South America qualifiers: Brazil is unbeaten in 36 games since 2015

From 2015 to 2023, Brazil has had 28 victories and 8 draws

Desmond Efe-Khaese

2023-10-09 11:11:15

Image Credits: © (Vitor Silva/CBF)

Brazil has a remarkable unbeaten run in international football, from 2015 to 2023, comprising of 28 victories and 8 draws. The journey began when Brazil faced Venezuela, securing a 3-1 victory. Fast forward to 2023, the streak continued with a hard-fought 1-0 triumph over Peru.

All the matches featured in Brazil’s 36 unbeaten streak

2015, Venezuela 3 – 1
2015, Argentina, 1 – 1
2015, Peru, 3 – 0
2016, Uruguay, 2 – 2
2016, Paraguay, 2 – 2
2016, Ecuador, 3 – 0
2016, Columbia, 2 – 1
2016, Bolivia 5 – 0
2016, Venezuela, 2 – 0
2016, Argentina, 3 – 0
2016, Peru, 2 – 0
2017, Uruguay, 4 – 1
2017, Paraguay, 3 – 0
2017, Ecuador, 2 – 0
2017, Colombia, 1 – 1
2017, Bolivia, 0 – 0
2017, Chile, 3 – 0
2020, Bolivia 5 – 0
2020, Peru, 4 – 2
2020, Venezuela, 1 – 0
2020, Uruguay, 2 – 0
2021, Ecuador, 2 – 0
2021, Paraguay, 2 – 0
2021, Chile, 1 – 0
2021, Peru, 2 – 0
2021, Venezuela, 3 – 1
2021, Colombia, 0 – 0
2021, Uruguay, 4 – 1
2021, Columbia, 1 – 0
2021, Argentina, 0 – 0
2022, Ecuador, 1 – 1
2022, Paraguay, 4 – 0
2022, Chile, 4 – 0
2022, Bolivia, 4 – 0
2023, Bolivia, 5 – 1
2023, Peru, 1 – 0

Brasil, invicto nas #EliminatoriasSudamericanas Desde 2015! 36 partidas sem conhecer a derrota 👏🇧🇷

¡Brasil, invicto en #EliminatoriasSudamericanas desde 2015! Los 36 partidos donde no conoció la derrota 👌#CreeEnGrande #AcrediteSempre pic.twitter.com/J0jhCSme6N

— CONMEBOL.com (@CONMEBOL) October 8, 2023

Why does the 2021 abandoned match between Argentina and Brazil count?

Now, let’s address the debate surrounding the 2021 incident during the World Cup qualifier between Argentina and Brazil. Despite the match’s abandonment due to issues surrounding Covid regulations, it indeed factors into Brazil’s unbeaten run.

Argentina and Brazil were both on the pitch, and the game officially began. However, after just seven minutes, federal police and officials from Brazil’s health agency, Anvisa, intervened due to alleged violations of Brazilian regulations by some players.

The players in question, Emiliano Martínez, Cristian Romero, Giovani Lo Celso, and Emiliano Buendía, had reportedly failed to comply with Brazilian rules regarding travelers from certain countries. Anvisa accused them of providing false information on their pre-flight health declarations and called for their immediate quarantine and removal from Brazilian territory.

Despite the match’s unusual interruption, the fact remains that it was a scheduled official game between two national teams. Brazil’s unbeaten run persisted through the incident, as they were on the pitch, ready to compete.