participating in the current Brazilian national team camp due to an injury he suffered during the Chelsea summit in the English Premier League.
The Brazilian national team is preparing to face world champion Argentina on Wednesday, November 22nd, in the sixth round of World Cup qualifiers.
History of Colombia’s confrontations against Brazil
Historically, the Colombian national team has met against Brazil in 35 matches. Before today’s confrontation, Samba managed to win 21 matches, lose 3, and draw 11 matches.
The Brazilian national team scored 67 goals compared to only 18 for the Colombia national team, while the Seleção player Evaristo de Macedo tops the scorers in the matches of the two teams with 5 goals, followed by Tosta and Neymar da Silva with 4 goals.
World Cup qualifiers standings
The Brazilian national team is in third place in the South American World Cup qualifiers with 7 points collected from winning two matches, drawing 1 and losing the same, scoring 7 goals and conceding 4.
While the Colombia national team is in fifth place in the South American World Cup qualifiers with 6 points collected from winning one match, drawing 3, not suffering any losses, scoring 3 goals, and conceding two goals.
The Brazilian national team’s roster to face Colombia and Argentina included:
Goalkeeper: Alisson Becker – Pinto – Lucas Perry.
Defense line: Bremer – Gabriel Magallas – Marquinhos – Nino – Emerson Royal – Carlos Augusto – Renan Lodi.
Midfield: Andre – Bruno Guimarães – Douglas Luiz – Joelention – Rafael Vega – Rodrigo Goes
Offensive line: Endrick – Gabriel Jesus – Gabriel Martinelli – Joao Pedro – Paulinho – Pepe – Rafinha – Vinicius Junior.
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