- Brazil begins the second matchday with one point while Paraguay enters with zero.
- Colombia and Costa Rica will play earlier in the day to open the second day of Group D.
Brazil and Paraguay both enter Friday’s Group D match with the need to leave Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada with all three points.
In Brazil’s first match of the tournament, the Canarinha were stifled by a resolute Costa Rica side. The team from Concacaf frustrated the nine-time CONMEBOL Copa América™ champions with their rock-solid defensive effort, which led to a 0-0 draw in their first match. Going into matchday two, it will be interesting to see if Dorival Junior will make changes to his misfiring attack. The possibility of teenage sensation Endrick making his first tournament start is not out of the question.
For Paraguay, La Albirroja showed a brave performance in their opening match against Colombia. Los Cafeteros emerged victorious in the end, winning 2-1 and extending their unbeaten streak to 24 matches, but Paraguay made them work for it. Additionally, young Paraguayan starlet Julio Enciso scored his first ever CONMEBOL Copa América™ goal. Against Brazil, the young star will get another chance to show his talent on the world stage.
Where to see Brazil-Paraguay?
The match will begin at 6:00 p.m. local time and at 9:00 p.m. in Asuncion (Paraguay) and 10:00 p.m. in Brasilia (Brazil). It can be seen on the following channels:
Brazil: TV Globo, SporTV.
Paraguay: Trece, SNT, Telefuturo, Tigo Sports.
USA: FS1, TUDN, Univision
Brazil-Paraguay: History
The two teams have met in CONMEBOL Copa América™ 31 times over the years.
7 Wins for Paraguay
11 Draws
13 wins for Brazil
The last match between the two teams in the tournament was in 2019 when Brazil vs Paraguay drew 0-0 in the Quarter-Finals, with Brazil advancing to the Semifinalson penalties (4-3)
The last 5 matches in CONMEBOL Copa América™:
Brazil 0-0 Paraguay (2019)
Brazil 1-1 Paraguay (2015)
Brazil 0-0 Paraguay (2011)
Brazil 2-2 Paraguay (2011)
Brazil 1-2 Paraguay (2004)
Key Facts
- Paraguay has not lost any of their last five matches against Brazil in CONMEBOL Copa América™ (W1 D4). This equals the second-longest unbeaten streak for any team against Brazil in the history of the tournament, behind Argentina's eight-match streak between 1923 and 1946 (W7 D1) and tied with Paraguay's own streak between 1963 and 1983 (W2 D3).
- Paraguay and Brazil have drawn their last four encounters in CONMEBOL Copa América™. These four draws represent the longest consecutive streak of draws between two teams in the history of the Copa.
- Brazil made 695 passes in their opening match of the current CONMEBOL Copa América™ against Costa Rica, more than any other team in the first round of the competition.
- Paraguay’s Julio Enciso attempted 11 dribbles in his debut against Colombia, the most by any player in the first round of CONMEBOL Copa América 2024™ (tied with Richard Ríos of Colombia). The Paraguayan player completed six of them, the second highest in the first round, behind Ríos' eight.
- Brazil’s Danilo made the most line breaking passes in the first round of CONMEBOL Copa América 2024™ (21). Eight of these passes were in the final third, also the highest in the opening round.
Source: OPTA
Possible Lineups
Brazil: Alisson Becker; Guilherme Arana, Marquinhos, Eder Militao, Danilo; Bruno Guimaraes, Joao Gomez; Vinicius Jr, Lucas Paquetá, Raphinha; Rodrygo
Paraguay: Rodrigo Morinigo; Matias Espinoza, Omar Alderete, Fabian Balbuena, Gustavo Velazquez; Hernesto Caballero, Andres Cubas, Mathias Villasanti; Julio Enciso, Alex Arce, Miguel Almiron
Referee Appointments
Referee: Piero Maza (Chile)
Assistant referees: Claudio Urrutia and Miguel Rocha (Chile)
Fourth referee: Maurizio Mariani (Italy)
VAR: Juan Lara (Chile)
Match information
Match: Brazil vs. Paraguay (Group D, Second day)
Date and Time: June 28, 2024, at 6:00 p.m. local time and at 9:00 p.m. in Asuncion (Paraguay) and 10:00 p.m. in Brasilia (Brazil)
Stadium: Allegiant Stadium, Las Vegas, Nevada
