A goal from Marquinhos in the last minute gave Brazil the victory over Peru on matchday 2 of the Qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup.
2026 World Cup qualification South America


Match Report
The Brazilian team beat Peru 0-1 this Tuesday with a goal from Marquinhos with a few seconds left before the final whistle, in a very close match for the second round of the qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup, played at the Stadium National of Lima.
The winning goal came in the 90th minute with a header from Marquinhos coming off a corner and in the middle of an intense attack by both teams to open the scoring.
With this result, Diniz's team added its second consecutive victory and tops the table in the South American qualifiers.
Match Events
0' The match is about to start!
7' Peru‘s foul
16' OFFSIDE! Raphinha’s goal disallowed
22' Richarlison’s header wide out
35' Disallowed! Richarlison scores but the goal is offside
44' CHANCE! Neymar’s shot blocked
48' Yellow Card! R. Tapia booked
59' Yellow Card! Marcos López booked
61' Yellow Card! Guimaraes booked
71' What a save!
87' CLOSE! Rodrygo misses a great chance!
GOAL! Peru 0-1 Brazil (Marquinhos)
Line-ups
Peru XI: P. Guerrero, P. Gallese, A. Corzo, Y. Yotún, A.Carrillo, M. Trauco, R. Tapia, A. Polo, W. Cartagena, Luis Abram, Marcos López
Subs: R. Ruidíaz, Alexander Callens, Carlos Ascues, C. Cáceda, M. Araujo, Sergio Peña, N. Loyola, Renato Solís, Jesús Castillo, Joao Grimaldo, Álex Valera, Piero Quispe
Brazil XI: Danilo, Casemiro, Neymar, Marquinhos, Ederson, Guimaraes, Richarlison, Raphinha, Gabriel, Lodi, Rodrygo
Subs: Alisson, Joelinton, Jesus, Lucas Perri, Nino, Raphael Veiga, Caio Henrique, Ibanez, Matheus Cunha, Martinelli, André, Vanderson