Brazil had more than 75% possession in the first half and had a goal disallowed for offside but struggled to crack open the disciplined Costa Rican defence.
Brazil was held to a 0-0 draw by Costa Rica on Monday night, with the worldwide powerhouse forebodingly coming up short to break through upsettingly in its Copa America 2024.
Although Brazil controlled play and outshot Costa Rica 18-2, the Selecao were held scoreless by a guard driven by goalkeeper Patrick Sequeira, who made three spares whereas recording his fourth successive clean sheet.
Brazil too had an clear objective by Marquinhos refused in the to begin with half after a long VAR check. The group known for decades of grand hostile play never got closer to a score — and never got a break on a few flawed refereeing calls — in front of a energetic swarm of 67,158 ruled by their yellow-clad fans at SoFi Stadium.
The result cleared out Colombia on beat of Bunch D after its 2-1 triumph over Paraguay. Brazil has won the Copa America nine times, but its current transitional squad driven by Genuine Madrid stars Vinicius Junior and Rodrygo got off to a disheartening start.
The draw was a momentous accomplishment for Costa Rica, the undermanned group with the most youthful program in the competition but a notoriety for overachievement and strong guarding. Los Ticos had misplaced nine straight gatherings with Brazil.
Brazil controlled from the begin with 75% ownership in the to begin with half.
Vinicius was taken down in the box in the 22nd miniature by a huge hit from Haxzel Quirós but got no whistle.
In the 30th diminutive, Rodrygo went moo to head on Raphinha’s free-kick to Marquinhos, who slammed it domestic at the distant post. A 3 1/2-minute VAR survey taken after, and Mexican arbitrator Cesar Ramos in the long run concurred with the assistant’s choice to wave it off for offside by a little margin.
In the 39th miniature, a kick by Lucas Paquetá showed up to go off the hand of Juan Pablo Vargas in the punishment region but Ramos made no call.
Paquetá tore a shot off the post in the 63rd diminutive. Costa Rica at that point survived when Haxzel Quirós about headed the ball into his claim net some time recently Sequeira covered it.
Costa Rica survived a few more minutes of chaos starting in the 86th diminutive, with Rodrygo coming up short to capitalise on a combine of scoring chances and not getting a foul call against Jeyland Mitchell in the box.
Bruno Guimarães at that point had a clean see at the net in the to begin with diminutive of damage time but pushed it fair wide.
Brazil’s national group is in a transitional period — especially without Neymar, who hasn’t played since tearing a knee tendon in a coordinate for Brazil final October. Neymar talked to the group Sunday some time recently observing the coordinate at SoFi Stadium, where he got gigantic cheers in the moment half when his stressed confront showed up on the scoreboard.
The one-way activity proceeded after the break and Lucas Paqueta shaken the woodwork with a long-range exertion in the 63rd miniature some time recently a venomous Guilherme Arana strike was kept out by a fine spare from Costa Rica guardian Patrick Sequeira.
Coach Dorival Junior brought on adolescents Savio and Endrick in the 70th diminutive as Brazil frantically looked for a champ, but Paqueta twice shot wide in the last 10 minutes as the nine-time winner fizzled to break the deadlock.
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