Brazil ends eight-year undefeated streak in the Qualifiers

A Brazilian Team was beaten 2-0 by Uruguaylast Tuesday night, the 17th, and ended an unbeaten streak of 37 games in the South American Qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup.

The defeat at the Centenário Stadium, in Montevideo, Uruguay, was the first for Amarelinha since 2015. Brazil’s last defeat in the Qualifiers took place on October 8 of that year, at the opening of the South American qualifiers for the 2018 Russian Cup, for the Chilein Santiago, also 2-0.

Since then, Brazil had an unbeaten run that lasted eight years. In total, there were 28 wins and nine draws. It was the longest streak without defeat in the history of the Qualifiers, surpassing the 31 games between 1954 and 1993.

In addition to the undefeated series in the Qualifiers, Brazil ended a 22-year streak without losing to Uruguay; the last defeat was in 2001, 1-0. It was the first defeat for the Uruguayan team by more than a goal difference in 40 years (the last time was in 1983).

In 14 appearances in the Qualifiers, the Brazilian team suffered only 13 defeats: three times to Bolivia, twice to Chile, Paraguay, Argentina, Ecuador It is Uruguay. Venezuela never beat the Brazilians.

Upcoming appointments

Third placed, Brazil returns to the field for the next two rounds of the Qualifiers on the FIFA Date in November. On the 16th, at 9pm (Brasília time), he faces the Colombia, in Barranquilla. On the 21st, at 9:30 pm, they host Argentina, at Maracanã.