Brazil vs Uruguay LIVE SCORE, FIFA World Cup 2026 qualifiers: BRA 0-0 URU, Raphinha shoots off-target

Chance for Brazil to attack through a set-piece as it gets a corner kick, which is taken by Raphinha but Araujo heads the ball out of danger.

Pellistri, having gotten the ball along the right flank, tries to make a run but Brazil steals the ball back, which reaches Ederson’s foot to start another attack for the hosts.

Raohinha makes a quick run behind the Uruguayan defence, gets to the through and takes a shot, which flies off-target. He was completely unmarked during the run.

Uruguay gets the first corner of the match. As Valverde whips it in for a set-piece opportunity, Gabriel clears it out of danger.

Gumiares tries to set up Abner on his left with a threaded pass, but too much force on it sees the ball go out of play, past a chasing Abner, who had made the overlapping run.

It is Uruguay which tries to draw Brazilian defenders out with back-passes and delivers a long ball for Pellistri and Nunez, who are waiting in the final third. But Marquinhos and Gabriel make sure there is not trouble for the hosts with that ball.

Bruno passes to Vini in front of the box, who turns and tries to set up someone in the box with a through ball. But Uruguay’s defence spots the ball to stop it and clear it immediately.

Brazil has looked the more aggressive side so far, with Uruguay desperate to clear its lines -- a very unlikely phenomenon from a Marcelo Bielsa-coached team.

Brazil gets a brilliant chance as Raphinha delivers another through ball into the final third for Vinicius, who runs with it into the box but is sandwiched between two defenders and goes down appealing for a penalty. The referee is not interested.

Gabriel, Marquinhos and Bruno combine to try and draw the Uruguay out but the visiting side’s defence is well-stationed to ward off any development and then Uruguay goes for an attack off Pellistri, whose cross is headed away by Gabriel.

The goalkeeper is back on his feet and the match resumes with Brazil conspiring another attack. Gabriel tries to look for a space but is surrounded and passes back to Marquinhos.

Raphinha spots a gap in the penalty box and threads in a through ball for Vinicius. But Rochet comes running in to get to the ball first but suffers a blow in the process.

Gabriel tries to get the ball upfront and passes to Vini, who tries to dribble past his marker but loses the ball eventually.

Brazil attacks through a quick burst of pace, as the ball moves from Marquinhos to Danilo to finally Vinicius, whose shot is just wide off-target. The fans are on their feet. First real chance for Brazil

Brazil starts on the offensive but loses the ball in the final third, after which Pellistri tries to attack on the counter but the hosts stop him after the centre-circle.

And we are underway in Salvador. Uruguay starts in white from left to right while the hosts start in their conventional colours of yellow and blue from the other side.

The players have lined-up in the tunnel and are ready to take the field. Only minutes remains for kick-off as players of both sides make their way onto the ground.

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Rochet - Varela, Gimenez, Olivera, Sarachhi - Valverde, Ugarte, Bentancur - Pellistri, Nunez, Araujo

Ederson - Abner, Marquinhos, Gabriel, Danilo - Bruno Gumiares, Gerson, Raphinha - Vinicius Jr, Igor Jesus, Savinho

Five-time World champion Brazil will look to return to winning ways when it plays arch-rival Uruguay in their FIFA World Cup 2026 qualifier at the Arena Fonte Nova in Brazil on Tuesday.

Dorival Junior’s boys were held to a 1-1 draw in their previous match when Telasco Segovia equalised within three minutes of the Raphina’s opening strike. Against Uruguay, that, avoiding a quick equaliser, will be something they will look to ensure, especially against a team coached by Marcelo Bielsa, who is known to design teams for quick counterattacks.

Raphinha will know it more than most, having played under the Argentina at Leeds United, where he earned promotion to the Premier League with Bielsa in charge.