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Brazil edge Ecuador as Rodrygo strike

Rodrygo scored the winning goal in the first half as Brazil defeated Ecuador 1-0 in Curitiba to end a four-game winless streak in World Cup 2026 qualifying.

The 23-year-old Real Madrid swinger scored with a shot from outside the box in the 30th minute, which was deflected by a defender and went in off the right-hand post. Victory boosted the SeleƧaoā€™s qualifying campaign after they had lost to Uruguay, Colombia and Argentina at the end of 2023 after a 1-1 home draw with Venezuela.

Seeking an early goal to settle their nerves, the hosts almost got it when VinĆ­cius JĆŗnior closed down keeper HernĆ”n GalĆ­ndez, whose clearance ricocheted off the forward and into the side netting. After Rodrygoā€™s opener, MoisĆ©s Caicedo was denied a leveller, first by Alissonā€™s save and then by Gabriel MagalhĆ£es, who cleared his follow-up shot off the line.

Rodrygo went close to a second goal with a near-post shot that GalĆ­ndez pushed away, but it was Ecuador who looked the more likely to score in the closing stages. Dorival JĆŗniorā€™s side held on and are now up to fourth in the South American table.

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