At 9 o'clock on June 29, in the second round of the group stage of the Copa America, Brazil faced Paraguay, because Brazil was forced to draw 0-0 by Costa Rica in the first round. Paraguay lost 1-2 to Colombia. This game is a must-win for both teams. Judging by the previous record of the two sides. Brazil has 49 wins, 22 draws and 11 losses. Brazil missed a penalty in the first half, before Menny Jones scored twice and Sameo scored. Brazil took a 3-0 lead. In the 48th minute of the second half, Barra pulled a goal back. Lucas Bacuda scored a penalty in the 64th minute, and Brazil won 4-1 Paraguay at full-time to remain second in the group. Paraguay was eliminated early.
A brace helped Brazil to a big win over Paraguay.
The referee blew the whistle and the game began with Brazil in the yellow jersey and Paraguay in the red and white jersey, attacking from left to right. In the 6th minute, Brazil's long-range shot went high. In the 8th minute, Paraguay's tactical corner kick shot was missed. In the 15th minute, a long-range shot from the edge of the Paraguayan penalty area was blocked by the goalkeeper, and the corner kick did not form a shot. In the 18th-28th minutes, Brazil continued to besiege the Paraguayan goal without scoring a goal. In the 29th minute, Paraguay's counter-attack shot was confiscated by the goalkeeper. In the 30th minute, Brazil's shot hit the arm of Kuvas in the box, and the referee awarded Brazil a penalty. Lucas Backda took the penalty but unfortunately missed. In the 35th minute, Brazil's Meni Jones scored a goal to give Brazil a 1-0 lead. In the 40th minute, Paraguay's shot was blocked by their own player. In the 43rd minute, Brazil's long-range shot bounced off the goal frame. Brazil then regrouped their attack, with Sameo scoring a goal to give Brazil a 2-0 lead. In stoppage time, players from both teams clashed, and the referee played a bat. In the final moments, the Paraguayan player and goalkeeper made a mistake and Meni Jones scored a goal. At the end of the first half, Brazil led Paraguay 3-0.
Lucas Bakda scored from the penalty spot in the second half.
In the second half, the two sides changed sides and fought again, with Paraguay scoring a goal in the 48th minute to make the score 1-3, and Brazil's shot high in the 50th minute. In the 58th minute, Paraguay's corner kick was cleared by a defender. In the 63rd minute, Brazil's powerful volley hit the arm of the No. 23 player in the box, and the referee awarded Brazil another penalty. Lucas Bacda took the penalty again, and it was done in one fell swoop! Brazil leads 4-1. In the 67th minute, Paraguay's long-range shot was confiscated by the goalkeeper. In the 71st minute, Paraguay won a free kick in front of the goal, and the header hit the top of the goal. In the 72nd minute, the two sides made personnel adjustments. In the 74th minute, Brazil's shot went wide. In the 81st minute, Paraguay's No. 14 was sent off with a red card. The Paraguayan team is in a worse situation. In the 85th minute, Paraguay won a free kick in front of the goal, and the header went wide. In the 87th minute, Paraguay won another free kick in front of the field and scored a goal, but the offside was invalidated. In the 90th minute, Brazil won a corner kick and shot wide from the back post. At full-time, Brazil beat Paraguay 4-1 to remain second in the group.