Paraguay earns a historic victory in the CONMEBOL FIFA World Cup 2026 qualification campaign with a 1-0 win over Brazil in Asuncion on Tuesday.
Inter Miami midfielder Diego Gomez, who is reportedly due to join Premier League side Brighton at the end of the season, scored the game’s solitary goal, crashing a long-range shot in off the post in the 20th minute.
The defeat leaves Brazil in fifth place in the standings on 10 points, leading by goal difference from Venezuela, which drew 0-0 at home to Uruguay on Tuesday.
Paraguay meanwhile moved into seventh place on nine points after just their second win of the qualifying campaign.
Despite the defeat, Brazil remain on course for a place at the 2026 World Cup which is being co-hosted by the United States, Canada and Mexico.
With the tournament expanded to 48 teams, the top six finishers in South American qualifying will win a berth to the finals.
The seventh placed team in qualifying goes into an inter-confederation playoff, with the bottom three teams eliminated.
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