Fifa World Cup: Brazil cruise to victory against Haiti, Turkey exit after losing to Paraguay
Miguel Almiron sent off for remarks made with his hand covering his mouth, Haitians first team to be eliminated, Selecao move top of Group C
Brazil forward Matheus Cunha rewarded manager Carlo Ancelotti’s backing with his first two goals at a World Cup as the five-time champions cruised to a 3-0 victory over Haiti on Friday to eliminate their opponents.
In the last game of the day, ten-man Paraguay scored the fastest goal of the World Cup so far to beat a hapless Turkey 1-0 in a dramatic Group D match, breathing life into their campaign and condemning their opponents to a miserable early exit.
Vinicius Junior also scored in the first half and was the creator for both of Cunha’s strikes before an apparent leg injury forced winger Raphinha off in the 40th minute.
Overall, it was a much-improved effort from the Selecao’s 1-1 draw against Morocco to open their tournament and a result that puts Brazil on four points above the Atlas Lions in Group C on goal difference.
“It was what I expected from this match to have a better quality of this match,” Ancelotti said. “Fewer mistakes. More effectiveness at the forward [positions] and more control at the back. And I think this was a good match.”
Haiti became the first team to be eliminated at the World Cup after Morocco’s 1-0 win over Scotland, who have three points, earlier on Friday. Haiti are bottom with no points.