Flamengo's Paquetá hails Brazil's rise after Scotland World Cup tie | OneFootball

Brazil qualified in first place in Group C

The Brazil National Team beat Scotland 3-0 this Wednesday (24) and secured first place in Group C of the World Cup. After the final whistle, Lucas Paquetá, a Flamengo player, highlighted Brazil’s progress throughout the group-stage matches.

— We’ve improved with every game. One of our goals is to keep growing match by match. We put in a solid performance. Once again, we built a good result. We achieved our objective, which was to qualify in first place. Now it’s time to rest and think about the knockout stage -, he said, before adding:

— It’s something we’ve been doing (pressing). It depends on the moment in the game — if we need to drop deeper and defend, we’ll do it. It’s very clear to us what we have to do on the pitch, and today things went our way -, Paquetá concluded.

How did the Brazil vs. Scotland match go?

Vini Jr shone from start to finish. Just seven minutes in, Scotland tried to play out from the back, and Brazil pressed high. As a result, Rayan won the ball in attack, and it fell to the former Flamengo player. With great composure, the number 7 rounded the goalkeeper and calmly slotted it into the empty net.

Then, in stoppage time, after pressure from Matheus Cunha, the ball fell to Bruno Guimarães. The midfielder crossed it onto the head of Vini Jr, who scored his second of the match. Finally, in the second half, after a beautiful passing move involving Danilo, Lucas Paquetá and Casemiro, the number 9 wrapped up the scoring for Brazil.

What is Brazil’s next match at the World Cup?

The team that finished first in Group C will face the runner-up in Group F, which at the moment is Japan. However, Brazil’s opponent could still change in the final round, depending on the matches between the Netherlands vs. Tunisia and Sweden vs. Japan.

In any case, Brazil’s Round of 32 match will kick off at 2 p.m. (Brasília time) this Monday (29). The game will be played at Houston Stadium in the United States.

What is Davi Esteves’ opinion on Brazil’s group stage at the World Cup?

— Brazil had a consistent group stage and showed improvement over the course of the three matches. The team knew how to manage the toughest moments, lived up to its favorite status when it needed to, and heads into the knockout stage with confidence. So far, Vinicius Júnior’s World Cup has been spectacular, showing why he is one of the best in the world -, said the journalist from Coluna do Fla.

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