Brazil advances undefeated to the 2nd phase of the Basketball World Cup qualifiers

The Brazilian basketball team ended the first phase of the 2027 World Cup qualifiers undefeated, after beating Colombia 104-80, this Monday (6). The team, led by coach Aleksandar Petrovic, secured qualification for the next stage with six wins in six games, away from home, in the city of Cali.

Brazil demonstrated complete dominance throughout the first half of the match. With significant scores of 33 to 21 and 35 to 18, the Canarian team went into the break with a 29 point lead, setting the score at 68 to 39.

The second half of the match maintained Brazilian control, despite a Colombian reaction in the third quarter, with a score of 21 to 15 in their favor. However, Brazil won the last quarter 21-20, calmly consolidating the victory and the leadership of the group.

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Individual Highlights
Once again, the duo Yago and Bruno Caboclo shone in the match. Point guard Yago contributed 26 points, 15 of which came from five successful three-pointers, in addition to distributing seven assists.

Pivot Bruno Caboclo scored 19 points and dominated the paint with seven rebounds. Coming from the bench, young winger Reynan also stood out in scoring, registering 18 goals for the team.

In addition to Colombia, the Brazilian team beat Chile and Venezuela in the competition. Each opponent was defeated twice, according to the regulations that provided for duels in a 'round-trip' format.

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Road to the 2027 World Cup
The second phase of the Qatar 2027 World Cup Qualifiers is scheduled to begin in August. In it, the 12 teams that advanced from the initial phase will be redivided into two groups and will face each other in the same format of six round-trip matches.

After a great initial campaign, Brazil will face the classified teams from Group A: the United States, the Dominican Republic and Mexico. The games will be held in specific 'windows', distributed between August and November 2026, and February 2027.

The first three placed in each group, in addition to the best fourth placed overall, guarantee their place in the World Cup, completing the six teams classified for the tournament.

Analysis: "Brazil had a mediocre campaign with poor repertoire"

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Source: CNN