Brazil play poorly, but snatch late draw with Australia

Brazil play poorly, but snatch late draw with Australia Brazil did not do well at all in its first test after the 2026 World Cup and drew 1-1 with Australia in the friendly played this Friday. Playing on Australian soil, Brazil created little throughout the match, showed defensive lapses, and did not get the individual brilliance from its attacking talents. Brazil took the lead through Estêvão in the first half, but the goal was ruled out by VAR. Australia was rarely troubled and looked well organized on the pitch for practically the entire match. The standout was Irankunda, the young Sporting player who created good chances and scored a brilliant free-kick goal in the 28th minute of the second half. Brazil tried to pile on the pressure, but only found the equalizer with the last play of the game, in the 49th minute. Rayan met the corner and glanced a header in to make it all square. Brazil will face Australia again next Tuesday, once more at 7 a.m. (Brasília time). After that, Brazil will also play against India. 📸 Albert Perez - 2026 Getty Images THE MATCH First half: Australia better, but Brazil scores Australia was the better side in the first half. Brazil struggled to create and to get its marking right. The Australians had two very good chances to open the scoring. Even so, Brazil was the team that found the net. Estêvão fired across goal after a one-two with Endrick and scored. But the goal was ruled out by VAR for a foul by Bruno Guimarães at the start of the move. Second half: Australian punishment and partial relief at the end Brazil came back with more possession and created a little more in the second half. Even so, there were few clear-cut chances. Raphinha and Estêvão had the best opportunities while the game was still 0-0. Ancelotti changed the attacking quartet, bringing on Samuel Lino, Pedro, and Rayan. But Brazil ended up being punished by a stunning free kick from Irankunda. After conceding, Brazil started to see more of the ball, and Australia dropped deeper to protect the result. Brazil only broke through the Australian defense in the final minute, when Rayan powered home a header to make it all square. This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.