Overview
Brazil is having a relatively disappointing 2026 World Cup qualifying campaign. After 8 matches, Selecao has only 10 points, thereby ranking 5th.
In the current context, Brazil is in dire need of a win to jump out of the mid-table. Moreover, they must revive the players' fighting spirit.
Coach Dorival Junior's side fought back to win 1-0 against Ecuador last month, but were surprisingly beaten 1-0 by Paraguay four days later.
Luckily for Brazil, in the next round, they only had to face a Chile team that was falling into a crisis. After the generation of Arturo Vidal or Claudio Bravo, Chile gradually went downhill. Compared to the time when they won the Copa America in 2015 and 2016, they are now just a shadow of themselves.
Chile's decline is evident in the fact that they are currently second to last in the South American qualifying table for the 2026 World Cup. They have lost three of their last four matches and lack cohesion in their playing style. Against a Brazil that is completely superior in terms of personnel, Chile will find it difficult to stand firm, even with home advantage.
Coach Ricardo Gareca's team was eliminated from the 2024 Copa America in the group stage. They have also failed to reach the World Cup finals since 2014.
In terms of head-to-head record, Brazil won 7 out of the last 8 matches against Chile.
Human resources situation
Chile could be set to refresh their squad after calling up four new players for upcoming matches against Brazil and Colombia.
Brazil will be without goalkeeper Alisson after he suffered a hamstring injury in Liverpool's 1-0 win over Crystal Palace, while Real Madrid's Vinicius Junior will also miss out with a neck injury.
Expected lineup:
Chile: Arias, Isla, Catalan, Diaz, Suazo, Osorio, Echeverria, Alarcon, Loyola, Davila, Vargas.
Brazil: Ederson, Danilo, Marquinhos, Gabriel, Arana, Andre, Guimaraes, Paqueta, Henrique, Rodrygo, Endrick.
The match between Chile and Brazil takes place at 7:00 a.m. on October 11 (Vietnam time).
