Brazil remains in retrospect at Maracanã, despite a historic defeat; look

Brazil says goodbye to its fans before the trip to the World Cup this Sunday (31), when they face Panama at 6:30 pm (Brasília time), in a friendly at Maracanã. The green-yellow team has a very positive record at the stadium located in the capital of Rio, in a history marked by titles and a setback that spanned generations.

In total, the Brazilian team has 78 wins, 23 draws and nine defeats in 110 games played at the venue. These numbers reflect a good performance of 77.7%. Furthermore, the country won, with the main team, the 2013 Confederations Cup, two Copa América (1989 and 2019) and two Copa Roca (1963 and 1976).

However, Brazil's relationship with Maracanã is not only filled with positive moments. In 1950, in the first World Cup hosted in the country, the home team lost to Uruguay 2-1, in a game valid for the last round of the final phase of the tournament, and ended up runner-up, frustrating almost 200 thousand people in the stands.

Recently, another defeat at the stadium marked the Brazilian team. In 2021, Argentina beat the home team 1-0 and became Copa América champions. This was the first time that Brazil did not win the tournament when playing as host country.

The green-yellow team has not entered the field at Maracanã since September last year. On that occasion, coach Carlo Ancelotti's men beat Chile 3-0, with goals from Estêvão, Lucas Paquetá and Bruno Guimarães.

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Source: CNN