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Brazil won its first two qualifying matches and then was held to a draw Thursday by Venezuela. Uruguay entered the night with a 1-1-1 record through three matches. Show comments
The victory gave Brazil a record of 2–4 in the games and a hope to finish with a win and boost their winning percentage. Alas, Brazil would taste no more victory as they dropped their final game 12–4 to Canada, a game in which they led 3–0 early on. [citation needed] Their 15th-place finish in 2005 was the last time the team competed in ...
Uruguay also won the World Cup in 1950, beating Brazil in Rio de Janeiro at the Estádio do Maracanã. The event has had astounding impacts on the history of the sport, due to Brazil being a heavily favoured team at that time, and is also known as the Maracanazo. Uruguay produces well known football players such as Luis Suárez and Diego Godin.
Argentina have won the Copa América a record 16 times, followed by Uruguay with 15 titles and Brazil with 9. About the FIFA Confederations Cup, Brazil is the biggest winner of all time with 4 titles. At the Olympic Games, Brazil has 2 titles, Argentina 2, and Uruguay 2. In the FIFA U-20 World Cup, Argentina has 6 titles, Brazil 5 and Uruguay 1.
With three points, Uruguay were close behind in second place, although they had to come back from 2–1 down to draw 2–2 with Spain and beat Sweden 3–2, the winning goal coming just five minutes before the end of the game. The match between Brazil and Uruguay, on the other hand, would decide the title; a victory or a draw would grant Brazil ...
Friday night, Uruguay and Brazil will face off in a World Cup qualifier.
4 – Brazil vs Uruguay (1995†, 2004, 2007, 2024) Fewest penalties in a shoot-out. 7 – Chile vs Argentina (2015†), Paraguay vs Brazil (2011), United States vs Mexico (1995) Most penalties in a shoot-out. 14 – Argentina vs Colombia (2015), Brazil vs Uruguay (2007) Fewest penalties scored in a shoot-out. 2 – Paraguay vs Brazil (2011)
For its part, Uruguay returned to a semi-final for the first time since 2011, the edition in which it won its last title. [33] This was the third Copa América semifinal between the sides, with both advancing to the final once in the previous two series: Colombia won 3–1 on aggregate in 1975 while Uruguay won 2–0 in 1995. [34]