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| Rodrygo celebrates scoring its first goal. | Photo Credit: REUTERS |
Brazil moved up to fourth place in the South American qualifying standings with 10 points from seven games after its third win of the qualifying campaign but remains eight points adrift of leader Argentina.
Rodrygo’s deflected 30th-minute strike was enough to secure all three points for Brazil, who was languishing in sixth place in the South American qualifying standings before Friday’s result in Curitiba.
The five-time World Cup winner moved to fourth place with 10 points from seven games after its third win of the qualifying campaign, but remains eight points adrift of leader Argentina.
With the 2026 World Cup in the United States, Canada and Mexico expanded to include 48 teams, the top six finishers in South American qualifying will be guaranteed a place at the tournament. The seventh-placed South American team enters an inter-confederation play-off.
Ecuador didn’t make it easy for the home side, though. The visitors’ best chance came in first-half stoppage time when Chelsea midfielder Caicedo found himself 1v1 with Alisson. However, the Liverpool shot-stopper came up big with a massive save to deny him. That was the last significant chance for La Tricolor.
With the three points, the Selecao move up the CONMEBOL WCQ standings to 10 points, leapfrogging La Tricolor and Venezuela from seventh to fourth place. After seven matches in the 2026 cycle, they now sit on 10 points.
Paraguay hosting the Selecao in their next World Cup Qualifier.
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