Brazil threw away a two-goal lead to draw 2-2 in their FIFA World Cup qualifier against Uruguay on Friday night at the Arena Pernambuco in Recife.
After winning the 1950 World Cup in front of around 200,000 fans by beating Brazil 2-1 at the Maracanã, the Uruguayans have never tasted victory in official games over the Seleção in Brazil. There have been eight competitive games since the Maracanazzo – in the Copa América [1983 and 1989], World Cup qualifiers [1993, 2000, 2003 and 2007, 2016] and the Confederations Cup [2013] with Brazil registering four wins, four draws, and scoring 14 goals, with 9 conceded. Three games were held in Rio de Janeiro, and the other five were in Salvador, Curitiba, São Paulo, Belo Horizonte and Recife. The top scorer during this period is legendary striker Romário, who found the net three times, all at the Maracanã, including one in the final of the Copa América 1989, and two in the World Cup qualifiers in 1993.
Brazil threw away a two-goal lead to draw 2-2 in their FIFA World Cup qualifier against Uruguay on Friday night at the Arena Pernambuco in Recife.
After winning the 1950 World Cup in front of around 200,000 fans by beating Brazil 2-1 at the Maracanã, the Uruguayans have never tasted victory in official games over the Seleção in Brazil. There have been eight competitive games since the Maracanazzo – in the Copa América [1983 and 1989], World Cup qualifiers [1993, 2000, 2003 and 2007, 2016] and the Confederations Cup [2013] with Brazil registering four wins, four draws, and scoring 14 goals, with 9 conceded. Three games were held in Rio de Janeiro, and the other five were in Salvador, Curitiba, São Paulo, Belo Horizonte and Recife. The top scorer during this period is legendary striker Romário, who found the net three times, all at the Maracanã, including one in the final of the Copa América 1989, and two in the World Cup qualifiers in 1993.
