It was the biggest match of South American qualifier in this week. 2 – 2 draw mentioning that how much enjoyable match it was. As Luis Suarez come back to the team which cheered up the Uruguayan team a lot. Prediction of the match was a hard job and having fifty-fifty chance for the both nation to win. Douglas Costa’s 1 minute goal was the surprise by Brazil. Renato Augusto’s 26 minute goal made the score 2 – 0. But PSG forward Edinson Cavani made hope for Uruguay on 31 minute. Luis Suarez 48 minute goal was his first goal after his suspension after world cup 2014.
Brazil 2 – 2 Uruguay – Goals
1′ 1 – 0 Douglas Costa
26′ 2 – 0 Renato Augusto
31′ 2 – 1 Edinson Cavani
48′ 2 – 2 Luis Suarez
Goals Highlights of Brazil Vs Uruguay 26 March, 2016 World cup Qualifier match –
Brazil and Uruguay are going to face each other once again on next 25 March 2016 in the tournament of World Cup Qualification South America 2018 Russia at the stadium of Arena Pernambuco, Brazil. Here is a chance for both team to prove themselves as well as their players. So, this match will be exciting and high voltage. Let’s see their next match details listed below.
Next Match:
- Match Between: Brazil Vs Uruguay
- Date: 25 March, 2016
- Time: 7:00 P.M (BST)
- Day: Friday
- Ground: Arena Pernambuco, Brazil
- Capacity: 46,154
- Tournament: World Cup Qualification South America 2018 Russia
The Brazil national football team represents Brazil which is administrated by the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF). Brazil is also a member of International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) and the South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL). Brazil is the most successful team which has won the FIFA World Cup highest five times at 1958, 1962, 1970, 1994 and 2002. Brazil is the only national team to have played in all FIFA World Cup editions without any absence nor need for playoffs. Also Brazil won another biggest event called Copa America 8 (eight) times in the season of 1919, 1922, 1949, 1989, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2007. Though Brazil is now 6th in position according to FIFA statistics but their current performance is well enough to against any team. Rising star Neymar Jr is the current captain of Brazilian national football team who is the one of the most talkative footballer in the world nowadays. On the other hand, Uruguay national football team represents Uruguay in football which is controlled by Uruguayan Football Association (AUF). Uruguay won the FIFA World Cup 2 (two) times in 1930, 1950 and won Copa America highest 15 (fifteen) times in 1916, 1917, 1920, 1923, 1924, 1926, 1935, 1942, 1956, 1959, 1967, 1983, 1987, 1995, 2011 which makes them one of the tough opponent. Uruguay is now standing in 11th position according to FIFA ranking.
Let’s see the current team squad of Brazil and Uruguay which are listed below.
Brazil Possible Team Squad:
| SL No | Player Name | Position | Club |
| 01. | Cassio | GK | Corinthians |
| 02. | Alisson Becker | GK | Internacional |
| 03. | Jefferson | GK | Botafogo |
| 04. | Miranda | DF | Internazionale |
| 05. | Douglas Santos | DF | Atletico Mineiro |
| 06. | Jemerson | DF | Monaco |
| 07. | Gabriel Paulista | DF | Arsenal |
| 08. | Gil | DF | Shandong Luneng Taishan |
| 09. | Dani Alves | DF | Barcelona |
| 10. | Filipe Luis | DF | Atletico Madrid |
| 11. | Danilo Luiz | DF | Real Madrid |
| 12. | Douglas Costa | MF | Bayern Munich |
| 13. | Oscar | MF | Chelsea |
| 14. | Renato Augusto | MF | Beijing Guoan |
| 15. | Lucas Lima | MF | Santos |
| 16. | Kaka | MF | Orlando City |
| 17. | Luiz Gustavo | MF | Wolfsburg |
| 18. | Willian | MF | Chelsea |
| 19. | Elias | MF | Corinthians |
| 20. | Fernandinho | MF | Manchester City |
| 21. | Ricardo Oliveira | FW | Santos |
| 22. | Neymar | FW | Barcelona |
| 23. | Hulk | FW | Zenit Saint Petersburg |
Yes Obviously, Brazil has some most talented players named Ricardo,Oscar,Gabriel, Hulk coached by great footballer Dunga. Coach Dunga is very optimistic for his team. Also they have another great footballer of this time being who is Neymar Jr. His current performance is extraordinary. In the season of 2015-16, he has played 18 apps and gained 16 goals for club football. And for Brazilian national team 2015, he played 9 apps and got 4 goals. If we look to their last five matches statistics, they won three of them where they lost one against Chile and drawn one against Argentina where Willian, Ricardo, Neymar and Hulk got goals. They should be in best eleven. Possibly best eleven squad is given below.
Possible best XI:
- Jefferson (GK)
- Douglas Santos (DF)
- Gabriel Paulista (DF)
- Filipe Luis (DF)
- Danilo Luiz (DF)
- Douglas Costa (MF)
- Oscar (MF)
- Willian (MF)
- Ricardo Oliveira (FW)
- Neymar (Captain & FW)
- Hulk (FW)
Coaching Staff:
- Head Coach- Dunga
- Goalkeeping Coach- Claudio Taffarel
- General Coordinator- Gilmar Rinaldi
- Playing Formation: 4-3-3
Uruguay Possible Team Squad:
| SL No. | Name | Position | Club |
| 1. | Martin Campana | GK | Independiente |
| 2. | Martin Silva | GK | Vasco da Gama |
| 3. | Fernando Muslera | GK | Galatasaray |
| 4. | Diego Godin (Captain) | DF | Atletico Madrid |
| 5. | Gaston Silva | DF | Torino |
| 6. | Emiliano Velazquez | DF | Getafe |
| 7. | Sebastian Coates | DF | Sporting |
| 8. | Martin Caceres | DF | Juventus |
| 9. | Alvaro Pereira | DF | Estudiantes |
| 10. | Maxi Pereira | DF | Porto |
| 11. | Nahitan Nandez | MF | Penarol |
| 12. | Brian Lozano | MF | America |
| 13. | Camilo Mayada | MF | River Plate |
| 14. | Giorgian De Arrascaeta | MF | Cruzeiro |
| 15. | Mathias Corujo | MF | Universidad de Chile |
| 16. | Carlos Sanchez | MF | Monterrey |
| 17. | Nicolas Lodeiro | MF | Boca Juniors |
| 18. | Alvaro Gonzalez | MF | Atlas |
| 19. | Egidio Arevalo Rios | MF | Atlas |
| 20. | Michael Santos | FW | River Plate |
| 21. | Diego Rolan | FW | Bordeaux |
| 22. | Abel Hernandez | FW | Hull City |
| 23. | Luis Suarez | FW | Barcelona |
| 24. | Edinson Cavani | FW | Paris Saint-Germain |
Uruguay has some young and talented player captained by famous defender Diego Godin and Coached by Oscar Tabarez. They also have Carlos Sanchez, Michael Santos, Edinson Cavani and the obviously Luis Suarez. Luis Suarez is one of the renowned footballer nowadays. In the year of 2015-16, he has got 19 goals where he has played 20 apps in club football. And for national team, he played 6 apps and got 5 goals in 2014. No doubt,he is a talented player. He is passing his best time now. They should be in best eleven. So, let’s take a look below where possible best eleven is given.
Possible Best XI:
- Fernando Muslera (GK)
- Diego Godin (Captain & DF)
- Maxi Pereira (DF)
- Martin Caceres (DF)
- Sebastian Coates (DF)
- Carlos Sanchez (MF)
- Nicolas Lodeiro (MF)
- Mathias Corujo (MF)
- Luis Suarez (FW)
- Edinson Cavani (FW)
- Michael Santos (FW)
Coaching Staff:
- Head Coach- Oscar Tabarez
- Playing Formation- 4-3-3
Head to Head:
- Total Played- 74
- Brazil Won- 36
- Uruguay Won- 22
- Drawn- 16
According to the statistics of head to head, Brazil is far better condition than Uruguay. They totally faced 74 times each other where Brazil won 36 times and Uruguay won 22 times. And the rest 16 matches was drawn. So, in next match between them, Brazilian footballer’s confident will high which makes them hot favourite. But Uruguay is not an easy opponent. They have also enough strength to defeat Brazil one more time. That will make the match more amazing.
