The first half ended Brazil vs Costa Rica match A goalless draw in the first round matches of the group stage of the tournament Copa America 2024held at SOFI Stadium in Inglewood, California, in the tournament held in the United States of America, within the fourth group matches, which also includes the Paraguay and Colombia teams.
Take control Brazil national team On the events of the entire first half, his players raced to waste easy opportunities, especially Vinicius, Rodrigo and Rafinha, while Marquinhos scored a goal for Brazil in the 32nd minute, but the match referee canceled it after returning to the VAR technique due to offside, so the half ended in a goalless draw.
Brazil’s formation was as follows:
Goalkeeper: Alisson.
Defense: Danilo, Marquinhos, Eder Militao, Guillerme Arana.
Midfield: Bruno Guimaraes, Joao Gomez.
Attacking midfield: Rafinha, Lucas Paqueta, Rodrigo.
Attack: Vinicius Junior.
Costa Rica’s lineup to face Brazil is as follows:
Goalkeeper: Patrick Sequeira.
Defense: Francisco Calvo, Juan Pablo Vargas, Gilland Mitchell.
Midfield: Ariel Lasseter, Jefferson Brenes, Orlando Gallo, Haxel Quiros.
Attack: Alvaro Zamora, Manfred Ugalde, Brandon Aguilera.
Brazil vs Costa Rica
The Brazilian national team enters today’s match at the beginning of its journey towards the tenth title in its history, after losing the last final among its fans to Argentina. The Brazilian team scored 0-1 against Peru in the group stage of the Copa America in 2016. The team did not suffer any defeat in 7 consecutive matches during the first round of the Copa.
Brazil national team
The Brazilian national team is led by national coach Dorival Junior, who took charge last January, after the Brazilian Federation’s negotiations with Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti, who was a candidate to coach the Seleção, failed. He has not lost any match with the team so far, and he played two friendlies in preparation for the tournament, which were not very convincing, as It won 3-2 over Mexico, before drawing 1-1 with the United States.
Costa Rica national team
Costa Rica’s national team prepared for the Copa America, led by its Uruguayan coach, Gustavo Alfaro, with three friendlies, including a 0-0 friendly draw with Uruguay, before achieving two victories, 4-0 and 3-0, over Saint Kitts, Nevis, and Grenada this June, as part of the North, Central American and Caribbean Confederation qualifiers. (CONCACAF), qualified for the 2026 World Cup.
The Costa Rica national team is progressing steadily in the CONCACAF qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup, and has won 4 matches in the last 6 matches in various competitions, and lost only once to the Argentine national team, but it enters the match with Brazil with a negative number, as it lost its last nine matches to the Tango Dancers, and did not score any goals. In the last 3 meetings, historically, the Costa Rica national team has achieved only one victory over Brazil in 11 matches between the two teams in all tournaments, and that came in 1960 in the Pan American Championship.