World Cup qualifiers: Paraguay is in a hot state, Brazil has no hope of grabbing points? Brazil vs Paraguay

World Cup qualifiers: Brazil VS Paraguay

Match time: 2025-06-11 08:45 Wednesday

Team recent situation analysis:

Brazilian team has performed poorly recently. Currently, the team ranks fourth in the South American region with a record of six wins, four draws and five losses. Due to the poor performance of the previous coach Dorival, he had previously lost to his opponent 1-4 against his main competitor Argentina, so the Brazilian Football Association also decisively changed the coach. However, the new coach Ancelotti failed to lead Brazil out of the trough after taking office. In the last round of the qualifiers, Brazil team played against Ecuador 0-0 away, and the data comparison was even inferior to Ecuador. Obviously, Ancelotti still needs more time to rebuild the Brazilian team's tactical system. In a short period of time, this former top team may still not be able to show too strong competitive level. In terms of the tactical board, after Ancelotti took over the team's coaching position, Brazil still competed with a 433 impact formation in the first game. Oliveira and Vinicius were separated from the left and right sides, and Richardson, who played for Premier League Tottenham, was in the middle and acted as an arrow. The central axis composed of Guimaraes, Casemiro and Da Silva also looked good at offense and defense. However, the main players in the first game failed to play the characteristics of the 433 impact formation. Among the three forward players, in addition to Vinicius, they were able to create some scoring opportunities. The other two players performed quite mediocrely. Veteran Casemiro has become the player with the most attacks in the team. It is not difficult to see from the side that Brazil's offensive fluency is now quite problematic.

Moreover, with the gathering of national team players, Ancelotti has recruited many players who compete in the Brazilian League. Although the tacit understanding between the players should be guaranteed, due to the relatively limited competition environment, it is obvious that whether these players can show normal levels in the competition needs to be questioned. However, Ancelotti is a coach with rich coaching experience after all. With in-depth understanding, the team's overall combat capability will definitely be further improved. As long as the skills and tactical styles can be improved, I believe that it is only a matter of time for the Brazilian team to win the qualifying place.

Paraguay has been in a very hot state recently, with a record of six wins, six draws and five losses, and is only one step away from qualifying. Moreover, Paraguay has basically completed the transition from old to old, and the young players' enthusiasm for the game and defensive focus are guaranteed. As long as Paraguay players can continue to have a stable state in the subsequent game, then this team will have the ability to challenge any top team. After all, Paraguay is a team that focuses on defensive counterattack tactics. How to overcome intensive defense has always been a world-class problem.

Personal perspective, Paraguay still maintains an excellent result of nine unbeaten games, and can win five consecutive victories at home. Obviously, the team not only has guaranteed defensive stability, but also has remarkable offensive quality and counterattack efficiency. However, compared with its excellent home record, Paraguay has shaken hands with its opponents four times in a row in the away game. It is not difficult to see from the side that the players' competitive state still has ups and downs, especially in away games, the offense and defense balance is difficult to maintain for a long time. Once the opponent chooses the opening attack strategy, it is often difficult for Paraguay players to find the feeling of the game immediately. If the team's head coach cannot improve this defect, then Paraguay may still not be able to achieve too good results in the World Cup even if Paraguay enters the World Cup stage in the future.

Event analysis: There is a big gap in strength between Brazil and Paraguay, but for the first time in the qualifiers, Brazil lost to Paraguay 0-1 away. Even though Brazil has a huge advantage in the field, facing Paraguay's compact mid- and backcourt defense line, Brazil only got eight attacking opportunities in the whole game. The formation was too large, which left Paraguay with many counterattack opportunities. It is not difficult to see from the last round of the Brazilian team's game against Ecuador that Ancelotti has not been able to improve the Brazilian team's lack of offensive fluency after taking charge of the team's coaching point. So when facing Paraguay, which must have chosen to stick to the counterattack tactics, it is obvious that whether Brazil can overcome the opponent's joint defense tactics is also necessary. I believe that even if Paraguay cannot score a three-pointer again in this game, it is still very promising to maintain a strong escape from the away game with its defensive resilience.