In what should be the last match of the Brazilian team in Brazil before the World Cup in Qatar, the Canadian team thrashed Chile this Thursday (24), at Maracanã, by 4-0, in the Qualifiers.
Already qualified for the World Cup, the Brazilian squad had one more match to make adjustments before traveling to the country that will host the main national team tournament in the world. Neymar, Vinicius Junior, Philippe Coutinho and Richarlison scored.
Unless the CBF (Brazilian Football Confederation) makes some change to the schedule that has been defined so far, the team directed by Tite will no longer play in Brazil until the Cup.
On the FIFA dates scheduled for the months of June and September, the last ones before the start of the World Cup, the team must play friendlies abroad, in the interests of Pitch, the company that holds the commercial rights for these matches.
The only possibility of a different scenario is that FIFA determines that the duel between Brazil and Argentina, delayed from the seventh round of the Qualifiers, be played on Brazilian soil.
The match should have been held in September last year, at the Neo Química Arena, in São Paulo, but ended up suspended after an intervention by Anvisa agents – at the time, Argentine players were caught breaking the rules to contain Covid-19.
The CBF, however, wants to take the match to Australia, to meet Pitch’s wishes. The location of the match will be announced next week.
If he can take the classic abroad, the confrontation with the Chileans marked another farewell. As he has already announced that he will leave the command of Brazil after the World Cup, Tite will also no longer have to direct the national team on Brazilian soil.
The stage for his farewell to the country, Maracanã is emblematic of the coach’s trajectory. It was in the stadium that he won his only title as coach of Brazil, the 2019 Copa América, and also where he experienced great frustration last year, when he saw the team be defeated in the final of the same tournament by Argentina.
On Thursday night, as usual, Tite was quite agitated on the edge of the lawn, even with Brazil in control of the game.
Still in the first half, Neymar, in the 44th minute, and Vinicius Junior, already in extra time, put the home team ahead.
After the break, Philippe Coutinho extended the penalty, in the 26th minute. In extra time, Richarlison closed the score, in the 46th minute.
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