Cunha scores twice as Brazil win 3-0 and eliminate Haiti at World Cup
- On Friday at Lincoln Financial Field, five-time champion Brazil defeated Haiti 3-0, securing the top spot in Group C with four points before 68,324 spectators.
- The commanding performance followed Brazil's disappointing 1-1 draw against Morocco, reminding teams that reputation alone cannot guarantee success in this World Cup.
- Matheus Cunha powered the offense with goals in the 23rd and 36th minutes, while Vinícius Júnior added a third during first-half added time as Brazil converted three of five shots on target.
- Haiti became the first team eliminated from the tournament, while goalkeeper Alisson Becker remained rarely troubled as Brazil maintained 60% possession throughout.
- Brazil now faces Scotland on June 25 in Miami Gardens, Florida, with Morocco also holding four points; the final Group C fixtures will determine knockout stage advancement.
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The penta-champion, led by Carlo Ancelotti, led the meeting in the first half thanks to Cunha's double and Vinícius' leadership.
Vinicius stars as Brazil cruise past Haiti
Matheus Cunha scored twice as Brazil eased past Haiti 3-0 on Friday to breathe life into their World Cup campaign and close in on a spot in the last 32. After a much-criticised display in their opening 1-1 draw with Morocco, the five-time world champions underlined the gulf in class with outsiders Haiti, who became the first country to exit this World Cup. Cunha's scruffy goal in Philadelphia gave Brazil the lead midway through the first half, a…
Three goals to Haiti and tell that joy has arrived to the team, to the country, to the World Cup. Vinicius, the sea of good. Two goals of Cunha, striker who ...
Brazil claimed the weight of his T-shirt. It was hard for him to open the scoreboard, but once he deciphered the road, each arrival in front of Haiti turned out to be a new goal. After the tie of the debut, the Canarinha played without a containment net: victory was the only customs possible to prevent the Netherlands or other European powers from appearing on their way to the Seventeenth End. And he fulfilled. The final 3-0, with a double of Ma…
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