After three rounds of the tournament, Brazil won 1-0 against Ecuador in the Qatar 2022 World Cup qualification matches held in South America. It was in the first half of the game that Real Madrid’s striker Rodrygo managed to send the ball into the net for the first and only time. Banking on this victory, after suffering three straight losses, Brazil advanced to 10 points in fourth position increasing the qualifying campaign tussle. They dominated possession of the ball rather than possession oriented attacks trying to penetrate the advanced defense of Ecuador. more dominant.
Ecuador is also quite effective in the high press and defensively well organized which gives little opportunities for creating good goal scoring situations for Brazil. The hosts were dependent on long distance shooting and could only manage two shots on target in the first half, one of which resulted in Rodrigo scoring.
The final chance for them to score came almost right on the stroke of half time. Brazil in the second half once again got a little worse, which surprised and disappointed many fans with a single shot on target. Young Vinicius the crowd at the Maracana stadium booed when the final whistle went off.
Rodrigo after the game expressed his joy over the much anticipated victory. ‘We need this win, no matter how it comes out, pretty or ugly. I am thankful for the victory and the goal and I hope that it will help us to improve and achieve the level that we desire,’ he was quoted by the Russia Today.
With the win Brazil remains eight pints behind the leaders, Argentina although they are just two points ahead of Ecuador which currently occupies the sixth and final automatic qualification spots of the world cup 2026.
Now, on Tuesday Brazil will play against Paraguay in Asuncion whereas Ecuador will go against Peru in Quito on Monday.
