Матеус Куньягийн хоёр гоолын ачаар Бразил дэлхийн аваргын хэсгийн тоглолтод Гаитиг илүүрхэн хожлоо.
Филадельфид болсон тоглолтын 23 дахь минутад Винисиус Жуниорын хаалга руу чиглүүлсэн цохилтыг Гаитигийн хаалгач Жони Пласид алдаатай хаасны улмаас Маркус Лакруа бөмбөгийг Матеус Кунья руу ойлгосноор тооны харьцаа нээгджээ. Тоглолтын шинжээч Ли Диксон хаалгач Пласидын тоглолтыг хангалтгүй гэж дүгнэсэн бол 38 настай тоглогчийн энэхүү алдаа нь Бразилд давуу тал олгосон юм.
Эхний хагасын төгсгөл дөхөж байхад Винисиус Жуниорын дамжуулалтаар Матеус Кунья торгуулийн талбай дотор бөмбөгийг хяналтдаа авч, хаалганы дээд буланд хүчтэй цохин хоёр дахь гоолоо орууллаа. Диксон энэ гоолын үеэр Куньягийн цохилтын техник гайхалтай байсныг онцолж, хаалгач бөмбөгийн хурд болон өндөрт хариу үйлдэл үзүүлэх боломжгүй байсныг тэмдэглэв.
Бразилын бүрэлдэхүүнд Данило, Кунья нар гарааны бүрэлдэхүүнд орж ирсэн бол бэртэлтэй Неймар, Эдер Милитао, Родриго нар энэ тоглолтыг өнжлөө. Гаитигийн хувьд Жосуэ Касимир, Жан-Кевин Дюверн нар гараанд гарсан ч дэлхийн чансааны 78 байрын зөрүүтэй өрсөлдөгчөө дийлсэнгүй.
Энэхүү ялалт нь Бразилын хувьд дэлхийн аваргын түүхэнд КОНКАКАФ-ын бүсийн багуудын эсрэг үзүүлж буй амжилтаа үргэлжлүүлсэн тоглолт боллоо. Харин Гаити түүхэндээ дэлхийн аваргын дөрвөн тоглолтод дараалан хожигдож, нийт 15 гоол алдаад байна.
Дэлгэрэнгүй эх сурвалжийг харах
Эх сурвалжийг нээх ↓
Matheus Cunha applied the final touch to bobble in Brazil’s opener on the Manchester United forward’s full World Cup debut as the Selecao went in front against Haiti in Philadelphia on Saturday.
Vinicius Junior, who scored Brazil’s equaliser in their 1-1 draw with Morocco a week ago, fired in a shot that goalkeeper Johny Placide pushed to the feet of Markhus Lacroix, who ricocheted the ball off Cunha for the breakthrough in the 23rd minute.
“Brazil finally have their lead” 🇧🇷
Matheus Cunha bundles home Seleção’s second goal of the tournament to put them ahead for the first time pic.twitter.com/0J4ld5BzZm
— ITV Football (@itvfootball) June 20, 2026
“We know Vinicius Junior wants to get onto that right foot, cut inside and get his shot away,” former England defender Lee Dixon told ITV.
“He does all of that. It was actually Lacroix kicking it onto Cunha, so the Brazilian will get the goal. A little bit fortunate.”
Vinicius Junior supplied Cunha’s second with nine minutes remaining of the half, allowing the 27-year-old to take a touch inside the box and hook a finish into the roof of the net from a tight angle.
“Back in the GROOVE” 🕺
Cunha rockets home a worldie to double Brazil’s lead over Haiti pic.twitter.com/2H3uCmVLBg
— ITV Football (@itvfootball) June 20, 2026
Brazil vs Haiti: ‘Fumbling’ goalkeeping at World Cup 2026
Dixon was unimpressed with hugely experienced Haiti goalkeeper Johny Placide, who made his debut for the Grenadiers in 2011 and is a former France Under-21 international.
“It’s not a particularly difficult save but he fumbles it,” Dixon said of the 38-year-old. “It’s not a great save. The save is average, to say the least.”
The ex-Arsenal full-back praised Brazil’s “really, really good move” for Cunha’s second. “He’s leaning back, he’s falling away, but just watch his laces go straight through the middle of the ball,” observed Dixon.
“Watch him lean back and just fall off it. The keeper’s got absolutely no chance. You might say he’s beaten off the near post, but he’s beaten by the pace and height of the ball.”
World Cup 2026: Brazil confirmed team vs Haiti
Brazil made changes in defence and attack, bringing in Danilo for Roger Ibanez and Cunha for Igor Thiago.
All-time Brazil top scorer Neymar received a surprise call-up after barely featuring at club level over the last three years because of injuries, but the Santos striker has missed both of their matches because of an injured left calf.
Defender Eder Militao (thigh), winger Willian Estevao (hamstring) and forward Rodrygo (knee) missed out on the finals through injury, as did Wesley, who was called up but had to be replaced by Manchester United-bound Atalanta midfielder Ederson.
Brazil starting XI: Alisson, Marquinhos, Gabriel Magalhaes, Danilo, Casemiro, Bruno Guimaraes, Douglas Santos, Raphinha, Matheus Cunha, Lucas Paqueta, Vinicius Junior
Brazil substitutes: Weverton, Ederson, Alex Sandro, Bremer, Leo Pereira, Roger Ibanez, Ederson S, Fabinho, Danilo Santos, Endrick, Luiz Henrique, Gabriel Martinelli, Igor Thiago, Rayan
World Cup 2026: Haiti full line up vs Brazil
Haiti also made two alterations, Josue Casimir and Jean-Kevin Duverne replacing Louicius Deedson and Wilson Isidor.
Wolves midfielder Jean-Ricner Bellegarde and Lugano defender Hannes Delcroix both started playing for Haiti before the third and final qualifying round, and Sunderland forward Isidor has joined their ranks since then.
Haiti starting XI: Starting XI: Johny Placide, Carlens Arcus, Ricardo Ade, Hannes Delcroix, Martin Experience, Jean-Ricner Bellegarde, Ruben Providence, Danley Jean Jacques, Frantzdy Pierrot, Josue Casimir, Jean-Kevin Duverne
Haiti substitutes: Alexandre Pierre, Josue Duverger, Keeto Thermoncy, Carl Sainte, Derrick Etienne, Duckens Nazon, Louicius Deedson, Markhus Lacroix, Garven Metusala, Lenny Joseph, Wilson Isidor, Yassin Fortune, Wilguens Paugain, Dominique Simon, Woodensky Pierre
Where to watch Brazil vs Haiti: TV channel, live online streams
Kick-off on Saturday was at 01:30 BST (20:30 ET / 17:30 PT). In the UK, live coverage is on ITV1.
Streaming on a vast range of devices is available through ITVX.
World Cup 2026: Brazil vs Haiti stats
- These teams are meeting at the World Cup for the first time, with Brazil scoring a total of 17 goals and conceding one on the way to winning all three of their previous encounters, most recently with a 7-1 win in Orlando at the 2016 Copa America
- This match will feature the largest FIFA rankings gap in this year’s group stage, with 78 places separating Brazil (6th) and Haiti (84th)
- Across their World Cup history, Brazil have won eight of their nine matches against CONCACAF nations (D1), conceding twice in total along the way
- Brazil could fail to win their first two matches at a single World Cup tournament for the first time since 1978 in Argentina (D2)
- Having lost 1-0 to Cameroon in 2022 and drawn with Morocco this year, Brazil could go three group games without a win for the first time since a run of two draws and one defeat across the 1974 and 1978 tournaments
- Vinicius Junior has been involved in four goals in five appearances at the World Cup (2 goals, 2 assists)
- Haiti have lost all four of their World Cup matches, scoring twice and conceding 15 times across those games
- Only three nations previously lost their first five games at the tournament: Mexico (first 9), El Salvador (6) and Canada (6)
- They had more shots than any other Group C side on matchday (15), while they also ranked joint-top – along with Brazil – for touches in the opposition box (22).
- The 52-year-gap between Haiti’s and Congo DR’s first appearance (1974) and second appearance (2026) at the World Cup is the fourth-longest in tournament history, behind Wales (64 years, between 1958 and 2022), Egypt (56 years, between 1934 and 1990) and Norway (56 years, between 1938 and 1994)
- Among sides to play 10 games in CONCACAF qualifying, only Bermuda (31) and Nicaragua (16) conceded more goals thanHaiti(13), as well as shipping the third-largest amount of expected goals (11.7)
- No player scored more goals in the campaign than Haiti’s Duckens Nazon (6), including a hat-trick after coming on as a sub against Costa Rica in September
- Sebastien Migne is the second person to coach Haiti at aWorld Cupafter Antoine Tassy and the first non-Haitian to do so
